‘Black cloud’ highlights global warming problem. Canada organizers laid out a "black cloud" of balloons in Toronto Thursday to draw attention to the "invisible problem" of global warming. [News Source]

Blair pushes to speed up climate change talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) British Prime Minister Tony Blair, armed with evidence of the disastrous impact of ignoring climate change, will talk to Germany's leader on Friday about speeding up a drive for a new international pact against global warming. [News Source]

Blair pushes to speed up climate change talks (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Prime Minister Tony Blair, armed with evidence of the disastrous impact of ignoring climate change, will talk to Germany's leader on Friday about speeding up a drive for a new international pact against global warming. [News Source]

More needed on climate change: Stern (News Interactive) THE author of a controversial report on climate change said Australia had all the elements to help it fight global warming and should get on with it. [News Source]

More needed on climate change: Stern (The Australian) THE author of a controversial report on climate change said Australia has all the elements which could help fight global warming and should get on with it. [News Source]

Opec call Stern Report on climate dangers ‘misguided.’ The Stern Report on the dangers of climate change has been branded "misguided" and "alarming" by oil bosses. [News Source]

Rich-poor carbon trade could deliver climate deal. A multibillion dollar trade deal to help poor countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions may sweeten talks this month on tackling climate change, providing an answer to the question of who pays to save the planet. [News Source]

Africa’s worst polluter aims to clean up its act. South Africa, the continent's worst polluter, hopes to lend momentum to the battle against climate change by seeking ways to clean up its act and offering a good example to other developing nations. [News Source]

Climate poll no surprise.

Environment Minister Ian Campbell said he is not surprised by a new poll showing most Australians believe more needs to be done to fight climate change.

IGs probe allegations on global warming data. Inspectors general at two agencies have begun an investigation into whether the Bush administration has suppressed government scientists' research on global warming. [News Source]

PM’s vow to tackle global warming hit by plans to treble flights. Britain's airports are planning to treble the number of flights by 2030, despite the recent Stern report's grave warnings about the environmental effects of expanding air travel in the UK. [News Source]