Sand sculpture fest in Goa to focus on global warming (Calcutta News) Goa, a popular beach tourism destination battling the effects of climate change, will host a sand art festival with global warming as its central theme, a tourism department official here said Monday. [News Source]

‘Flagship species’ at risk to climate listed

Polar bears get most of the attention when it comes to warming and endangered species, but they're not alone. Even clownfish are in danger, says a report released by species experts.

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Developing nations return to climate change talks: EU (CBC.ca) The EU said developing nations have ended their Monday boycott climate change talks in Copenhagen, allowing negotiations to continue on a new global treaty on responding to global warming. [News Source]

Developing nations return to climate change talks: EU (CBC via Yahoo! Canada News) The EU said developing nations have ended their Monday boycott climate change talks in Copenhagen, allowing negotiations to continue on a new global treaty on responding to global warming. [News Source]

Climate change makes finding Nemo even harder (The Malaysian Insider) COPENHAGEN, Dec 14 — Nemo the clownfish is more lost than ever, thanks to climate change. Ocean acidification caused by global warming is destroying the sense of smell and navigational abilities of the little orange clownfish of “Finding Nemo” fame, pushing the species closer to extinction, a new report has found. The report, launched today by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ... [News Source]

Samsø cuts the cord. Steve Chu and a host of foreign energy ministers announced Monday a $350 million initiative to boost renewable technologies worldwide. But out here on windswept Samsø, a remote rural island in Denmark, residents have already transited to the carbon-free world these ministers envision. [News Source]

Climate negotiators eye the ‘forgotten 50%’ of greenhouse gases. While the U.S. has focused on CO2 emissions, some nations are pushing for measures to curb black carbon, HFCs and methane, which they say will be easier to achieve and will show quick results. [News Source]

In Bolivia, water and ice tell a story of a changing climate. The glaciers that have long provided water and electricity to parts of Bolivia are melting and disappearing, victims of global warming, most scientists say. [News Source]

Drought pushes nomads to edge. Nomadic pastoralists have trekked across the arid lands of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia and Somalia for thousands of years. But there are fears that the few million currently on the move could be the last generation and among the first mass casualties of climate change. [News Source]

Soil will offset emissions in Australia’s carbon cut scheme. The premise is that simple changes in how we manage agricultural land help return carbon to the soil. The numbers are enough, some say, to make Australia carbon neutral for the next three or four decades. [News Source]

Coal remains king in China, despite climate change vow. The choking soot that coats Linfen is testament to an inconvenient truth behind Beijing's promises to curb its greenhouse gas emissions: cheap and carbon-belching coal remains king in China. [News Source]