Cancun climate talks don't faze industry, investments - Dec. 2, 2010

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Industries that emit large amounts of greenhouse gases don't expect any new restrictions from the incoming U.S. Congress or the ongoing international climate talks in Cancun, Mexico.

While the industries are concerned about new regulations from the Obama administration, the type of sweeping rules on greenhouse gases were seen as virtually inevitable two years ago now appear off the table. As a result, new investments in things such as coal-fired power plants are pushing ahead.

U.N. Proposal to Prosecute U.S. for ‘Ecocide’ - Climate Change - Fox Nation

The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change conference, which opened in Cancun, Mexico on Monday, has yielded another example of how supposedly idealistic notions concocted by Western liberals, no matter how daft, can be transformed into weapons for international power politics. Bolivia has renewed its call for the establishment of an International Tribunal for Climate Justice that would be able to sanction governments that engage in "ecocide," defined as crimes against biodiversity, nature and Mother Earth.

Bolivia's UN Ambassador Pablo Salon asserted it was unacceptable for some developed countries to refuse a new commitment under the Kyoto Protocol. "Developed countries were looking for solutions that would put the onus on developing countries to reduce emissions," Salon said. Making "ecocide" the equivalent of a war crime (or a crime against peace) would apply exclusively to the actions of developed countries.

Climate change aid will cost British taxpayers £2.9bn over four years | Mail Online

British taxpayers will have to fork out £2.9 billion over the next four years to help the world’s poorest countries cope with global warming, the Government said last night.

Royal Society Exposes More Global Warming Gaffes by UN Scientists: John O'Sullivan guest post at Climate Realists | Climate Realists

Latest Royal Society report reveals UN climate scientists ignored melting icecap impacts on sea levels and miscalculated future temperatures in their climate models.