‘Washington (CNN)The Canadian firm proposing the massive Keystone XL pipeline said Monday it was asking the U.S. State Department to halt its review of the project as it waits out a separate process at the state level.’

via Company behind Keystone asks U.S. to halt review – CNNPolitics.com.

‘French president François Hollande claimed China and France had taken an “historic” step towards tackling climate change on Monday after the two countries agreed any deal reached in Paris next month should include checks on whether signatories are keeping their commitments to reduce emissions.’

via China and France say Paris climate pact should have five-year reviews | Environment | The Guardian.

‘A new NASA study found that Antarctica has been adding more ice than it’s been losing, challenging other research, including that of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, that concludes that Earth’s southern continent is losing land ice overall.’

via NASA says Antarctica is actually gaining ice. Does this mean climate is fine? – CSMonitor.com.

‘A climate change deal to be agreed in Paris in December will not be able to come up with a global carbon price, the United Nations’ climate chief, Christiana Figueres, said on Tuesday.’

via Climate change deal will not include global carbon price: UN climate chief | Reuters.

‘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.