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Australian Farmers Key To Climate Change Fight: Adviser
02-Mar-2011
Date: 02-Mar-11
Country: AUSTRALIA
Author: James Grubel

Australian farmers could be major winners from plans to put a price on carbon emissions, particularly as other countries also move to curb greenhouse gas pollution, the nation's top climate adviser Ross Garnaut said Tuesday.In a report on how carbon markets will impact on rural land use, Garnaut said farmers had a key role to play in climate change mitigation schemes, and had the potential to cash in on carbon offsets through a new Carbon Farming Initiative.

Extreme Winter Weather Linked To Climate Change
02-Mar-2011
Date: 02-Mar-11
Country: USA
Author: Deborah Zabarenko

This winter's heavy snowfalls and other extreme storms could well be related to increased moisture in the air due to global climate change, a panel of scientists said on Tuesday.
This extra moisture is likely to bring on extraordinary flooding with the onset of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, as deep snowpack melts and expected heavy rains add to seasonal run-off, the scientists said in a telephone briefing. 

Carbon Market Puts Brave Face On Headwinds
02-Mar-2011
Date: 02-Mar-11
Country: THE NETHERLANDS
Author: Gerard Wynn and Ivana Sekularac

Carbon trading firms remain optimistic about a European market, after a 50 million euros cyberattack, but have given up hope on a U.S. cap and trade scheme, they told an industry conference on Tuesday.Perhaps indicative of the problems facing carbon markets, attendance was well down on previous years at the Point Carbon conference, at nearly 800, compared with 1,700 in 2008.

China Sets Out Disputes Facing "Arduous" Climate Talks
02-Mar-2011
Date: 02-Mar-11
Country: CHINA
Author: Chris Buckley

China, the world's biggest greenhouse gas emitter, wants rich nations to vow bigger cuts to emissions as part of a new international deal on fighting global warming, Beijing's top climate negotiator said on Tuesday.The negotiator, Xie Zhenhua, said he expects "arduous" wrangling about that and other issues facing governments seeking to settle on the key parts of a comprehensive climate change pact at talks in Durban, South Africa, in late 2011.