Global warming to boost economic power of cities in the ‘New North.’ Global warming will make cities in northern countries like Canada and Scandinavia the next big global economic powers, a senior academic has predicted. [News Source]

Government promotes home grown fuel. The federal government is investing another $8.9 million to help wean the nation off the gas pump, and it's looking for long-term returns. [News Source]

Greens stoke backlash against Merkel’s nuclear power extension. Chancellor Angela Merkel's cabinet met to agree plans to extend the life of Germany's atomic power plants yesterday amid angry protests from anti-nuclear activists and the country's two main opposition parties. [News Source]

Greens warn World Bank over palm oil funding. Environmental groups Greenpeace and Sawit Watch have called on the World Bank to extend its international suspension of financing for the palm oil sector unless producers meet environmental criteria. [News Source]

Tony Blair: ‘Heavy price’ for climate inaction. World leaders may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming, Tony Blair has warned. [News Source]

Koch brothers donate $1 million in support of Proposition 23. Oil billionaires David and Charles Koch have jumped on board an effort to suspend California's global warming law by making a million-dollar contribution this week. [News Source]

Coming Tuesday: Carbon trade. What does it take to trade in a commodity that cannot be seen or touched - and isn't even a commodity in the United States? And can emissions trading, a market dependent entirely on government regulation, actually decrease emissions? [News Source]

Prince Charles promotes being ‘green’ with a private train tour of UK. The Prince is travelling across Britain in the Royal Train promoting the benefits of sustainable living. Although the train is run on environmentally friendly bio-fuel, the travel expenses on five-day UK tour that starts tomorrow is likely to cost the taxpayer at least £90,000. [News Source]

Cap and trade is dead. Long live cap and trade. Cap and trade is complicated, making it easy to demagogue. Keep in mind, however, that the basic idea is sound, and the pressure from global warming is certain to increase over time. [News Source]

Why the IPCC ’s romance novelist must resign. Rather than waiting for ousters, IPCC Chairman Rajendra Pachauri should do the right thing and step aside. He is too tainted and his continued presence as chairman undermines the broader message of the dominant scientific view that things are getting hotter. [News Source]

Power of persuasion creates critical mass for climate action. The science of climate change does not appear to be understood by the leaders of the major political parties, though it appears to be better understood by at least three of the four elected independents, as well as by the Greens MP for Melbourne. [News Source]