‘Frustration ran high Wednesday at the snail’s pace of talks for a climate rescue pact, with three days left for diplomats to craft a blueprint for a year-end UN summit.’

via Frustration mounts as time runs out at climate talks.

‘…The formation of yet another bloc, just a few weeks before world leaders are supposed to meet in Paris to hammer out a global climate accord, did not seem to bode well for an agreement. And, indeed, this week, at a set of pre-Paris talks in Bonn, negotiations took a new and decidedly acrimonious turn.’

via The Bumpy Road to Paris – The New Yorker.

‘France has launched an unprecedented diplomatic drive to shepherd nations big and small towards a major climate change deal, ahead of a Paris summit next month that is the next major make-or-break moment for the movement against global warming.’

via France launches global drive for climate deal | Environment | The Guardian.

‘…But scientists who study climate change and fire behavior say their work does not show a link between this year’s wildfires and global warming, or support Brown’s assertion that fires are now unpredictable and unprecedented. There is not enough evidence, they say.’

via Gov. Brown’s link between climate change and wildfires is unsupported, fire experts say – LA Times.

‘…Monday’s report said the rich could afford to shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energies, while helping others, and have more responsibility because they have benefited from burning coal, oil and natural gas since the Industrial Revolution.’

via Rich nations lag in ‘fair share’ of climate action – study – Yahoo News.

‘In his address, Kerry joined a chorus of climate change advocates who paint the negotiations as an opportunity to transition the world to a low-carbon economy in which investment dollars flow into renewable energy sources and other technology to stem global warming.’

via Kerry Urges Strong Agreement on Climate Change Ahead of Paris Conference | TIME.

‘HOUSTON — The Obama administration shut the door Friday on drilling in Alaska’s Arctic Ocean over the next two years, canceling auctions for drilling rights in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas.’

via U.S. Blocks Alaskan Arctic Drilling for 2 Years – The New York Times.

‘OSLO (Reuters) – A draft agreement that ditches cherished ideas of almost 200 nations about how to fight climate change could spark “fireworks” at a final round of negotiations to design a U.N. agreement to be held in Paris in December.’

via As U.N. climate deal looms, pressure on nations to ditch demands – Yahoo News.

‘Ten major international energy companies declared their support for a climate agreement to be reached at a United Nations summit in Paris starting next month.’

via Big Oil Companies Declare Support for Global Climate Agreement – Bloomberg Business.

‘Tokyo Electric Power Co. is scheduled to complete a seaside wall at its wrecked Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power station at the end of the month…’

via Fukushima Nuclear Power Disaster Cleanup Four Years Later: Q&A – Bloomberg Business.