LONDON -- The world is far behind on delivering the low-carbon energy it needs, and unless urgent action is taken, calamitous climate change is certain, the International Energy Agency told a meeting yesterday of energy ministers whose countries account for 80 percent of global energy demand. Go to story #1

President Obama indicated yesterday that he will use Republican denunciations of climate change to cast Mitt Romney as the standard-bearer of a stridently conservative GOP that belittles science. The move coincides with similar moves by administration officials and political allies to describe Republicans as a backward force on climate. Go to story #2