KYOTO WHO? “Representatives of German business have called for a moratorium on any European Union legislation that would impose higher costs on companies at a time when they are grappling with the fallout from the financial crisis. . . . Meanwhile, heavy industry has stepped up its condemnation of proposals endorsed last week by the European parliament’s environment committee that would force businesses to pay for the carbon dioxide they emit.”

Plus, Efforts on global warming chilled by economic woes. Also, Fiscal woes could delay climate change efforts. But relax. A recession will do more to reduce emissions than any government program anyway.