Climate change not so important - U.K poll (Calcutta News) A U.K poll, run by the Royal Society, suggests adult members of the public believe the effects of global warming on the climate are not as bad as politicians and scientists claim. [News Source]

WHO Urges Asia to Prepare for Climate Change Crises (Planet Ark) KUALA LUMPUR - Asian nations must prepare to tackle disasters unleashed by global warming with the same urgency they now focus on fighting disease epidemics, the World Health Organisation said on Monday. [News Source]

Climate change: Such a domestic matter (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News) In the din of the cacophonous multilateral dialogue on climate change and the actions that countries must take to mitigate global warming, I am concerned that India loses sight of one simple but important fact: measures to limit carbon and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) have a positive correlation with economic growth and vice versa. There is no trade-off between carbon mitigation and growth. My ... [News Source]

Climate change expected to have impact on livestock (The Herald) Farm animals in the flooded fields of Yorkshire are feeling the effects of unusually wet weather as a result of global warming. Climate change may also have an impact on where livestock is located, and how it is housed, transported and cared for in the future. [News Source]

Who urges Asia to prepare for climate change crises (Stuff) Asian nations must prepare to tackle disasters unleashed by global warming with the same urgency they now focus on fighting disease epidemics, the World Health Organisation said. [News Source]

Russia warns against “hasty” moves on climate change (Interfax) MOSCOW. July 2 (Interfax) - Russia on Monday played down the dangers of global warming and warned against "hasty selective actions" on climate change "that may ultimately inflict greater damage on the economy and environment than the national cataclysms that are forecast." [News Source]

Resorts get into global warming (The Aspen Times) DENVER Ski industry representative Michael Berry testified before a U.S. Senate committee in late May about global warming. His message was one he could not have given several years ago. [News Source]

UN chief urges China to do more on climate change (AFP via Yahoo! News) UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday called on China, whose rapid industrial growth has turned it into one of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases, to do more to tackle climate change. [News Source]

Climate change will ‘change army’s duties’ (Perth Now) THE Australian military will be called on to assist in more disaster and relief missions at home and abroad because of climate change, a policy body has said. [News Source]

Climate change will ‘change army’s duties’ (Daily Telegraph) THE Australian military will be called on to assist in more disaster and relief missions at home and abroad because of climate change, a policy body has said. [News Source]

Schwarzenegger says cities will lead climate change battle (The Morning News) LOS ANGELES -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told U.S. mayors Saturday they must take the lead in battling global warming and creating an economy based on "clean" technology. [News Source]