Bangkok climate change diary: acronyms, ambition and underwater meetings | John Vidal | Environment | guardian.co.uk

What's the difference between "sustainable forest management" (SFM) and "sustainable management of forests" (SMF)? A very great deal in the surreal climate change talks here in Bangkok, where the final order of these three letters in the forestry text could make the difference between the global logging industry being subsidised by governments to continue clear-felling Africa and Indonesia, and communities being left to live in strongly protected forests. SFM is the villain – a meaningless greenwash phrase adopted widely by the global logging industry to allow it to carry on business as usual. SMF, however, emphasises conservation and protection and is backed by the likes of Greenpeace and Global Witness, as well as many countries. The problem is that the phrase SFM keeps popping up in the draft texts, courtesy of the EU, and very few diplomats have a clue which one means what.

[We're saved!]: Ingersoll Rand Announces Formation of Climate Solutions Sector

Ingersoll-Rand plc (NYSE:IR), the world leader in creating and sustaining safe, comfortable and efficient environments, today announced the formation of its Climate Solutions Sector, which includes the industry leading heating, ventilation, air-conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC-R) commercial brands Trane, Hussmann and Thermo King. Didier Teirlinck, formerly president of the Climate Control Technologies Sector, will be president of the new Climate Solutions Sector.

Cracks in the Coalition

The Liberals must be seen contributing positively to action on climate change, or they will lose their claim on the centre ground of politics. Joe Hockey, to become leader, might well have to do a deal with the flat-earthers - the climate-change deniers - which would cripple the party's credibility with the wider electorate, which polls have shown support action on the issue. Australia needs to pass its carbon reduction legislation before the UN climate conference in Copenhagen, or it cannot expect the world to listen to its concerns.

Much Work Remains on Senate Climate Bill - State Journal - STATEJOURNAL.com

The initial Senate version of a climate and energy bill, introduced Sept. 30, revisits sharp greenhouse gas emissions cuts that the House of Representatives considered but rejected earlier this year, while leaving many important details to be addressed in committee.