Swedes push for climate change. Sweden claims it has produced a climate change miracle and it wants the U.S. and China to follow suit. The country is calling for deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, as it takes over the rotating EU presidency. [News Source]

EU leaders postpone decision on climate change aid. European Union leaders postponed a decision on climate change aid for the poorest nations. Environmental group Greenpeace slammed the EU's failure to put cash on the table to help developing countries to introduce green technologies and energy efficiencies. [News Source]

Biomass or biomess? The combined impact of wood-burning electrical plants on forests, water resources and air quality in Western Massachusetts has yet to be fully addressed by state officials. [News Source]

Coal protest trial judge blocks climate change talk. Climate change campaigners on trial for hijacking a coal train on its way to the Drax power station in North Yorkshire were stymied three times this morning in their attempts to address a jury on the dangers of global warming. [News Source]

Households face rise in bills because of Government failure on renewables. Consumers will have to pay hundreds of pounds more on their electricity bills in future because the Government has failed to invest enough in cheap alternative sources like wind and solar power, the Royal Society has warned. [News Source]

Droughts and floods threaten China’s economic growth, forecaster warns. He Lifu, of the National Meteorological Centre, says that events such as droughts, floods and storms had become more frequent and severe since the 1990s and the trend was likely to continue. [News Source]

Dutch expert offers advice on saving Delta. Tropical islands and mountain glaciers get all the attention. But the planet's river deltas are the real front lines of climate change. [News Source]

B.C. looks to carbon capture to balance clean-air targets with energy revenues. Economic realities and environmental promises are creating an explosive mixture for the British Columbia government as it juggles expansion in its oil and gas industry with the need to cut greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Permafrost melting a growing climate threat. The amount of carbon locked away in frozen soils in the far Northern Hemisphere is double previous estimates, and rapid melting of the permafrost could release huge amounts of carbon dioxide and methane and accelerate global warming, a study released on Wednesday says. [News Source]

Should Obama try to reset the planet’s thermostat? Once a fringe theory, in recent years the idea that humans can change the Earth's climate through direct intervention has begun to gain credibility in climate change discussions. [News Source]

Climate change abatement strategies: which way is the wind blowing? Almost everyone who is concerned about climate change mitigation favors putting a price on greenhouse gas emissions. The question is, what strategies will yield the most mitigation bang for the investment buck? [News Source]