‘…The U.S. and Brazil pledged to increase production of electricity from renewable sources to represent 20% of electricity production by 2030. That’s three times as much renewable energy as the U.S. currently produces and twice as much as is produced in Brazil, according to the White House.’

‘…In a separate announcement, the Chinese government said it would aim to have carbon emissions peak in 2030.’

via U.S., China and Brazil Commit to New Climate Change Goals | TIME.

‘WASHINGTON—The U.S. and Brazil pledged Tuesday to work toward new commitments to reduce the impact of climate change ahead of President Barack Obama’s goal of reaching a global accord this December.’

via U.S., Brazil Agree on Climate-Change Steps – WSJ.

‘According to the Guardian, Naomi Klein will lead a high-level climate change conference for the Vatican along with Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson. In the conference, The People and Planet First: the Imperative to Change Course, Klein and Turkson will focus on the Pope’s recent 200-page encyclical that frames global warming as a moral issue.’

via Secular Activist Naomi Klein Joins Pope Francis To Fight Climate Change.

‘…This research is key to understanding the Earth’s future under changing climate conditions, as Earth’s oceans are thought to have absorbed about one quarter of the CO2 humans pumped into the atmosphere over the past 20 years. The flip side of this process is that, as they absorb CO2, oceans also become more acidic with dramatic consequences for sea life. Even worse, oceans might not be able to cope with a future increase in man-made CO2 emissions in the same way they have been doing this so far.’

via An insight into future ocean carbon uptake under different climate change scenarios.

‘Petty legal filings. Diversionary ballot measures. Counting abstentions as no votes. These are just some of the tactics U.S. oil companies used this spring to quash efforts by investors to win the right to nominate climate experts for board seats.’

via Oil companies played hardball in bid to defeat climate outsiders | Reuters.

Rich countries are very, very far from raising the billions they promised to help poor countries fight climate change, jeopardising the prospects of reaching a global warming deal at Paris, the world’s rising economies warned.

via Rich countries’ $100bn promise to fight climate change ‘not delivered’ | Environment | The Guardian.

‘WASHINGTON — More people will be exposed to floods, droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather associated with climate change over the next century than previously thought, according to a new report in the British medical journal The Lancet.’

via Risk of Extreme Weather From Climate Change to Rise Over Next Century, Report Says – The New York Times.

‘The chiefs of some of Europe’s biggest energy companies decided to pull an historic about-face. It was time to heed the protesters marching in the February snow outside their industry conference demanding action to counter global warming.’

via How the European Oil Industry Decided to Save the Climate – Bloomberg Business.

‘The threat to human health from climate change is so great that it could undermine the last 50 years of gains in development and global health, experts warned on Tuesday.’

via Climate change health risk is a ‘medical emergency’, experts warn | Reuters.

‘While slamming a slew of modern trends — the heedless worship of technology, our addiction to fossil fuels and compulsive consumerism — the Pope said humanity’s “reckless” behavior has pushed the planet to a perilous “breaking point.”‘

via Pope: ‘Revolution’ needed to fight climate change – CNN.com.