Under Danish roof, world talks climate

Never has such a mix come together as in Copenhagen, where up to 34,000 people — from Eskimos to "talking trees" to CEOs — will have crowded through a convention center before it's over.

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EU Nations Commit to $3.6 Billion to Fight Global Warming (Fox News) EU leaders agreed Friday to commit euro2.4 billion ($3.6 billion) a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster talks in Copenhagen. [News Source]

China, U.S. argue as climate draft evolves

A new draft agreement at the Copenhagen climate talks pulled together the main elements of a global pact but left gaping holes on financing and cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

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EU nations pledge $3.6 billion to battle global warming (The Indiana Gazette) BRUSSELS - EU leaders agreed today to commit $3.6 billion a year until 2012 to help poorer countries combat global warming, as they sought to rescue their image as climate change innovators and bolster talks in Copenhagen. [News Source]

Sarah Palin is luke-warm on idea of debating Al Gore over climate change (New York Daily News) The forecast for a Sarah Palin-Al Gore debate over global warming is looking murky. After spending the past few days slamming Gore over climate change, Palin back-pedaled when asked if she would debate the former vice president on the issue during a radio. [News Source]

Climate change forum held (Otago Daily Times) Wanaka climate change forum discussing local community initiatives to address global warming attracted about 50 people on Thursday evening. [News Source]

After climate talks, scientists worry about enforcement. Some scientists, legal experts and delegates say the hardest part of any deal in Copenhagen will be measuring — and then enforcing — whatever politicians decide. [News Source]

2000-2010: A decade of (climate) change. A decade ago, global climate change was largely considered a problem for the distant future. But it seems that future has come sooner than predicted. [News Source]

Fishermen say carbon dioxide having ‘really scary’ ocean effect. Jeremy Brown, a fisherman from the Pacific Northwest, is pulling things from the ocean he says are so disturbing that he came to Washington to warn U.S. lawmakers about it. [News Source]

Making climate change personal. Amid the jumble of issues facing the international summit in Copenhagen, environmentalists are increasingly taking up civil disobedience tactics because they see the link between climate change and other defining struggles of the 20th century. [News Source]

Sunlight in your tank. Conventional solar technologies produce electricity, but most transportation fuel comes from oil. A new class of solar chemical reactors aims to make liquid fuels from air, water, and sunshine. [News Source]