‘Glaciers are melting much faster than previously thought in Antarctica, contributing to rising sea levels that could swamp island nations and flood coastal communities.’

via Glaciers in Antarctica are melting three times faster than previously thought – CBS News.

‘Curbing the world’s huge and increasing appetite for meat is essential to avoid devastating climate change, according to a new report. But governments and green campaigners are doing nothing to tackle the issue due to fears of a consumer backlash, warns the analysis from the thinktank Chatham House.’

via Eating less meat essential to curb climate change, says report | Environment | The Guardian.

‘…if Obama approves Keystone XL, it would be a terrible signal for him to send, denting the climate legacy that he has done so much to build, through both the E.P.A. power-plant regulations and the deal with China’

via Pivoting the Climate Debate from Oil to Coal – The New Yorker.

‘Eight out of 10 Americans now believe the climate is changing, according to a new survey conducted for Munich Re America, the world’s largest reinsurance firm.’

via Poll: 83% of Americans say climate is changing.

‘One critical question now is whether India — the country that has stood by China’s side in climate talks and is now the world’s third-largest emitter — will follow suit in a meaningful way at the Lima negotiations.’

via The Next Big Climate Question: Will India Follow China? – NYTimes.com.

‘…Climate change is everything, a story and a calamity bigger than any other.’

via Are We Missing the Big Picture on Climate Change? – NYTimes.com.

‘…Of this figure, roughly 48,000 will be via diarrhea; 60,000 via malaria; 95,000 via under-nutrition during childhood; and 38,000 via heat exposure (the elderly mostly) — according to the new report.’

via WHO Report: Climate Change To Cause 250,000 “Extra Deaths” A Year By 2030 | CleanTechnica.

‘…Almost every year, the World Bank has put out a devastating report on some aspect of climate change. Last month, in a report entitled “Turn Down the Heat,” the World Bank warned that if nothing is done, global temperatures will rise by 4 degrees Celsius, or 7.2 degrees Fahrenheit, by 2060, creating a “cataclysm” for poor countries.’

via Adjusting the Tune on Climate Change – NYTimes.com.

‘The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, this week and next will lay the groundwork for a more significant gathering in Paris a year from now: the 21st conference of the 1992 United Nations Convention on Climate Change. … The 15th conference, held in Copenhagen five years ago to draw up a successor treaty, collapsed spectacularly under determined opposition from China and India.’

via Rupert Darwall: Obama Puts Climate on the 2016 Ballot – WSJ.

‘…Even with a deal to stop the current rate of greenhouse gas emissions, scientists warn, the world will become increasingly unpleasant. Without a deal, they say, the world could eventually become uninhabitable for humans.’

via Optimism Faces Grave Realities at Climate Talks – NYTimes.com.