Bush Commits To Climate Fund

The United States will commit $US2 billion ($A2.26 billion) over the next three years to a new international fund to promote clean energy technologies and fight climate change, President George W Bush has told Congress.

He said the United States is committed to working with major economies and the United Nations to complete an international agreement that "has the potential to slow, stop and eventually reverse the growth of greenhouse gases".

States Tackle Global Warming

"State governments, impatient with the lack of leadership from Washington on global warming, are going it alone with some nods of encouragement from the federal bench.

Last week, a U.S. District Court judge in Vermont ruled against the auto industry in its lawsuit challenging that state's efforts to curb emissions of greenhouse gases emitted by cars and light trucks. The ruling could add momentum to similar initiatives being undertaken in several other states." Read more..

Judge Dismisses Suit Blaming Automakers For Contributing To Global Warming

"A US court on Monday dismissed a lawsuit lodged by California officials demanding millions of dollars in damages from six automakers blamed for contributing to global warming.

A written ruling issued by a federal judge in the Northern District of California said it was not for courts to decide the extent to which car makers could be held accountable for producing harmful greenhouse gases." More of story