Climate change conference opens on Indonesia’s Bali (AFP via Yahoo! Malaysia News) A major UN-sponsored climate change conference opened in Indonesia Monday amid warnings that world politicians must take heed of the escalating scientific warnings on global warming. [News Source]

Climate change conference opens on Indonesia’s Bali (AFP via Yahoo! News) A major climate change conference opened on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Monday, aimed at crafting a blueprint for negotiations leading to a new pact for addressing global warming. [News Source]

Climate change conference opens on Indonesia’s Bali (TODAYonline) Secretary General of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference (UNFCCC) Yvo de Boer, pictured October 2007. The UN-sponsored climate change conference, opened Monday offering a critical opportunity to provide political answers to the scientific warnings on global warming, de Boer said Sunday. [News Source]

Climate change conference opens (Perth Now) A MAJOR climate change conference opened on the Indonesian resort island of Bali today, aimed at crafting a blueprint for negotiations leading to a new pact for dealing with global warming. [News Source]

Wen’s Challenge on Climate Change Raises Stakes for Bali Talks (Bloomberg.com) Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's complaint that developed nations must do more to combat climate change highlights a central conflict confronting delegates at Bali talks on global warming that begin today. [News Source]

Wen’s Challenge on Climate Change Raises Stakes for Bali Talks (Bloomberg.com) Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's complaint that developed nations must do more to combat climate change highlights a central conflict confronting delegates at Bali talks on global warming that begin today. [News Source]

Global warming is pushing edges of tropics towards poles: study (AFP via Yahoo! News) The greenhouse effect is causing Earth's zone of tropical climate to creep towards the poles, according to a study whose release on Sunday coincided with the eve of a major UN conference on climate change. [News Source]

UN says United States must be part of any climate change agreement (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) BALI, Indonesia - World powers meeting at a UN climate change conference in Indonesia this week won't be able to craft a meaningful plan to address global warming without co-operation from the United States, the top emitter of greenhouse gases, the UN's climate chief said Sunday. [News Source]

Global warming is either a challenge or a hoax (Tri-State Neighbor) Mentioning global warming, climate change or even carbon dioxide emissions in any circle is likely to be met with some sort of reaction. What some call the “biggest challenge of our times,” others call “a hoax.” [News Source]

Bali talks aim to jumpstart climate change fight (Reuters via Yahoo! News) About 190 nations start talks on Monday to try to sharpen the main weapon against climate change, the Kyoto treaty, by involving all countries ranging from the United States to the poorest in Africa. [News Source]

UN: Bali Climate Change Meeting A Critical Opportunity -AFP (Nasdaq) NUSA DUA, Indonesia (AFP)--The United Nations-sponsored climate change conference offers a critical opportunity to provide political answers to the scientific warnings on global warming, summit head Yvo de Boer said Sunday. [News Source]