GOP candidates getting burned on global warming - The Washington Post

[Jonathan Fisher] A look at the fires in Arizona, floods in the Upper Midwest and other extreme weather events around the world would give them pause, you would think — never mind the overwhelming scientific evidence that our planet is undergoing a change so drastic that it is likely to alter life for humankind.

Industry begins to count the true cost of 'climate change' - Telegraph

Most terrifying of all, however, is the extent to which our politicians remain firmly locked in their little green bubble, oblivious to the practical implications of the measures they have set in train. As for what purpose it all serves, we may note last week’s report that China, already the world’s biggest CO2 emitter, is now also the world’s largest energy user. Each year it increases the world’s CO2 emissions by more than the total that Britain emits annually.

Germany turns back to fossil fuel plants | Marketplace From American Public Media

Chancellor Angela Merkel announced last week that nuclear power was no longer an option, in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in Japan. Germany is instead going back to the future, with plans to double the number of gas and coal-fired power stations to be built.

Youth outraged at Government stalling climate talks | New Zealand

“The reality is, the world has entered a new era of global limits and we desperately need a new direction,” says Paul Young of NZYD 2010. “Our government is running scared from a low-carbon future, but this is the only future that delivers hope to our generation and those to follow.”