Climate Change in the News, Week of July 5, 2008

News items related to climate change from the past week.

• Most urgent hurricane threat? Overdevelopment, not global warming – St. Petersburg Times (Jul 5, 2008)
• No time to waste on tackling climate change – The Age (AU) (Jul 5, 2008)
• Australia ‘needs carbon trading’ – BBC (Jul 4, 2008)
• Food and global warming are interconnected, UN climate chief tells G-8 – AP (Jul 4, 2008)
• Canada best to escape climate change – Telegraph (UK) (Jul 4, 2008)
• Garnaut climate change report released – Melbourne Herald Sun (Jul 4, 2008)
• All boys and no girls mean tuatara’s future is a short one – The Age (AU) (Jul 3, 2008)
• Pennsylvania Assembly Passes First Global Warming Law – Environment News Service (Jul 3, 2008)
• Climate change: EU minister clear some hurdles on 2020 plan – AFP (Jul 3, 2008)
• India reveals its first climate change plan – CNet (Jul 3, 2008)
• Flatscreen televisions fuel increase in global warming – Telegraph (UK) (Jul 2, 2008)
• Canada undecided over climate change funding on eve of G8 summit – Canwest (CA) (Jul 2, 2008)
• Penguin Chicks Frozen by Global Warming? – National Geographic (Jul 2, 2008)
• Citing global warming, Georgia judge blocks coal plant – Christian Science Monitor (Jul 2, 2008)
• UW prof sees penquins as sign of climate change – Seattle Times (Jul 1, 2008)
• Bangladesh wants SAARC fund for climate change – Reuters (Jul 1, 2008)
• Midwest floods show signs of global warming – Reuters (Jul 1, 2008)
• Group presses for climate-change disclosure – Investment News (Jun 30, 2008)
• California mandates eco-performance sticker on 2009 vehicles – Motor Trend (Jun 30, 2008)
• China calls for help on climate change – Reuters (Jun 28, 2008)