‘The risks of climate change—increasingly severe storms, crop failures and flooding of coastal cities—need no embellishment. Nonetheless, Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of England and chairman of the global Financial Stability Board, recently warned that climate change poses another danger: a financial collapse triggered by a sharp decline in the value of investment in fossil fuels.’

via Climate Change at the Bank of England – WSJ.

‘…The leaders of 10 gas and oil companies issued a statement calling for an “effective” agreement at the United Nations climate change summit in December, recognising that current greenhouse emissions were inconsistent with the goal of limiting global warming to 2C.’

via Oil bosses call for a strong deal at Paris climate talks | Environment | The Guardian.

‘Abrupt transitions of regional climate in response to the gradual rise in atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations are notoriously difficult to foresee. However, such events could be particularly challenging in view of the capacity required for society and ecosystems to adapt to them.’

via Catalogue of abrupt shifts in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change climate models.

‘…The result — that out of 37 abrupt changes detected in these climate simulations, fully 18 of them occurred at temperature levels less than 2 degrees Celsius of warming — is simultaneously dramatic and yet also difficult to assess’

via The biggest question about climate change isn’t ‘if’ or ‘when.’ It’s ‘how abrupt?’ – The Washington Post.

‘Only 16% of Americans believe there is not enough evidence to prove global climate change is real, the lowest percentage since a survey began asking the question in 2008.’

via Americans’ Denial of Climate Change Hits Record Low, Survey Finds | TIME.

‘The Democratic hopefuls for president vowed to embrace forceful measures to combat climate change in their curtain-raising debate last night without explaining how they would enlist the help of Republican lawmakers needed to enact their ambitious plans.’

via Climate Change Emerges as Campaign Theme – Scientific American.

‘…By 1978 Exxon’s senior scientists were telling top management that climate change was real, caused by man, and would raise global temperatures by 2-3C this century, which was pretty much spot-on.’

via Exxon’s climate lie: ‘No corporation has ever done anything this big or bad’ | Bill McKibben | Environment | The Guardian.

‘Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) says the state needs to drill more oil to mitigate the impact of climate change.’

via Alaska gov.: More drilling needed to fund climate change programs | TheHill.

‘It’s been well established over many years that Exxon is one of the world’s leading voices when it comes to denying the evidence of climate change. What’s new, however, are reports that the oil giant has quietly operated for decades on the assumption that the scientific evidence is real.’

via What Exxon knew about climate change, and when it knew it | MSNBC.

‘Parmar’s solar energy pump is one of the technologies being promoted by a new project designed to help rural Indians adapt to climate change. The project, run by the international NGO, the Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research programme on climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS), aims to create 1,000 so-called climate smart villages across six Indian states including Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat.’

via India’s climate tech revolution is starting in its villages | Guardian Sustainable Business | The Guardian.