Promising to control emissions. Dozens of countries are joining the new Copenhagen Accord climate agreement, promising to control their emissions of greenhouse gases. [News Source]

‘Climategate’ expert admits: I considered killing myself. The scientist at the centre of the "climategate" scandal said last night that he received death threats and contemplated suicide after leaked e-mails were seized on by sceptics. [News Source]

Indian climate chief endures attacks at home. Dr R.K. Pachauri has been fighting to salvage his reputation since it was revealed that his recent climate change report included false claims that the Himalayan glaciers would melt by 2035. [News Source]

Former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull labels Tony Abbott’s climate change plan a ‘recipe for fiscal recklessness.’ Without a strong climate change policy, Australia could not expect other countries, such as China and India, to heed the call to tackle global warming. [News Source]

Greens feel ETS squeeze. Social justice groups are pressuring the Greens to abandon their opposition to the government's emissions trading scheme, arguing continued rejection of the contentious bill could set back climate change policy in Australia for years. [News Source]

Emissions could rise under ETS. The federal government cannot guarantee that its controversial climate plan will cut Australia's greenhouse gas emissions at all. [News Source]

Australia’s Greens question China coal deal. A massive Australian coal export deal with China, seen as boosting the economy and creating jobs, would ultimately result in enormous greenhouse gas emissions, The Greens political party said yesterday. [News Source]

ETS will harm small business: Abbott. Tony Abbott wants to ram home the message that the Rudd government's emissions trading scheme will take small business to the cleaners. [News Source]

Turnbull blasts coalition’s climate plan. Former opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has savaged the coalition's direct action plan to combat climate change as a "recipe for fiscal recklessness". [News Source]

Academics urge Rudd govt to dump ETS. A coalition of academics who doubt the science on the causes of climate change has called on the Rudd government to dump plans for an emissions trading scheme and consider alternatives. [News Source]

U.K. lawmakers call for stricter CO2 caps, market intervention. Europe needs stricter limits on greenhouse gases and the power to intervene in markets as its cap-and-trade program fails to encourage low-carbon investments, U.K. lawmakers said today in a report. [News Source]