Italy threatens to veto costly EU climate change package (AFP)
Climate juggernaut on the horizon, UN talks told (AFP)
Environmental groups file complaint on Nestle water ads (Reuters) Reuters - Canadian environmental groups have filed a misleading advertising complaint against Nestle disputing claims in an ad by the world's largest food company that its bottled water has numerous ecological benefits. Greens go nuts at UN climate talks (AFP)
UN officials launch "Year of the Gorilla" (AP)
Brazil sets plan to cut deforestation by 70% over 10 years (AFP)
Global Environmental Court Could Punish U.S. and Others (LiveScience.com) LiveScience.com - The United States' dodge of the Kyoto Protocol and other environmental initiatives might no longer go unpunished in the future. Gov't to consult with provinces on climate talks (Reuters) Reuters - Canada's environment minister said on Friday the federal government would give the country's provinces a consultative role in any negotiations with the United States on a North American pact to cut greenhouse-gas emissions. Beijing claims early victory over air pollution (AP)
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AP - Negotiators kicked off the final yearlong push Monday for a new climate change treaty — but with the U.S. government in transition, the European Union in disarray and a worldwide economic crisis, chances were hazy for a quick agreement on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
AFP - Italy will veto ambitious European Union plans to tackle climate change unless changes are made to make the package less costly to industry and consumers, a minister warned Monday.
AFP - War, hunger, poverty and sickness will stalk humanity if the world fails to tackle climate change, a 12-day UN conference on global warming heard on Monday.
AFP - Armed with walnuts, apocalyptic art and a small green dinosaur, environmentalists spiced up the UN climate talks here Monday with colourful demands for action on global warming.
AP - The "Year of the Gorilla" began Monday — a U.N. effort to raise money for primates threatened with extinction from disease, hunting and deforestation.
AFP - The Brazilian government on Monday announced a plan under which it would cut deforestation of the Amazon by 70 percent over the next decade.
AP - Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games.
