Carbon markets struggling to emerge from Communism’s rubble. A surplus of U.N. carbon emission credits piling up across Eastern Europe is threatening to destabilize nascent carbon markets across the world and dampen efforts to curb global warming, market experts and politicians say. [News Source]

Glorious vision in Kenya’s sky melts away. Mt. Kenya's ice cap was so stunning that some began revering it as God's home. But most of the shining glacier has now disappeared, robbing communities of water and leading to a crisis of faith. [News Source]

India ‘arrogant’ to deny global warming link to melting glaciers. A leading climate scientist today accused the Indian environment ministry of "arrogance" after the release of a government report claiming that there is no evidence climate change has caused "abnormal" shrinking of Himalayan glaciers. [News Source]

Dengue increase blamed on climate. The potentially fatal dengue fever - once rare in south Asia - has regained a foothold in the region, reaching almost epidemic levels. Some scientists say climate change is to blame. [News Source]

Climate change threatens region’s most traded crops. Maize and beans, East Africa's most traded and consumed commodities, are being threatened by climate changes. [News Source]

Clean coal unviable, says Macfarlane. The emissions trading spokesman for Australia's Opposition says clean coal technology has passed Australia by and will probably never work. [News Source]

Barack Obama will go to Copenhagen if he can clinch climate deal. President Barack Obama will travel to the climate summit in Copenhagen next month if the countries involved are on the verge of a deal and he thinks his presence will help to clinch agreement, he said in an interview last night. [News Source]

Climate deal to prevent doubling of energy bills-IEA. A climate change deal is needed not just to ward off global warming, but to ensure a shift from increasingly costly fossil fuels that could lead to a doubling of energy bills, the IEA's chief economist said on Tuesday. [News Source]

Rudd govt queries ETS negotiations. The Rudd government has questioned whether there's any point to negotiating on emissions trading when the coalition remains unmoved on the science behind man-made global warming. [News Source]

Electrical appliances burning energy. All over the world, electrical appliances are blinking away on standby - and burning so much energy they need 60 coal-fired electricity stations a year to power them, analysis by the International Energy Agency has found. [News Source]

Let’s go green, beauties call. Miss Earth contestants from 26 countries, who arrived in Negros Occidental Monday, called for a united effort to save the world from the ravages of global warming. [News Source]