C.I.A. climate center irks Barrasso. Senator John Barrasso, a conservative freshman Republican from Wyoming, said on Tuesday that he would try to stop the Central Intelligence Agency from opening a new climate change center by choking off its funding. [News Source]

U.S. economy could worsen climate bill prospects. Global warming legislation, already facing difficult odds in the Senate, looks even tougher to achieve because key lawmakers fear taking big steps on the environment when the economy is still shedding jobs. [News Source]

Green group says U.S. climate bill won’t hurt farms. Global warming poses more of a threat to U.S. farm incomes than does the climate change bill passed by the U.S. House, which will have a "negligible" impact on American agriculture's bottom line, Environmental Working Group said on Wednesday. [News Source]

Global warming may worsen locust swarms. Analysis of Chinese historical records stretching back for over a thousand years show that locust outbreaks are more likely to occur in warmer and drier weather, especially in the country's northern provinces, researchers say. [News Source]

IEA says $10 trillion needed for clean technology. The International Energy Agency said Tuesday that a $10 trillion investment in renewable energy, biofuels and nuclear power over the next 20 years is necessary in order to stabilize greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Scilly Isles get serious about energy saving. The days are getting shorter, the nights colder, but that doesn't mean that your electricity bill needs to go through the roof. In a unique experiment, the residents of Britain's Scilly Isles are hoping to show that reducing your electricity consumption doesn't have to be difficult. [News Source]

New study suggests climate change could devastate African economies. A group of environmental economists are warning sub-Saharan Africa that it must now start adapting its agricultural sector to expected climate shifts or risk a severe economic crisis in the future. [News Source]

Greenland ice sheet could be lost even if CO2 levels are slashed. Research has shown that the 1.7 million kilometre square Greenland ice sheet could melt entirely over several thousand years if temperatures continue to rise unchecked, causing sea level rises of up to seven metres. [News Source]

England is sinking while Scotland rises above sea levels, according to new study. England is sinking into the sea while Scotland is rising at such a rate it may counteract the effects of sea level rise due to climate change, according to a new geological map. [News Source]

Captain’s log 1768 — now charting climate change. Ships' logs of historic voyages by Charles Darwin and Captain James Cook from as early as 1768 are to be studied by scientists to find out more about climate change. [News Source]

E.U. plan to curb CO2 would favor solar power. The European Commission is expected to introduce a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that directs the largest slices of €50 billion available for research and development to solar power and capturing and burying emissions from coal plants. [News Source]