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The "press headlines" is a daily compilation providing a general overview of international media coverage of climate change-related issues, that does not purport to be exhaustive. The information contained in the compilation is taken as is from sources external to the UNFCCC secretariat, that are freely available on the Internet. No evaluation on the part of the UNFCCC secretariat has been done in terms of the information that they contain. The UNFCCC secretariat makes no warranty, either express or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability or content of such information.

updated: 07 October 2008 07:06

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Risks mount for global warming fight-UN The struggle against climate change must not follow world trade talks into limbo as risks mount that the credit crisis will sap commitment to the fight, the U.N. climate chief said on Monday.	Reuters

EU's climate package 'in crisis' The EU's attempts to lead the world to a new deal on climate change will crumble unless its current policy crisis is resolved, a study has warned.	BBC

China grim on prospects for climate pact Negotiations seeking a global pact to tackle global warming are troubled and could end in disastrous failure, China's top climate change envoy warned on Monday, saying rich countries are failing to deliver on promises.	Reuters

Poland Leads Charge to Delay European Climate Reforms The E.U. created the world’s largest emissions trading market in 2005 to force heavy industries to cap their pollution levels.	NY Times

US coal exports seen as target in climate fix The next U.S. president may have to address rapidly rising U.S. coal exports because their emissions abroad could hinder global efforts to tackle global warming, said the head of the coal campaign at the country's largest grass-roots environmental group.	Reuters

ETS could cost a million jobs: business Emissions trading could jeopardise up to a million Australian jobs, big business warns.	Sydney Morning Herald

Time running out for CDM forestry Time is now short for forestry projects to deliver any worthwhile volume of carbon credits to the CER market by 2012.	Carbonpositive


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Ban warns leaders of perils of inaction on food crisis and climate change Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon opened a high-level gathering tonight on the combined impact of the global food crisis and climate change with a call to world leaders to hold each other accountable for making real progress to helping the hundreds of millions of people in need.	UN News Centre

Global leadership more vital than ever to solve today’s crises – Ban Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today opened the General Assembly’s annual high-level debate by urging world leaders to rise to the “challenge of global leadership” and work together to solve the most pressing and intractable problems, from climate change and the energy crisis to entrenched poverty and the conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region.	UN News Centre

Global advertising leaders and Ban join forces to fight climate change Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and nearly two dozen global advertising giants have launched a partnership to support United Nations-led efforts to reach agreement on slashing greenhouse gas emissions at a major international conference next year in Copenhagen.	UN News Centre