'Little things' can change the world, says Jane Goodall; or why the world is noticeably cooler this morning

She urged the public to act locally when it comes to tackling climate change and other worldwide issues.

"Think about all the little things we do every day," she said, noting that she bought a carbon offset for her travel.

EU looks toward Obama to break global climate deadlock - ClimateChangeCorp.com

...since Bali, progress on plotting the details of a post-Kyoto regime has slowed, largely because of US insistence that emerging economies such as China and India should commit to CO2 cuts. Poorer countries see this as an attempt to cap their development and have resisted. Europe now hopes Obama will break the deadlock.
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The main focus for such assistance would be green investment and forest protection. Anders Wijkman, a Swedish lawmaker who is the European Parliament's lead negotiator on EU assistance to developing countries for climate change adaptation and mitigation, said up to $100 billion will be needed annually for technology, and $50 billion for forests. Solar power investments in Africa need to be part of the deal, said Wijkman. He added that action “has to be linked to the traditional development agenda,” to ensure buy-in from poor countries.

The amounts sound high but are “peanuts compared to what is at risk,” Wijkman said.

UK: Carbon dioxide blamed for beach pollution

Torrential summer rain that washed pollutants off farm fields into the sea was blamed for the fall in the number of beaches that hit the relevant EC guideline standard for water quality.
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Chris Mills, director of the Agency, said: “We have to do more to counter the impact of run-off on our beaches created by heavy rain.

“Long-term projections linked to climate change suggest we can expect more wet summers in future.”