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Downturn seen slowing CO2 rise 3:18pm GMT

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Economic slowdown will give a respite from surging greenhouse gas emissions but the world will struggle to shift in the long-term to new, greener lifestyles, delegates said at U.N. climate talks on Thursday.  Full Article

 
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Rich, poor in dispute over rainforest cash 4:46pm GMT 

POZNAN, Poland (Reuters) - Brazil ruled out on Thursday letting rich countries offset their greenhouse gas emissions by helping to save the Amazon rain forest, an idea under active discussion by the European Union.  Full Article