Austrialian 'Stern' Report - gloom and doom

A report in Australia by economist Ross Garnaut billed as the Australian Stern Report states that carbon pollution levels are rising so fast that the world has no realistic chance of hitting ambitious climate targets set by Britain and the G8.

Since 2000, the Garnaut report says, global carbon emissions from fossil fuel use have grown by 3% each year, as economies of developing countries including China have boomed. This compares to annual growth rates of 2% through the 1970s and 1980s, and just 1% in the 1990s.

See the Guardian for further details