‘(Reuters) – Business and political leaders around the world, most notably in the powerhouses of the United States and China, are pressing for action to avert the potentially huge financial repercussions of climate change.’

‘But this year there’s a major stumbling block to concerted global action. The most vocal climate change skeptic in the Group of 20 leading industrialized nations is its current host, Australia.’

via G20 host Australia stumbling block to global climate change action | Reuters.

‘After billionaire activist Tom Steyer pledged to spend $50 million defeating climate change deniers this fall, it came as no surprise that he set his sights on Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R).’

via In Florida, it’s billionaire climate hawk vs. climate-denying governor. Who will win? | Grist.

‘The United States is considering a proposal to combat climate change that would require countries to offer plans for curtailing greenhouse gas emissions on a certain schedule but would leave it to individual nations to determine how deep their cuts would be, said Todd Stern, the nation’s chief climate negotiator.’

via U.S. considers climate change plan that would mandate emission cuts – LA Times.

‘For President Obama, fracking is a key weapon against global warming. Abundant natural gas, he said in his State of the Union address this year, is a “bridge fuel” to ubiquitous renewable energy—the key to securing economic growth “with less of the carbon pollution that causes climate change.”‘

via This New Study Explains Why Fracking Won’t Solve Climate Change | Mother Jones.

‘Drastic weather, rising seas and changing storm patterns could become “threat multipliers” for the United States, vastly complicating security challenges faced by American forces, the Pentagon said in a new report on the impact of climate change released Monday.’

via Climate change threatens national security, Pentagon says – The Washington Post.

‘WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp said on Wednesday it had made a technological breakthrough in developing a power source based on nuclear fusion, and the first reactors, small enough to fit on the back of a truck, could be ready for use in a decade.’

via Lockheed says makes breakthrough on fusion energy project – Yahoo News.

‘Melting polar and glacial ice and thermally expanding ocean water have accelerated sea level rise to the highest rate in at least 6,000 years according to a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using data from ancient sediment samples from around Asia and Australia, researchers looked back at 35,000 years of sea level history, finding that over the last 6,000 years little changed — until 150 years ago.’

via New Study Details Alarming Acceleration In Sea Level Rise | ThinkProgress.

‘Since it was invented in the 19th century, the basic concept of the bicycle has stayed the same. That may be changing. Some believe the “Copenhagen Wheel” can be the future of urban transportation.’

via Could “Copenhagen Wheel” reinvent the urban commute? – CBS News.

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‘…Over the past decade, economists have been busy analyzing the implications of different uses of carbon revenues, paying particular attention to how carbon pricing policies interact with pre-existing taxes. The policy recommendations that emerge from these studies depend critically on what policy makers are trying to achieve.’

via The multibillion dollar question: How to spend carbon revenues? |.

‘Over the weekend, NASA announced that last month was the warmest September since global records have been kept. What’s more, the last six months were collectively the warmest middle half of the year in NASA’s records—dating back to 1880.’

via NASA: Earth just experienced the warmest six-month stretch ever..