The rich have the biggest carbon footprints in the UK. Are we the public living up to our own rhetoric about reducing our carbon emissions? The BBC's Politics Show has obtained research which suggests that ironically, the people who talk most about tackling climate change are the worst polluters. [News Source]

Climate change: What lies beneath. The oceans suck up CO2 because it is soluble in water. Plants suck it up because they photosynthesise. But none of these things can go on indefinitely. At some point the oceans and plants will have had their fill. [News Source]

The end of deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Through its formal announcement of an Amazon deforestation reduction target, and the widespread marketplace transition within the beef and soy industries to exclude Amazon deforesters from their supply chains, Brazil finally can end deforestation of the Amazon. [News Source]

Transforming Navajo’s dunescape to a dust bowl. The Navajo have long had a close relationship with the dunes and the disruptions wrought by a warming climate are forcing abrupt cultural changes on a people with a long reliance on a once stable ecosystem. [News Source]

British bird’s rapid evolution signals human impact. Researchers have discovered that the enthusiasm of many Britons for feeding birds in winter and the gradual warming of the British Isles due to climate change have helped change the appearance of the blackcap, a commonly recognized warbler. [News Source]

Study: Aspen warm to extra CO2 in air. The trees are growing faster thanks to the increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere linked to global warming. [News Source]

Coke to move to climate friendlier vending machines. Coca-Cola Co said on Thursday that it will eliminate a major greenhouse gas in its new vending machines and coolers, raising the bar for climate friendly refrigeration in the food and beverage industry. [News Source]

Forest-CO2 scheme needs cash to save species -study. A U.N. carbon-payment scheme aimed at saving forests in poorer nations could push some species to extinction unless it is designed to spread investment across many countries, a study released on Friday shows. [News Source]

Rich/poor rift dents hopes for U.N. climate talks. Recession has sapped willingness to invest in a green future, and many opinion polls suggest that public concern about global warming is declining. And rich nations have not yet come up with cash to help developing nations kickstart a deal. [News Source]

Cap-and-trade pioneer sees bright future for exchange. Volumes and prices on the Chicago Climate Exchange have collapsed, reflecting pervasive uncertainty over what kind of carbon regime the US might have. [News Source]

Seawalls, hot baths, wind farms: Poor bring multibillion-dollar wish list to climate talks. The shopping list includes wind farms, seawalls and even real estate — new homelands for flooded-out islanders. And poor countries want to present the bill to the rich at next week's climate talks in Copenhagen. [News Source]