‘…This was in large part a contest between OPEC and US frackers for power over the oil market. With the new technology of hydraulic fracturing, US oil production has increased by nearly 50 percent since 2008, after more than three decades of decline. By pushing prices lower OPEC hopes to restrain the growth of the costlier production.’

via OPEC in the age of climate change – Opinion – Al Jazeera English.

‘Berkeley has approved an ordinance — and San Francisco is drafting one, too — requiring gas pump warning labels about climate change.’

via Carroll: Climate labels on gas pumps? – The Denver Post.

‘Ideas range from trying to block the Sun’s rays with sulphur particles in the upper atmosphere to making the seas and deserts more reflective to forests of artificial trees soaking up carbon dioxide -concepts that seem so outlandish that many refuse to take them seriously.’

via BBC News – How could we intervene to change the climate?.

‘Outdoor air pollution is the fifth leading cause of death in India, according to a study showing it led to 627,000 premature deaths in 2010 alone.’

via Climate change talks offer India new opportunity – Opinion – The Boston Globe.

‘This map, from Sophie Yeo at Responding to Climate Change, rounds up surveys and polls from around the world since 2009 that look at views on climate change from abroad.’

via What people think about climate change around the world, in one map – The Washington Post.

‘In the clearest sign to date the administration sees no long-range future for fossil fuel, the state department climate change envoy, Todd Stern, said the world would have no choice but to forgo developing reserves of oil, coal and gas.’

via Obama’s climate change envoy: fossil fuels will have to stay in the ground | Environment | The Guardian.

‘(Reuters) – Fiscal incentives for carbon capture should be part of the global climate change agreement that replaces the Kyoto Protocol, 56 countries belonging to the U.N. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) said in a statement on Tuesday.’

via 56 countries seek carbon capture incentives in next climate deal | Reuters.

‘Championed by Professor Mary Christina Wood in the Law School at the University of Oregon, the concept of Atmospheric Trust Litigation reasons that a government elected by the people has a duty to protect the natural systems required for their survival (Our Children’s Trust).’

via Atmospheric Trust Litigation — Can We Sue Ourselves Over Climate Change?.

‘WASHINGTON AP — Despite a bitter U.S. cold snap, the globe is rushing hell-bent toward its warmest year on record with last month setting the fifth monthly heat record of the year.’

via NOAA: Globe sets 5th hottest-month record of 2014 – Yahoo News.

‘BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Some of the country’s first gas-pump warning labels about climate change are coming to Berkeley, a city with a long history of green and clean policies.’

via City OKs plan for gas-pump climate change labels – Yahoo News.