Climate change lifts APEC temperature (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Usually derided as teetering "on the tip of irrelevance," this year's Asia-Pacific leaders' summit in Sydney hopes to rise above its reputation for glacial action and have a real impact on the course of climate change. [News Source]

Climate change proves trickier than trade for Apec leaders (Straits Times) SYDNEY (Australia) - PACIFIC Rim nations bickered over a proposal to curb global warming, while host Australia said even a modest agreement on climate change would be a success for leaders who began arriving on Tuesday for their annual summit. [News Source]

APEC Needs to Focus on Trade, Leave Climate Change for the UN (Bloomberg.com) Sept. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A plan by U.S. President George W. Bush and Australian Prime Minister John Howard to sign a climate-change agreement at an Asia-Pacific summit may put the leaders at odds with developing nations, who only want to discuss trade. [News Source]

Countries Debate Global Warming Proposal (IWon - Money) SYDNEY, Australia (AP) — Pacific Rim nations bickered Monday over a proposal to curb global warming, with host Australia saying a modest agreement on climate change would be a success. [News Source]

Countries debate global warming proposal (AP via Yahoo! News) Pacific Rim nations bickered Monday over a proposal to curb global warming, with host Australia saying a modest agreement on climate change would be a success. [News Source]

Studies say global warming will destroy Napa vineyards (Vallejo Times-Herald) When global warming turns the world into an overheated, apocalyptic nightmare, where on Earth will you be able to find a decent chardonnay or pinot noir? [News Source]

APEC set for world trade, climate change talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets. [News Source]

Climate Change, Trade to Top APEC Agenda (Voice of America) Climate change and trade liberalizations are expected to top the agenda at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Sydney this week. Regional security also will be addressed. [News Source]

John Howard hopeful on climate change (TVNZ) Prime Minister John Howard believes there could be real hopes for progress on climate change if he can get the United States, Russia and China to come to some agreement on addressing the global warming problem. [News Source]

Countries debate global warming proposal (Lexington Herald-Leader) Pacific Rim nations bickered Monday over a proposal to curb global warming, with host Australia saying a modest agreement on climate change would be a success. Familiar fault lines emerged between developed and developing countries over Australian Prime Minister John Howard's plan for the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to reach consensus on a new approach to climate change. China and ... [News Source]

APEC set for world trade, climate change talks (Reuters via Yahoo! News) U.S. President George W. Bush hopes to spur momentum for a world trade pact and a global target on climate change at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, but host Australia has warned not to expect binding greenhouse targets. [News Source]