Analysis: German nuclear U-turn means jump in emissions | Reuters

(Reuters) - Germany's nuclear policy U-turn leaves it little choice other than to rely more heavily on coal power, and that could boost its annual carbon emissions by as much as 10 percent.

Analysis: Australia carbon farming needs CO2 [swindle] to bloom | Reuters

(Reuters) - An Australian scheme to generate farm- and forest-linked carbon credits for sale to polluting firms will start slowly when it comes online later this year, as the government struggles to garner support for a national carbon price seen as crucial to the plan's long-term success.

Would You Pay a Tiny Flight Tax to Help Protect People from Climate Change? : TreeHugger

Economists at the International Institute for Environment and Development say a "small tax" on international airline tickets could raise $10 billion (US) a year to help people adapt to the impacts of climate change. People like those in Southern Thailand, where major floods have killed more than 50 people and affected millions more. Having spent yesterday on a plane, I feel a need to expound on this one.
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The IIED economists, Tom Birch and Muyeye Chambwera, estimate that the $10 billion a year could be generated by adding $6 to each economy-class ticket and $62 to each business class ticket. Birch and Chambwera say they think passengers would "barely notice" these added fees.