Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming (Morning Star) Barely a day goes by without news reports on the decline of the cuckoo and the introduction of alien species. Barnosky has taken this as an indication that he can skip the "if" questions about global warming and move straight into ways to help nature cope with unprecedented change. [News Source]

Heatstroke: Nature in an Age of Global Warming (Morning Star) Barely a day goes by without news reports on the decline of the cuckoo and the introduction of alien species. Barnosky has taken this as an indication that he can skip the "if" questions about global warming and move straight into ways to help nature cope with unprecedented change. [News Source]

China US to enhance co-op on climate change (China Daily) BEIJING - Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Tuesday said the country was ready to increase cooperation with the United States on climate change. [News Source]

China vows to enhance co-op with U.S. on climate change (People’s Daily) Chinese State Councilor Liu Yandong on Tuesday said the country was ready to increase cooperation with the United States on climate change. Liu made the remarks when meeting with assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy John Holdren, and U.S. special envoy for climate change Todd Stern. "To cope with climate ... [News Source]

Could cap and trade cause another market meltdown? If the Waxman-Markey climate bill is signed into law, it will generate, almost as an afterthought, a new market for carbon derivatives. And if Washington doesn't get the rules right, it will be vulnerable to speculation and manipulation. [News Source]

Indian farmers to insure themselves against climate change crop failure. For farmers in rural India the age old fear of crops failing due to bad weather could soon be banished, thanks to an innovative insurance scheme that UN negotiators are considering as a central component of climate change adaptation measures. [News Source]

Amsterdam: A smart city goes live. On the streets of Amsterdam last week, major changes were afoot. The first of 1,200 households installed an energy-saving system from IBM and Cisco. Solar panels were installed on bus stops to transform a downtown shopping avenue into a "Climate Street" piloting clean technology. [News Source]

What is killing Chile’s coastal wildlife? No one knows exactly what has caused four apparently unrelated environmental disasters in as many months. Global warming has been blamed, as has overfishing, pollution and disease. [News Source]

Amsterdam: A smart city goes live. On the streets of Amsterdam last week, major changes were afoot. The first of 1,200 households installed an energy-saving system from IBM and Cisco. Solar panels were installed on bus stops to transform a downtown shopping avenue into a "Climate Street" piloting clean technology. [News Source]

Could cap and trade cause another market meltdown? If the Waxman-Markey climate bill is signed into law, it will generate, almost as an afterthought, a new market for carbon derivatives. And if Washington doesn't get the rules right, it will be vulnerable to speculation and manipulation. [News Source]

Indian farmers to insure themselves against climate change crop failure. For farmers in rural India the age old fear of crops failing due to bad weather could soon be banished, thanks to an innovative insurance scheme that UN negotiators are considering as a central component of climate change adaptation measures. [News Source]