UN's Tiniest Nation: "Help! We're Drowning" | Mother Jones

With climate change, with unpredictable weather patterns, it brings all sorts of diseases.

The American Spectator : Henny-Penny Skips Cancun

ME: So what will come out of Cancun?

H-P: Substantively, nothing. For the 15,000 true believers, most of whom are on U.N. or national expense accounts, it will have been two weeks of sunbathing and mariachi music.

China denies softening on emissions stance | Energy & Oil | Reuters

CANCUN, Mexico, Dec 7 (Reuters) - China will insist on keeping its greenhouse gas output free of any binding climate treaty fetters, a senior Chinese diplomat said on Tuesday, dismissing an earlier report that suggested a softening of Beijing's position as a "misunderstanding."
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Liu also poured cold water on reports that China may have accepted an Indian proposal on the contentious issue of how and how much big developing nations should inform other countries about their efforts to curb emissions.

Ban Ki-moon in Remarks at Press Briefing in Cancun | Scoop News

Climate change affects everything the UN does – peace and security, development, and human rights.

We cannot sustain gains toward our Millennium Development Goals… or preserve the ecosystems that sustain us … we cannot ensure safety and stability for the poor and vulnerable … without progress on climate change.

WRAPUP 4-UN's Ban urges climate deal, short of perfect | Energy & Oil | Reuters

Ban told the ministers: "the stability of the global economy, the well-being of your citizens, the health of our planet, all this and more depend on you."