MAD Climate – Making a Difference

A pitched battle over climate change took off Wednesday in the US Senate, as leading Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill unlikely to be completed before a key international conference in December.

A pitched battle over climate change took off Wednesday in the US Senate, as leading Democratic lawmakers unveiled a bill unlikely to be completed before a key international conference in December.

The fight over climate change has spread to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, where prominent members of the American big-business lobby -- including Nike, Johnson & Johnson and Exelon -- are publicly disputing the group's stance on global warming legislation.

Source: IRIN The devastation and loss of life in the Philippines from tropical storm Ketsana is a strong indicator of events to come if industrialized nations fail to adequately tackle climate change, Filipino officials warn.

Source: Reuters (For links to stories on climate change click [ID:nCLIMATE]) By Thin Lei Win BANGKOK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Developing countries will need to spend as much as $100 billion annually for the next 40 ...

More than 100 company sites have successfully registered for the BPF Climate Change Agreement for Plastics Processing (BPF CCA) and collectively will receive discounts of £32m on their Climate Change Levy (CCL).

Source: IRIN Wealthy nations are dragging their feet on committing money to help developing countries adapt to climate change, leaving them to face the prospect of footing their own multi-billion dollar bills for their efforts, say delegates and activists at key climate change talks.

Source: Reuters (For links to stories on climate change click [ID:nCLIMATE]) By Martin Petty BANGKOK, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Asia-Pacific countries face food and energy shortages, worsening poverty and declining ...

Asia-Pacific countries face food and energy shortages, worsening poverty and declining crop yields if they ignore climate change, according to studies released on Wednesday.

Up to 25 million more children will be malnourished in the next 40 years due to climate change, with sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia the worst affected, according to a new report issued on Wednesday.