More Jobs Could Be Climate Change’s Silver Lining (Scoop.co.nz) Despite the detrimental effects brought on by climate change, new industries to combat global warming could spur employment, the head of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) said today. [News Source]

Global warming to hit Australian farmers hard (The Mercury) AUSTRALIAN farmers are likely to be among the hardest hit in the world from climate change, losing up to a 10th of their production to global warming in less than 25 years, according to a grim new assessment from the Government's agricultural forecaster. [News Source]

San Francisco to vote on ‘carbon tax’ San Francisco's mayor plans to ask voters to approve a "carbon tax" on businesses that he says would provide a financial incentive for conserving energy and motivating workers to use public transit. [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]

Solution to Climate Change & Global Warming (News From Bangladesh) The solution to climate change-global warming is also the solution to stop pollution. Slowing down climate change and pollution is not a solution, it is a delay, and not much of a delay. [News Source]

Climate talks get mixed U.S. message

American climate negotiators refused to back down in their opposition to mandatory cuts in greenhouse gas emissions Thursday, even as a U.S. Senate panel endorsed sharp reductions in pollution blamed for global warming.

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Warming already stressing species

While humans debate at U.N. climate change talks in Bali, global warming is already wreaking havoc with nature. Most plants and animals are affected, and the change is occurring too quickly for them to evolve.

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Landmark climate change legislation gets Senate committee nod (EARTHtimes.org) WASHINGTON - The Environment and Public Works Committee of the Senate has voted to send a landmark climate change bill to the floor of the full Senate thus paving the way for what could be a significant Congressional measure on global warming. [News Source]

Mangroves help Indonesia fend off climate change (Environmental News Network) SUWUNG KAUH, Indonesia (Reuters) - Dark, foul-smelling mangrove swamps can help Indonesia's coastal communities fend off rising seas and stronger tropical storms caused by climate change, experts say. As 190 nations meet for December 3-14 U.N. climate talks on the resort island of Bali, looking for ways to broaden a pact to slow down global warming, experts say mangroves are not getting the ... [News Source]

Nuclear energy key to India’s role in climate change: US (New Kerala) By Arun Kumar, Washington, Dec 6 : As the world discusses a new agreement to fight global warming, the US says nuclear energy will be a "key piece of the equation" for the future of India's contribution to adjusting climate change. [News Source]

Nuclear energy key to India’s role in climate change: US (EARTHtimes.org) Washington, Dec 6 - As the world discusses a new agreement to fight global warming, the US says nuclear energy will be a 'key piece of the equation' for the future of India's contribution to adjusting climate change. [News Source]