‘A new draft of the potential global agreement on climate change, to be negotiated this December in Paris, has been published by the United Nations.’

via UN publishes draft of slimmed-down Paris climate change deal | Environment | The Guardian.

‘…The groups are protesting a proposal to ship Utah coal by rail through the new maritime bulk terminal being developed by Phil Tagami for the city at the former Army Base, a cornerstone project for the city.’

via Environmentalists file lawsuit to stop coal being shipped through Oakland – Inside Bay Area.

‘If the US Congress is to take meaningful action to curb climate change, the support of corporate America and Republicans will be required. This is why a meeting of food industry executives and politicians – joined by a lone Republican congressman – on Capitol Hill on Thursday may be the first glimmer of a bipartisan approach to climate action.’

via Food industry executives call on Congress for climate change action | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian.

‘…The International Ocean Discovery Program-led mission planned to find sediments that would show climate records to 5m years in the past but one section of seabed had a record stretching back to 50m years.’

via Seabed study expands Australian climate knowledge to past 50m years | Environment | The Guardian.

‘Divisions over money between rich and poor countries re-emerged as nations submitted their plans for tackling climate change to the UN.’

‘India, the last big emitter to publish its contribution, said it would need $2.5 trillion to meet its targets.’

via UN battle looms over finance as nations submit climate plans – BBC News.

‘October 2, 2015, 5:00 AM|Christiana Figueres, the U.N.’s head of global climate negotiations, says reaching a deal to reduce carbon emissions is finally within reach because it’s in every country’s economic interests to do so.’

via U.N. climate chief: “This transformation is unstoppable” – Videos – CBS News.