SA‘s faith groups issue warning on global warming. South Africa‘s faith communities have warned that the country‘s growth path needs to be urgently reconsidered if it is going to have any hope of tackling poverty and the growing threat of global warming. [News Source]

US says no change on Kyoto rejection during Bush term. The United States, the world's largest polluter, said on Monday there would be no change in its rejection of the Kyoto Protocol on global warming until at least the end of U.S. President George W. Bush's second term in office. [News Source]

U.N. climate change conference opens with appeals for urgent action (Japan Today) NAIROBI — Environmentalists and officials from around the world opened a U.N. climate change conference Monday with appeals for urgent action to curb global warming that threatens billions of people on the planet. [News Source]

UN conference hears urgent calls for action on global warming (AFP via Yahoo! News) Environmentalists and officials from around the world opened a UN climate change conference with appeals for urgent action to curb global warming that threatens billions of people on the planet. [News Source]

Today’s greener pastures may be tomorrow’s dustbowl.

The New England pastures around Tamworth may resemble the arid areas around Warialda, 190 kilometres to the north-west, by 2030 if global warming trends continue, the CSIRO has warned.

Global warming threatens poverty reduction - Kenya (SABC News) Kenya urged a 189-nation climate change conference today to do more to tackle global warming, which is threatening to undo recent successes in the fight against poverty. [News Source]

Global warming threatens poverty reduction: Kenya (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Kenya urged a 189-nation climate change conference on Monday to do more to tackle global warming, which is threatening to undo recent successes in the fight against poverty. [News Source]

Global warming threatens poverty reduction (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News) Kenya urged a 189-nation climate change conference on Monday to do more to fight global warming which is threatening to reverse recent gains in poverty reduction, particularly in Africa. [News Source]

Global warming threatens poverty reduction - Kenya (AlertNet) Source: Reuters (Recasts) By Daniel Wallis and Gerard Wynn NAIROBI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Kenya urged a 189-nation climate change conference on Monday to do more to tackle global warming, which is threatening to undo ... [News Source]

China bakery tycoon joins climate change fight (AlertNet) Source: Reuters NAIROBI, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's richest baker has turned climate change crusader. Inspired to fight global warming after a visit to Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Hong Luo has pledged a ... [News Source]

The art of riding a tide without getting your feet wet. If you want to predict Australia's political approach to global warming over the next year, today's poll is an excellent guide, which finds that community concern about global warming is a broad current. [News Source]