CryoSat-2 satellite prepares for mission to monitor climate change in Arctic | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Scientists have already shown that the amount of sea ice in the Arctic is falling, and the latest data confirms the long-term trend. But some data also suggests that the ice that remains is thinning. If the measurements from CryoSat-2 bear out this thinning theory, it would mean the ice is being lost more quickly.

Tokyo kicks off carbon trading [swindle] scheme | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Plans for a national Japanese emissions trading scheme may still be mired in confusion, but that has not stopped Tokyo winning the race to launch Asia's first carbon trading initiative.

Fifth Climate Action Report to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

-04/08/10 1. Executive Summary [105 Kb]

Here's the insane opening paragraph of the Executive Summary:

“The threat from climate change is serious, it is urgent, and it is growing. Our generation’s response to this challenge will be judged by history, for if we fail to meet it—boldly, swiftly, and together—we risk consigning future generations to an irreversible catastrophe.” President Barack Obama September 22, 2009 United Nations Summit on Climate Change