Climate-change legislation delayed -- again - On Politics - USATODAY.com

Less than three weeks after he was elected president, Barack Obama pledged swift action on climate change. "Delay is no longer an option," he said.

Obama may not have reckoned on the U.S. Congress.

EU Chair lowers expectations to COP15 - COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference Copenhagen 2009

“I am confident that we will have an agreement, but at this point I doubt it will be enough to reach the two degrees target. The world is set on making a deal, but compared to the 2006 situation a lot of momentum has been lost. Too many seem to want others to take on the burdens,” Fredrik Reinfeldt tells Danish daily Berlingske Tidende.

EurActiv.com - Green merits of car-scrapping plans questioned | EU - European Information on Climate Change

As European countries start to wind down their car-scrapping schemes, hopes of slashing transport emissions while stimulating the economy are being dashed by reports of illegal exports of old European cars to the third world.