Weekly news update on climate change: Dec 18

Climate change in the news (Dec 14 - Dec 18, 2009)

• Hopes for climate deal face setback - Financial Times (FT.Com) - 12/16
• Prospect of Global Warming Pact Fades in Copenhagen - Bloomberg - 12/16
• U.N. Climate Chief: Next 24 Hours 'Are Absolutely Crucial' - The Wall Street Journal - 12/16
• US funds brains trust to curb farm-linked warming - Agence France Presse - 12/16
  Compliance Checks Prove a Big Hurdle - The Wall Street Journal - 12/16
• Activists arrested in Copenhagen protests - CNN - 12/16
• Copenhagen: Head of African bloc calls on poorer nations to compromise over climate funding - The Guardian - 12/16
• 30,000 flee Philippine volcano - CNN - 12/16
• Latin American interests are key at Copenhagen climate summit - Miami Herald - 12/15
• President Nasheed meets World Bank President - Miadhu - 12/17
• UPDATE: India Says Can Do More For Climate If Rich Nations Help - Dow Jones International News - 12/17
• LEAD: Japan unveils $15 bil. aid package to move forward climate talks - Kyodo News - 12/17
• Climate Summit: EU Emission Target Sparks Controversy - The Wall Street Journal - 12/17
• Africa, backed by EU, tables 100b climate fund - Agence France Presse - 12/17
• At Copenhagen, both rich and developing nations offer concessions - The Washington Post - 12/17
• Op-Ed: The U.S. is on board - International Herald Tribune - 12/15
• Australia’s Rudd Looks for Success in Copenhagen - The New York Times - 12/15
• The exploited and the exploiters - ABC - 12/15
• Copenhagen Summit: World's mayors gather for their own climate summit - The Wall Street Journal Europe/Associated Press - 12/15
• US pledges $85 million for renewable energy - Reuters News - 12/15
• Deal in doubt as deadlock continues - Financial Times - 12/14
• FT interview transcript: Norbert Röttgen - Financial Times
• It's the Poor Who'll Pay for Copenhagen's Circus - The Australian - 12/14
• Copenhagen--International climate talks have reached a boiling point - The New York Times - 12/14
• Summit Is Seen as U.S. Versus China - The Wall Street Journal - 12/14
• Rich nations step up pressure on Beijing - Financial Times - 12/14
• Pope calls for action on climate change - Associated Press
• Emerging Markets to Rip From New Carbon Index - All Africa - 12/14
• China Hits Out at U.N. Carbon Office - The Wall Street Journal - 12/14
• INTERVIEW-ADB chief says climate finance insufficient - Reuters News
• China signals climate funds shift - Financial Times
• 2nd UPDATE: Rich Countries Should Cut CO2 95% By 2050 -UN Draft - Dow Jones International News
• Hopes of global emissions deal at Copenhagen begin to fade - The Independent
• Coral climate crisis puts 250 million at risk--UN - Reuters News
• Forest communities said key to climate fight - Reuters News
• Trust the public on climate change - Financial Times