Steve Fielding wavers on climate change | The Australian

FAMILY First senator Steve Fielding, whose vote could be critical to the Rudd Government's emissions trading system, yesterday heard warnings of dire economic consequences if carbon trading schemes were introduced.
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While climate change advocates challenge these claims, Senator Fielding said the arguments presented yesterday were giving him pause to reflect on the entire debate over climate change.

"I'm not sure we should be signing anything before Copenhagen," he said after listening to Mr Sensenbrenner. "If it's true climate change is driven more by solar changes, then I have to consider if (climate change legislation) is worth doing."

Canada: Cool June to frustrate heat freaks

It's June and no one's wearing shorts. The patios are empty, the riverfront is bare and there's not a single ice cream cone in sight.

"I'm not cool with it," said Amy Caron, 20, as she waited for a bus. "I like the heat, I like to be outside and tan. (I want to) eat chicken wings on the patio with a glass of beer."

But, according to David Phillips, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, that may not happen just yet.

'Sheep's Chill' cold snap hits Germany - The Local

An early summer weather pattern known as Schafskälte, or “Sheep’s Chill," has arrived in Germany, bringing chilly polar air, the German Weather Service (DWD) said on Wednesday.

UN buckles down on climate change pact in Bonn - The Local

On the table is a small mountain of paper whose notable feature is curly brackets, denoting discord among scores of submissions.