Mekong climate change risk, WWF warns. The World Wildlife Fund called for Asia's first regional climate change adaptation agreement in the Greater Mekong region. [News Source]

Uganda commits to reforestation. Uganda has become the first country in Africa to undertake a reforestation project that will help reduce global warming emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. The Nile Basin Reforestation Project is one of only eight reforestation projects world-wide that have been approved to date. [News Source]

U.S. companies may look abroad to fight global warming. U.S. companies could save tens of billions of dollars by investing in efforts to combat deforestation in developing nations instead of cleaning up their own domestic carbon dioxide emissions, according to a report released Wednesday. [News Source]

Midwest governors see clean energy cooperation need. Governors from across the Midwest are working together to promote clean energy industry and infrastructure in the region. The 11-state Midwestern Governors Association aims to help make the region a center for clean energy. [News Source]

EU steps up energy technology race with U.S., Asia. Europe has launched a campaign to triple funding for energy research to 8 billion euros ($11.7 billion) a year in a technology race with China, Japan and the United States, but said industry would have to pay the bulk. [News Source]

Algae as fuel slow to grow. While money is pouring into the field, it could take a decade or more for commercial-scale production of algae biofuel to become a reality. [News Source]

Hong Kong golf course goes green with solar carts. A golf course in Hong Kong, where air pollution is a huge concern, is displaying its green credentials with the world's first entire fleet of solar-powered golf carts. [News Source]

Potential of geoengineering highly uncertain. Despite having the knowledge and tools to dial back greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and land-use change, humanity seems on track to continue with business as usual, concludes a report from the U.K.’s Royal Society. [News Source]

Treaty identifies big polluters. A new international treaty is to come into force on Thursday that will enable citizens across Europe to identify the big polluters in their neighbourhoods and track not only toxic compounds but also carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases. [News Source]

Climate pledges so far are nowhere near enough. With just 60 days left before world leaders meet in Copenhagen to thrash out a new global climate deal, how do the chips that are on the table tally up? Not very well. [News Source]

Rich nations need to ante-up in climate talks. Poorer countries are helping shape a broader pact to fight climate change but their efforts are being stymied by rich nations' lack of commitment on finance and tougher emissions cuts, the U.N. said on Thursday. [News Source]