Western Australia drought is ‘proof of climate change.’ The author behind a new study linking 30-year drought in Western Australia with heavy snowfall in Antarctica says it is strong evidence man-made greenhouse gases have provoked dramatic climate change. [News Source]

Lobbyists rush to block EPA action on climate change. The prospect of EPA greenhouse gas regulation looms large - mostly because agriculture and other interests haven’t liked any of the climate bills so far on Capitol Hill. And now the lobbyists for those same interests are trying to block the EPA regulations as well. [News Source]

Panel on climate faces challenges. The Nobel-prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change faces new challenges following a call for an investigation of its conduct and for its chairman to resign amid continuing criticism of the scientific basis of its reports. [News Source]

Feral camels clear in Penny Wong’s carbon count. Culling the one million feral camels that currently roam the outback would be equivalent to taking 300,000 cars off the road in terms of the reduction to the country's greenhouse gases. But only the CO2 of the domesticated variety is counted under the Kyoto Protocol. [News Source]

Greens call on Scott Brown with talk of jobs. It’s no secret that the Senate’s newest Republican will oppose health care reform. But what about the president’s energy and climate agenda? That’s one of the most intriguing questions churning on Capitol Hill as Scott Brown takes his seat. [News Source]

Addressing the food versus fuel debate in Ghana. Concerns over energy supply security and oil-price volatility are generating greater interest in alternative energy sources in Ghana. [News Source]

Galapagos sea lions head for warm Peru waters. The Organisation for Research and Conservation of Aquatic Animals says Galapagos sea lions have swum to northern Peru because of rising temperatures. They say the temperature rise was caused by climate change. [News Source]

WA drought ‘could be worst for 750 years’. Scientists believe the drought affecting south-west WA could be the worst of its kind in 750 years, after making an unexpected discovery. Researchers have made a surprising link between climate patterns in Australia and Antarctica. [News Source]

What’s really causing Himalayan glaciers to melt? A new study suggests that black carbon could be the cause of Himalayan glaciers melting. [News Source]

Fraud besets EU carbon trade system. Carbon markets have had a rocky ride since trading began five years ago in the EU. The latest bump came when swindlers used faked e-mail messages to obtain access codes for individual accounts on national registries that make up the bloc’s Emission Trading System. [News Source]

Urban growth driving deforestation. The biggest causes of deforestation in tropical countries are population growth in cities and agricultural exports, a finding that should shape decisions on preventing forest loss, experts say. [News Source]