Glaciers now under attack from ice thieves: UN
Source: IBNS - Criminal gangs are becoming a threat to the worlds glaciers, which are already receding as a result of climate change, the United Nations said on Thursday, citing a case in Chile where police are investigating the theft of some 5,000 kilograms of millennia-old ice from the Jorge Montt glacier.
BUY OR SELL-Is there still a market for U.N. carbon permits?
Source: Reuters - U.N.-backed carbon permits were among the worst performing commodities in 2011 and trading volume fell more than 35 percent in January this year from December as the benchmark contract became very illiquid, renewing concerns about lack of demand.
Bangladesh flag hoisted on Antarctica by minister
Source: Gulf Times - Environment and Forests Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud hoisted the national flag of Bangladesh on Antarctica during a visit with former US Vice President Al Gore.
Why Barack Obama will have to talk about climate change
Source: Mother Jones/Guardian - Despite avoiding climate change in his State of the Union address, the Keystone XL pipeline and EPA regulations on power plants will make it hard to avoid
We Are Running Out Of Time: Seychelles President
Source: Bernama - With his country facing an uncertain future due to impact of global warming, Seychelles President James Alex Michel on Thursday made an emotional appeal to people across the world to put pressure on their governments to adopt sustainable means of development, Press Trust of India (PTI) reported.
As EU Ramps Up Biofuels, Climate Debate Intensifies
Source: Wall Street Journal - At the tip of the 30-mile-long peninsula that hosts one of the busiest ports in the world, Finland's Neste Oil has just finished converting a plot of land reclaimed from the sea into the biggest biodiesel refinery in Europe.
India has a vital stake in evolving climate change response: Manmohan
Source: The Hindu - As a developing country in the frontlines of climate vulnerability, India has a vital stake in the evolution of a successful, rule-based, equitable and multilateral response to climate change, said Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
Indian PM says lack of collective will on climate change
Source: AFP - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Thursday that "a lack of collective will" was hampering efforts to forge a common global front against the threat of climate change.