Climate change is ‘unequivocal’, say scientists (CNN) POZNAN, Poland (AP) -- Scientists studying the changing nature of the Earth's climate say they have completed one crucial task -- proving beyond a doubt that global warming is real. Now they have to figure out just what to do about it. [News Source]

Climate change not imminent danger, UN panel chief says (CBC North) There is no clear evidence that global warming is an imminent danger to the world, but governments should consider raising proposed cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, the chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says. [News Source]

Clean cities and dirty coal power–China’s energy paradox. China is aggressively building cleaner cities and renewable power supplies, but the relentless expansion of dirty coal may suffocate those efforts. [News Source]

Chicago’s plans to go green. Mayor Richard Daley has unveiled an aggressive plan to transform the old, gritty city. If he can pull it off, other cities might follow. [News Source]

Too late? Why scientists say we should expect the worst of global warming. Kevin Anderson is not the only expert to voice concerns that current targets are hopelessly optimistic. Many scientists, politicians and campaigners privately admit that a 2C rise in temperature is a lost cause. [News Source]

Ecoflation, a new worry, could hit consumer goods. Add another economic worry to inflation and deflation: Ecoflation, the rising cost of doing business in a world with a changing climate. [News Source]

India quakes over China’s water plan. China's diversion of the waters of a river originating in Tibet to its water-scarce areas could leave India's northeast parched. This is expected to trigger new tensions in the already difficult relations between the two Asian giants. [News Source]

Companies could be sued over climate change. Oxford University physicist Myles Allen believes a breakthrough allowing scientists to judge the role man-made climate change has played in extreme weather events could result in class actions over the next decade. [News Source]

Melting away: Ice sheet at risk. One of the most controversial areas of climate science is how high the seas are likely to rise in a warmer world. The uncertainty derives from how the Earth's giant ice sheets will react to warmer temperatures. [News Source]

Exhibit shows impact of climate change on Himalayas. Thousands of glaciers in the Himalayas supply water to ten major Asian rivers whose basins are home to 1.5 billion people. Striking visuals emphasize how climate change is impacting the world's highest mountain range and the largest concentration of ice outside the two poles. [News Source]

Minnesota without moose? It could happen. Is climate change killing off Minnesota's moose? That appears to be the case. State wildlife biologists estimate the moose population has dropped 25 to 50 percent in 20 years, with a near-collapse in northwest Minnesota. [News Source]