Lawmaker proposes green building task force in N.J. One New Jersey lawmaker hopes to make the Garden State a little greener by studying ways to improve energy efficiency in buildings statewide. [News Source]

Man uses water power to generate electricity. Water power is set to be harnessed by an environment-conscious householder to generate green electricity for his home – and help play his part in tackling climate change. [News Source]

Ban Ki-moon warns of catastrophe without world deal on climate change. Ban Ki-moon, the United Nations Secretary-General, urged international leaders to reach a deal to limit their countries' carbon emissions at the UN climate conference in Copenhagen in December. [News Source]

Time running out for December climate pact-U.N.. About 180 nations met for U.N. climate talks on Monday amid warnings that time was running out for them to reach agreement on a hugely complex pact, due for completion at the end of the year. [News Source]

Turnbull’s ETS plan won’t work: Combet. Greg Combet this morning launched a pre-emptive strike against Malcolm Turnbull's alternative emissions trading plan, declaring it unworkable. [News Source]

Climate debate is shrouded in smog. This week will see the resumption of debate in the Senate on the Government's carbon pollution reduction scheme. On present indications, after a long series of speeches the scheme will be voted down. For several reasons, that is greatly regrettable. [News Source]

Climate, security and politics. The Pentagon is clearly taking the security risks related to human-driven climate change seriously. But do they hold up as justification for a bill capping carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases that would take decades to result in big emissions reductions? [News Source]

Climate change and India. Is India being self-righteous and risking its own interest by resisting legally binding emissions targets, or acting in self-interest while asserting its reasonable rights? A good case can be made in favor of the latter. [News Source]

Entrepreneur devotes his energy to making conservation profitable. Daniel Yates sees an energy-savings bonanza in helping utilities inform homeowners on how to save money. [News Source]

We need a meaningful plan for greenhouse gas reduction. The measure of Canada’s environmental leadership is not our willingness to plunge into a quixotic reduction program with substantial cost and virtually no climate change impact. Rather it is our determination to get meaningful results for the costs incurred. [News Source]