UN climate change chief confident of deal >> Source: Reuters
Paris, France: A new global deal on climate change should be achieved at a meeting in Copenhagen in 2009 despite disagreement at talks this week, the head of the UN climate change secretariat says. That is despite the US saying tough 2020 climate goals are unachievable and the International Energy Agency putting the cost of substantial emissions cuts at $45tn by 2050.
Japan PM policy to mention carbon trade >> Source: Reuters
Tokyo: Japan's prime minister will call for a study on how to introduce a national emissions trading scheme in a statement ahead of a July G8 summit at which global warming will be a key topic.
Desert is claiming south-east Spain >> Source: ENN
Fortuna, Spain: The province of Murcia is running out of water. Spurred on by global warming and poorly planned development, swaths of south-east Spain are steadily turning into desert.
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