Climate change may carry huge price tag for California. About $2.5 trillion of real estate assets in California are at risk, with a projected annual price tag of between $300 million and $3.9 billion, according to a report by UC Berkeley researchers. [News Source]

Climate change hits home in Kansas. Over the next century, climate change will bring more hot, dry weather, more insects and more storms to Kansas - and eastern and western Kansas will be affected in different ways, according to research published at the University of Kansas on Tuesday. [News Source]

Himalayan glaciers ‘could disappear within 30 years’ due to global warming. The rise in global temperatures could result in the Himalayan glaciers disappearing by 2035. [News Source]

Autos: A bailout could have a green twist . Environmentalists want Uncle Sam to seize this chance to press Detroit to build more fuel-efficient cars. [News Source]

State panel ramps up emissions targets. The Governor's Commission on Climate Change finished its yearlong deliberations Thursday by adopting a more aggressive plan for fighting global warming than Gov. Timothy M. Kaine had suggested last year. [News Source]

Expert advises businesses on low-carbon buildings. Future office construction should integrate environmentally-friendly design instead of adding on green features as an afterthought, a leading carbon expert has told an audience in Cardiff. [News Source]

Defeating air pollution requires joint front. Environmentalists have called on Asian nations to integrate their efforts to tackle climate change and reduce air pollution. [News Source]

Green investing proves a winning strategy: study. Companies that seek to reduce their environmental impact or make workplaces safer can boost their share performance, a study published by Bank Sarasin & Cie showed on Thursday. [News Source]

Spain buys 6 million emissions rights from Hungary. Spain has bought rights from Hungary to emit 6 million tons of greenhouse gas through a government-level emissions trading scheme under the Kyoto Protocol, a Hungarian government official said on Thursday. [News Source]

Indonesia launches 100m tree planting campaign. In line with the global efforts to curb the impacts of climate change, the Indonesian government has launched a 100 Million Tree Planting Campaign. [News Source]

China’s journey to the dark ages. In the skies over China and South Asia, the sun itself is disappearing. The biggest cities are becoming darker as they fall beneath a vast brown cloud of soot, and even North America is vulnerable to the drifting toxic cloud. [News Source]