Climate change protesters' anger was justifiable, says Nasa [junk] Scientist | Environment | The Guardian

The anger of 114 activists who planned to break into a coal plant near Nottingham was understandable because of the "lies" told by governments about climate change, Nasa's top scientist told the trial of 20 climate campaigners.

Professor James Hansen, the NASA scientist credited with doing the most to raise awareness of climate change, had flown from the US to be the star witness.

Indonesia’s Billion-Dollar Forest Deal Is at Risk - NYTimes.com

A report by Greenpeace last week accused Indonesian government ministries of planning for massive land clearance, despite signing a $1 billion REDD agreement with Norway earlier this year.

Cancún climate talks: In search of the holy grail of climate change policy | Michael Jacobs | Environment | guardian.co.uk

we do still need an international legally binding agreement – and another Copenhagen-like moment to push world governments into stronger ambition.