Rich nations could increase emissions under pledge loopholes, UN data shows | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Analysis seen at Bonn climate talks shows rich nations could use carbon accountancy tricks to increase their emissions by up to 8%

Bonn climate [hoax] talks diary | Environment | guardian.co.uk

The mood here at the UN climate talks in Bonn is strange. Clearly countries are not over the diplomatic trauma of Copenhagen and now they realise they have lost the confidence of the public to deliver, so everyone is bending over backwards to be nice to each other, listen and make friends. But thank goodness then for the Bangladeshi Qumrul Chowdhury, who is lead negotiator for the G77 and a spokesman for the least developed countries' block. When asked what would happen if the talks dragged on beyond Cancún in November to South Africa or further, he was despondent. "It will be tragic, a holocaust. I warn all the world that it will be at the expense of 1 billion people. We cannot afford to lose this battle."

What the Super Tuesday primary races mean for climate and clean energy | Grist

So much for the Gulf oil spill as a political game-changer. In Tuesday's primaries, the BP stink didn't sink anyone. In fact, the winners included a number of candidates with oil under their nails. Let's survey the damage: