‘As President Obama noted on his recent trip to Alaska, urgent action on climate change is essential for the health, security, and well-being of Americans and people around the world. That’s why we’ve been taking unprecedented actions to reduce our own emissions at home while working with the international community to build a durable framework for reducing emissions globally.’

via The World’s Climate Targets: Major Steps Toward our Climate Goals | whitehouse.gov.

‘International climate change talks are in the works, and different religious leaders are weighing in, including – in a remarkable show of unity – Buddhist leaders.’

via Why climate change unites Buddhists around the world – CSMonitor.com.

‘More than 40 of the nation’s leading environmental and social justice groups demanded a federal investigation of Exxon Mobil on Friday, accusing the huge oil and gas company of deceiving the American public about the risks of climate change to protect its profits.’

via Exxon Mobil Accused of Misleading Public on Climate Change Risks – The New York Times.

‘Exxon was aware of climate change, as early as 1977, 11 years before it became a public issue, according to a recent investigation from InsideClimate News.’

via Exxon Knew about Climate Change Almost 40 Years Ago – Scientific American.

‘…The global economy can bring global emissions down to the IPCC target of 20 billion tons within 20 years if most countries—­especially those with either large GDPs or populations—devote between 1.5 and 2 percent per year of GDP to investments in energy efficiency and clean, low-emission renewable-energy sources.’

via Think We Can’t Stabilize the Climate While Fostering Growth? Think Again. | The Nation.

‘A number of cities in the Persian Gulf region may be unlivable the end of the century due to global warming if humans do not curb greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research.’

via These Cities May Soon Be Uninhabitable Thanks to Climate Change | TIME.

“Monday’s Oval Office meeting between President Obama and Indonesian President Joko Widodo, known as “Jokowi,” offers the nation where Obama once lived a chance to elevate its profile and appeal to foreign investors. But as raging forest and peatland fires in Indonesia pour huge amounts of carbon into the atmosphere, the environmental destruction highlights the challenge both leaders face in curbing climate change.”

via Indonesia’s climate crisis rages as its president meets with Obama on Monday – The Washington Post.

‘Climate change will hit every level of an economy. Mentally and physically people work worse when they are hot. Rising seas and fiercer storms chew up infrastructure. And agricultural effects like crop failures reach far beyond borders.’

via Climate Change Is Going to Be Expensive—For Everybody | WIRED.

‘Some delegates said they feared a repeat of the 2009 summit in Copenhagen when governments last tried, and failed, to agree a deal, although many others said they remained confident of a breakthrough at the November 30th-December 11th meeting in Paris.’

via Disputes over financing hamper talks on global warming.

‘…a much tougher battle for hard targets — over money — has moved into the foreground and could still do for Paris what the emissions fight did for Copenhagen.’

via Climate Talks Imperiled by Rich-Poor Fight Over Hard Targets for Aid – The New York Times.