Today's Climate: March 5, 2010

Met Office Analysis Reveals 'Clear fingerprints' of Man-Made Climate Change (Guardian)

It is an "increasingly remote possibility" that human activity is not the main cause of climate change, according to a major Met Office review of more than 100 scientific studies that track the observed changes in the Earth's climate system.

Sen. Byrd Splits with Rockefeller on Bill to Block EPA (Coal Tattoo)

Sen. Robert C. Byrd (D-W.Va) said he declined to co-sponsor Sen. Rockefeller's bill to block the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas for two years because he supports instead a proposal to "delay into next year the application of stronger standards."

Lieberman to Murkowski: Forget ANWR Drilling (The Hill)

A day after Sen. Murkowski (R-Alaska) said she wanted ANWR drilling included in climate bill discussions, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said that allowing the drilling measure "would be a deal breaker" and "is just not going to happen."

CEOs Seek Firm Signal on U.S. Climate Policy (Reuters)

Global leaders in the energy business say they want some certainty in U.S. climate policy to encourage development of new technologies and other investment, but they do not expect federal legislation to pass this year.

China May Start Its First City-Wide Carbon Cap-and-Trade System (Bloomberg)

China may start its first city-wide cap-and-trade system by June in the port city of Tianjin, as the world's biggest polluter seeks to rein in emissions, a project adviser said.

DOE Disputes Senators' Claims of Stimulus Grants Flowing Overseas (Greenwire)

The Energy Department official overseeing DOE stimulus spending said that suspending renewable energy grants as urged by Senate Democrats would hurt domestic job creation.

China Winning Green Race: U.S. Venture Capitalist (Reuters)

China is leapfrogging ahead in the development of green technology, and the U.S. is "barely in the race," a prominent Silicon Valley venture capitalist said.

World Leaders, Top Academics Selected for Ban's Climate Finance Group (UN News Center)

George Soros and British economist Nicholas Stern are among the 19 members of the high-level advisory group set up by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mobilize funds to help poor countries combat climate change.

Climate Emails Inquiry: Energy Consultant Linked to Physics Body's Submission (Guardian)

Evidence from the Institute of Physics to a parliamentary inquiry examining the behavior of climate scientists, was drawn from an energy industry consultant who argues that global warming is a religion.

Methane Bubbles in Arctic Seas Stir Warming Fears (Reuters)