Ahead of G20, climate change deadlock kicks up a flurry of proposals

Writing in Newsweek tomorrow, Brown warns: "The negotiations are proceeding so slowly that a deal is in grave danger." He ups the ante by becoming the first head of government to say he will go to Copenhagen [if this is The Most Important Issue in History, why aren't all heads of government already scheduled to show up?!] to try to agree a framework on climate change for the post-2012 era when the Kyoto protocol expires.

He writes: "Securing an agreement in Copenhagen will require world leaders to bridge our remaining differences and seize these opportunities. But I believe it can be done. And if it is necessary to clinch the deal, I will personally go to Copenhagen to achieve it."

Europe fears Obama going cold on climate battle

"I confess that I am very worried by the prospects for Copenhagen (in December). The negotiations are dangerously close to deadlock at the moment," EU Commission chief Jose Manuel Barroso told a think-tank in New York on Monday.

"This may not be a simple negotiating stand-off that we can fix next year. It risks being an acrimonious collapse, delaying action against climate change perhaps for years. And the world right now cannot afford such a disastrous outcome," he warned.

Democrats bash Romney as flip-flopper - National Politics Blog - Political Intelligence - Boston.com

...while Romney initially supported the Northeast plan, called the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, he backed out in December 2005, citing concerns over the cost to consumers.

Farmers show opposition to climate change bill

Farmers and ranchers from across the state were kicked tires and checked out new technologies at the Husker Harvest Days show, and more than 1,000 of them had a Nebraska Farm Bureau “anti-Cap and Trade” sticker expressing opposition to the legislation, Farm Bureau spokeswoman Tina Henderson said.