Australian PM Julia Gillard signs pact with Greens. Australia's caretaker prime minister, Julia Gillard, has signed a deal with the Greens that will ensure their support for Labor in the country's hung parliament. [News Source]

Green groups urge next Australian government to deliver carbon price. A group of trade unions, environmental and religious groups have today released a joint statement calling for Australia to put a price on carbon. [News Source]

Senate candidates’ responses on specific topics. Calif.—Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Republican challenger Carly Fiorina fielded an array of questions during their first debate Wednesday night, some from a panel of journalists and others from Californians who appeared on video. [News Source]

Paul makes Sebree visit. Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Rand Paul visited the Big Rivers Electric plant near Sebree Wednesday to "steadfastly oppose" any form of a "carbon tax" on coal. [News Source]

Southern California panel to consider greenhouse gas targets. Officials with the planning agency that covers Riverside and San Bernardino counties projected earlier this year that the region could cut heat-trapping emissions from passenger vehicle travel by up to 6 percent by 2035. [News Source]

U.S. Senate candidate Rand Paul tours plant to tout coal. Paul said recent climate legislation that would place a fee on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants, sometimes referred to as cap-and-trade, would kill industry in Kentucky. [News Source]

Climate panel must adapt to survive, A long-awaited report has recommended an overhaul of the IPCC. The proposals were met with a largely favourable response from climate researchers who are eager to move on after the media scandals and credibility challenges that have rocked the UN body during the past nine months. [News Source]

Stern warning for climate sceptics. One of the world's leading climate change experts, Sir Nicholas Stern, has warned that countries such as Australia will face future trade barriers unless they move to a low-carbon economy. [News Source]

UN: Climate funds shouldn’t divert poverty aid. The U.N.'s climate chief says poor countries are right to expect that any funding they receive to combat global warming be kept separate from development aid or poverty relief. [News Source]

Change of heart from climate sceptics. Two of the world's most influential climate sceptics appear to have had a change of heart. [News Source]

Climate change report says a meter of water would completely over Jamestown Island. As Virginia braces for a possible bashing by Hurricane Earl, two environmental groups on Wednesday released a report that suggests things may only get worse for low-lying areas in Hampton Roads, especially area National Parks. [News Source]