White House sued over global warming. Environmentalists sued the Bush administration for failing to produce a report on global warming's impact on the country's environment, economy and public health. [News Source]

Kyoto deal on HFC funding delayed to 2007 - UN. Delegates at a UN-backed climate change conference have deferred a deal to allow new refrigerant plants in China and India to get lucrative funding under the Kyoto global warming pact, a UN official said. [News Source]

Extreme weather could cost $1 trillion. Losses from extreme weather could top $1 trillion in a single year by 2040. [News Source]

Global warming increases species extinctions worldwide. Global warming has already caused extinctions in the most sensitive habitats and will continue to cause more species to go extinct over the next 50 to 100 years, a study confirmed. [News Source]

Nuclear power concerns cloud US emissions benefits. Nuclear power may help the United States cut greenhouse gas emissions one day, experts said, but the industry first must overcome high costs and concern about potential accidents. [News Source]

Climate bill sets carbon target. A climate change bill will make the government's long-term goal of a 60% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by 2050 a legally binding target. [News Source]

Canada says it remains in Kyoto climate pact. A Canadian cabinet minister insisted on Tuesday that Ottawa has not abandoned the Kyoto Protocol, but he reiterated the Conservative government's position that the country cannot meet its emissions targets. [News Source]

“No greater legacy” for Bush than climate deal - UK. Britain's environment minister urged President George W. Bush on Tuesday to agree cuts in emissions of greenhouse gases, saying there could be "no greater legacy" for his last two years in office. [News Source]

Kyoto outsiders face EU tax threat. Australia and the US are facing increasing pressure to join the Kyoto Protocol, with the French calling yesterday for taxes to be imposed on all imports to the EU from countries that refuse to sign the greenhouse gas reduction treaty. [News Source]

China Defends Record on Fighting Global Warming (Planet Ark) BEIJING - China defended itself on Tuesday against charges it is not doing enough to fight climate change, as a government think-tank said global warming was shrinking glaciers and exacerbating water shortages in the parched country. [News Source]

Global Warming Debunker Debunked (Slashdot) Earlier this month we ran an article linking Christopher Monckton's attempt to to discredit global warming. The submitter asked plaintively, "Can anyone out there go through this piece and tell me why it might be wrong?" George Monbiot has now done so. From the article: "This is a dazzling debunking of climate change science. It is also wildly wrong... In keeping with most of the articles about [News Source]