Electricity market claims power prices ’set to soar.’ Power prices could triple under the Federal Government's blueprint to fight climate change, the nation's electricity market operator says. [News Source]

The starting point. Australia's top economists say a price on carbon is the "essential starting point" in addressing climate change. [News Source]

Haryana to set up biogas plants at a cost of Rs.183.43 lakh. Haryana is going to set up large size biogas plants alongwith bottling of biogas in cylinders for use in cooking and transport areas besides generating fertilizer. [News Source]

French government rushes to revive carbon tax. French ministers scrambled on Wednesday to rescue a carbon tax aimed at cutting energy consumption, which was annulled by the Constitutional Court just 48 hours before it was due to come into force. [News Source]

Start conserving water. The coming of the New Year does not seem to bring good news about the outlook on the climate that the country will experience and the water supply Metro Manila will have in 2010, experts at the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said. [News Source]

Canadian review panel approves western gas pipeline. The joint review panel, after five years of study, concluded late Wednesday that the project “would deliver valuable and lasting overall benefits and avoid significant adverse environmental impacts.” [News Source]

Gas pipeline given thumbs-up. After more than 30 years of often bitter debate, a federal panel has thrown its support behind a proposed $16.2 billion pipeline to carry natural gas from the western Arctic along the pristine Mackenzie River valley. [News Source]

Climate change mitigation: A dire necessity for Latin America and the Caribbean. Regional leaders will have to redouble their efforts to convince especially those of the world’s developed economies that an effective international treaty to mitigate existing and future problems is a dire necessity. [News Source]

Gore: Carbon polluters like big tobacco. Does the political will to save the planet from the potential harm from global warming still exist in the U.S.? [News Source]

A decade of breathing easier. Once you cut through the gloom in the headlines, you'll see the air is cleaner, our health is better, and many endangered species have been recovering in the 00s. [News Source]

The Oh Decade: California’s electricity crisis stung - but made us stronger. So what are the lessons from the electricity crisis? Some try to blame deregulation. That's like building an airplane, cutting off its wings and blaming aerodynamics when it crashes. [News Source]