Rajendra Pachauri, the UN's top climate scientist, supported calls to keep CO2 concentrations below 350 ppm to prevent dangerous climate change and protect vulnerable communities.  Mail and Guardian Online 8/25/09Read More

Arctic and island nation leaders at the vanguard of climate change met in Washington, D.C. in April.   San Francisco Chronicle 7/29/09Read More

Greenhouse gas-cutting targets set by 16 leading nations in Italy this week will not protect island states from climate change, the chair of AOSIS said.   AOSIS is calling for a cap of 1.5 degrees, as it argues a cap of 2 degrees "exceeds safe thresholds necessary for the protection and survival of small islands."  The Times of India, 7/11/09Read More

The Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Republic of the Fiji Islands, and Papua New Guinea sent a letter to President Obama asking for US support for an amendment to the Montreal Protocol to regulate and phase down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are incredibly potent greenhouse gases.  Solve Climate  6/23/09Read More

The Maldives led a UN Human Rights Council panel debate yesterday, calling on the international community to protect the human rights of people in countries vulnerable to climate change.  Minivan News  6/17/09Read More

A U.N. Human Rights Council panel has emphasized that a successful outcome of climate change negotiations matters for human rights. UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 6/17/09Read More

The Canadian Arctic feels the effects of global warming every day.  The Chronicle Herald  6/14/09Read More

The Open Passage Expedition sets sail from Victoria, BC on June 6 on a 40-foot yacht to navigate the Northwest Passage from west to east on a mission to learn more about how climate change is impacting Inuit communities and tell that story to a global audience.  Toronto Star  6/8/09Read More

Small Pacific islands vulnerable to rising sea levels won a symbolic victory at the United Nations on Wednesday with the passage of a resolution recognizing climate change as a possible threat to security.  Reuters  6/3/09Read More

The federal government could be doing more to help relocate Alaska Native communities whose vulnerability to erosion and flooding has only worsened with global warming, concludes a report from the Government Accountability Office.  Anchorage Daily News  6/3/09Read More

The United Nations General Assembly is expected to adopt a resolution brought by 12 Pacific Island States, linking for the first time, climate change and international peace and security.  The New York Times  5/29/09Read More

The first comprehensive report into the human cost of climate change -- from the Global Humanitarian Forum -- warns the world is in the throes of a "silent crisis" that is killing 300,000 people each year.  CNN  5/29/09Read More

Major emitters are pushing for greenhouse gas emissions cuts that are too low to prevent devastating sea rises, representatives said at the World Ocean Conference.  Agence France-Presse  5/12/09Read More

Scientists have worked out how much greenhouse gas the world can emit in total without tipping climate change towards catastrophic levels of warming and have warned the world is on course for disaster.  Even the most drastic emissions cuts currently being discussed stand little chance of limiting global warming to safe levels, two studies by scientists in Oxford and Germany have found, prompting calls for a radical rethink on how to tackle climate change.  Financial Times  4/29/09Read More

Hundreds of indigenous peoples from eighty nations are meeting in Anchorage to craft a message to climate negotiators.  Associated Press 4/19/09Read More

Obama Administration declares climate-warming pollution dangerous to human health and welfare.  The New York Times  4/17/09Read More

Guardian poll reveals almost nine out of 10 climate experts do not believe current political efforts will keep warming below 2C.  The Guardian  4/14/09Read More

Proportion of Thicker,  More Persistent Winter Cover Is the Lowest on Record.  The Washington Post 4/7/09Read More

Climate change will intensify droughts, storms and floods and lead to environmental migrations and potential conflict. The Washington Post 2/23/09Read More

The perception that the U.S. is now serious about tackling climate change has set off a flurry of diplomacy around the globe. The New York Times 3/1/09Read More

Lawyer slags Canada for ignoring Arctic Warming:  Country dubbed "colossal fossil" for climate change intransigence. Nunavut News  1/23/09Read More

UN Chief to head global warming push. The Financial Times 1/26/09Read More

Halt all carbon emissions by 2050, says Worldwatch Institute. Washington (Reuters)  1/13/09Read More

World's largest reinsurer says global warming made 2008 third most expensive year on record. The Financial Times, UK  12/29/08Read More

New report points to accelerated melting, longer droughts and abrupt climate change in 21st century. Washington Post 12/25/08Read More

Decisions adopted by COP 14 and CMP 4Read More

President-elect Obama intends to move quickly to make substantial cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. The New York Times 11/18/08Read More