$46M spent on failed Calif. global warming measure More than $46 million was spent for and against a failed November ballot measure that would have suspended California's landmark global warming law, according to campaign finance reports filed Monday. [News Source]

EU climate change impact studied BRUSSELS, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- Britain will face higher costs as a result of climate change than some other European Union countries, due mostly to rising sea levels, a report says. [News Source]

To fix global warming, how about a meat tax? Many people think with either their wallets or their stomachs. Taking advantage of that can be used to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. A tax on meat and milk would likely mean we'd buy less of the foods that contribute to climate change. And that's good for the environment, said a study published in the journal Climate Change. [News Source]

LGUs eyed in addressing climate change  MANILA, Philippines – The local government units (LGUs) are playing a key role in climate change adaptation and disaster risk mitigation, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).   “The lesson that we learned in the course of our technical assistance to LGUs is that they play a critical role, because they have decision making powers, hold the purse and are directly ... [News Source]

Brazil beats US in climate change awareness [RIO DE JANEIRO] Almost 80 per cent of Brazilians think global warming is caused by human activities, a survey has found, compared with less than half of Americans and around 70 per cent of Britons according to similar recent surveys. [News Source]

Is President Obama Avoiding the Climate Change Debate? COMMENTARY | With the economy fragile, the housing market as soft as ever and unemployment stubbornly high, is President Barack Obama less focused on climate change as a political issue than he seemed to be during the 2008 campaign, even while the nation is battered by extreme weather this winter? [News Source]

Researchers to chart the highs and lows of public debates about climate change ( University of Nottingham ) Understanding how public attitudes to climate change have been shaped by discussions, debates and controversies is to be the focus of a new research project involving academics from the UK and the Netherlands. [News Source]

Loss of Antarctic ice ‘tongue’ could impact seas

The loss of an Antarctic ice barrier nearly four times the size of New York City could affect ocean circulation patterns and be a harbinger of changes to come from global warming, scientists say.

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The Complex Business of Measuring Climate Change Have you ever wondered exactly how scientists track climate change and the warming of the world at a global level? Estimating the overall surface temperature of the Earth isn't easy when you have to account for seasonal variations across six continents and four oceans. It requires compiling data from satellites positioned high up in the atmosphere and from hundreds of meteorological stations ... [News Source]

Greenpeace protests at Koch brothers’ rally. Prominent figures on both the right and left of the US political spectrum gathered in the luxury enclave of Rancho Mirage in the Californian desert today amid increasingly heated debate about the influence of the secrecy-loving billionaires Charles and David Koch on the political process. [News Source]

Jerry Brown faces tricky environmental and energy issues. As Gov. Jerry Brown lays out his first-term agenda Monday, he confronts a thorny array of environmental and energy issues, many with a potential to drive billions of dollars in state and private spending and have a major effect on public health. [News Source]