Gloom gathers around divisive Australia CO2 laws. Reviled by conservatives and rejected by swing voting senators, Australia's plan for the world's most comprehensive emissions scheme appears dead in 2010, hurting investment plans for businesses wanting carbon clarity. [News Source]

‘Climate emails hacked by spies.’ A highly sophisticated hacking operation that led to the leaking of hundreds of emails from the Climatic Research Unit in East Anglia was probably carried out by a foreign intelligence agency, according to the Government's former chief scientist. [News Source]

Pachauri fails to win UK support. Rajendra Pachauri, who has faced criticism as chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change following allegations of inaccurate statements in panel reports, suffered a fresh blow last night when he failed to get the backing of the British government. [News Source]

Hot air in rich nations’ pledge. Commitments by major nations to put curbs on greenhouse gas emissions appear to be insufficient in limiting the increase in global temperature to below 2 degrees Celsius. [News Source]

Emissions bill eyed by lawmakers. The United States pledged to the world this week that it would reduce greenhouse gas emissions 17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. But is it really possible? [News Source]

Area fights for future of clean coal. After years of planning and politicking, two next-generation power plants planned for Central Illinois face their respective days of reckoning. [News Source]

Supermarket fridges as polluting as their plastic bags, study claims. Greenhouse gases used in super­market fridges and freezers pose as great a threat to the environment as plastic bags, according to a study by campaigning group the Environmental Investigation Agency. [News Source]

GOP: Jobs or trees? You pick. The GOP wants you to choose between jobs and trees this year, and it's betting you'll vote for the paycheck. [News Source]

Pacific Ocean threatens to gobble up Oregon beach towns. For more than a decade, the village of Neskowin has watched the ocean chew away at its shoreline, gobbling up as much as half a football field of beach in places. [News Source]

Drought spells ruin for many EC farmers. Last week’s rains may have brought some relief for drought-stricken Eastern Cape farmers, but many are facing financial ruin if more does not fall soon. [News Source]

Global business eager to work with China on clean coal-experts. Fears that "climate protectionism" by developed countries to safeguard trade and intellectual property will prevent a pact to combat warming are overblown as companies join hands in ways politicians have not been able to accomplish. [News Source]