Climate change at the poles IS man-made. Changes to the climate due to human activity can now be detected on every continent, following a study showing that temperature rises in the Antarctic as well as the Arctic are the result of man-made emissions of greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Human ‘fingerprints’ on polar climate . So you heard the Arctic was the only pole percolating? Now, it appears, human “fingerprints” are finally showing up on climate at the bottom of the world, as well as at the top. That’s the latest word from a team of researchers in the US, Britain, and Japan. [News Source]

EU climate pact seen aiding shift from Russia gas. Creation of green jobs and a drive to cut reliance on Russian gas should help convince the European Union to agree a climate deal this year despite fears of a world economic slowdown, Denmark's Climate and Energy Minister said. [News Source]

Environmentalists protest at Australian coal plant. Environmental activists chained themselves to a conveyor belt at one of Australia's largest coal-fired electricity plants Saturday to protest slow government action on climate change. [News Source]

Next US president faces economy hurdle on climate. Presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain both tout plans to slash U.S. greenhouse gas emissions but the winner of next week's election will face difficulties signing such a law during the next year at least. [News Source]

China: richer states should lead on climate change. Richer, developed nations should take the lead in reducing greenhouse emissions while helping poor countries with money and technology to fight climate change, China said. [News Source]

German expert praises China’s will to tackle climate change. China's new white paper on climate change demonstrates strong "political will" to tackle global warming, said Miranda Schreurs, a German professor on climate policy. [News Source]

Penny Wong to go easy on carbon emissions trading scheme. The Rudd Government has no ambitions to set an example by moving dramatically ahead of other countries with its emissions trading regime, Climate Change Minister Penny Wong has indicated. [News Source]

Pollution laws to tighten on developers. Developments that must meet the requirements of the Federal Government's environmental protection laws face being forced to account for their greenhouse pollution under a review of the laws announced last night. [News Source]

Australia govt allays fears on carbon scheme. The Australian government sought to ease fears about the impact of its carbon trade scheme on Thursday, saying the coming regime would have a minimal impact on economic growth and exporters amid financial turmoil. [News Source]

Canada to seek continent-wide approach to climate change. Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Thursday called for a North America-wide plan to curb CO2 emissions linked to warming, while jumbling his new cabinet's economic and environmental duties. [News Source]