AIG Adopts First Policy on Global Climate Change (Planet Ark) NEW YORK - American International Group Inc. this week became the first major US insurer to adopt a policy on climate change, saying it would develop projects to keep greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. [News Source]

PanAfrica: Climate Change Threatens Millions, Says Christian Charity (AllAfrica.com) Developed countries have been urged to slash carbon dioxide emissions by two-thirds by the year 2050 to reduce global warming which poses a threat to human health, particularly in Africa. [News Source]

PanAfrica: Climate Change Increases Poverty in Africa - Report (AllAfrica.com) The international development Agency Christian Aid has released a report which said that climate change and lack of access to power will worsen poverty and trigger conflicts in Sub-Saharan Africa. [News Source]

Coral Reefs Damaged by Global Warming (TechNewsWorld.com) Global warming has had a more devastating effect on some of the world's finest coral reefs than previously assumed, scientists said Tuesday. Large sections of coral reefs and much of the marine life they support may be wiped out for good. [News Source]

India says to tackle poverty before global warming (Hindustan Times) India said on Tuesday that rich nations must lead a fight against global warming, telling a 189-nation UN conference that developing countries should instead give priority to ending poverty. [News Source]

Poverty first then global warming, says India (Independent Online) India has urged rich nations to lead the fight against global warming, and developing countries to give priority to ending poverty, at a 189-nation United Nation conference in Germany. [News Source]

Corals suffer the heat from climate change (The Register) Permanent ruin Coral reefs, some of the world's most productive and diverse ecosystems, may already be wrecked beyond repair by global warming, according to a new study.… [News Source]

Global Warming May Have Damaged Coral Reefs Forever (Science Daily) Global warming has had a more devastating effect on some of the world's finest coral reefs than previously assumed, suggests the first report to show the long-term impact of sea temperature rise on reef coral and fish communities - published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. [News Source]