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    At New York debate, Donald Trump denies saying*climate change*is a
    Chinese hoax
    <http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2016/sep/26/donald-trump/donald-trump-denies-saying-global-warming-chinese-/>

PolitiFact 	 -‎3 hours ago‎ 	

	
    Amid a discussion about how to boost the U.S. economy, Democratic
    presidential nominee Hillary Clinton said her opponent Donald Trump
    "thinks that *climate change*is a hoax perpetrated by the Chinese."
    "I think it's real," she said during a Sept. 26*...*


    Aviation Emissions Are Next Target in Fight Against*Climate Change*
    <http://time.com/4507779/climate-change-flying-emissions/>

TIME 	 -‎7 hours ago‎ 	

	
    Negotiators from around the world will craft a framework to limit
    future aviation emissions at a conference in Montreal this week in
    what they hope will be a significant step toward addressing climate
    change.  The industry needs to find a way to grow without increasing
    its emissions...


    Carbon emissions not priced at true cost to*climate*: OECD
    <http://www.reuters.com/article/us-oecd-carbon-idUSKCN11W0VK>

Reuters 	 -‎15 hours ago‎ 	

	
    A price on carbon is considered an effective tool in curbing
    greenhouse gases by making polluters pay for emissions blamed for
    causing*global warming*. But worldwide, carbon prices are very low,
    or even zero. "New evidence presented...shows that 90percent of
    carbon emissions are not priced at a level reflecting even a
    conservative estimate of their climate cost" *... ...The OECD said
    an effective price on carbon is essential if the Paris Agreement
    target of curbing emission, limiting global warming and
    decarbonising the global economy by the second half of the century
    is to be reached....*"*Pricing carbon can lead to substitution
    towards less carbon-intensive forms of energy and to lower demand
    for energy overall.*"*.. *"*Carbon pricing can be strengthened
    through both taxes and emissions trading... even modest action taken
    by all countries can translate into strong progress*"* .
    *


    A New Debate Over Pricing the Risks of*Climate Change*
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/27/business/energy-environment/a-new-debate-over-pricing-the-risks-of-climate-change.html>

New York Times 	 -‎10 hours ago‎ 	

	
    Some companies, including Exxon Mobil, say the economics of *climate
    change*are too hard to predict for them to give investors hard
    numbers about the business impact of*global warming*. Federal
    regulators may disagree and are considering requiring Exxon to do
    just that for the value of its oil reserves...Now a long-shot
    legislative effort by a Florida congressman to prevent such a move
    by the federal government has become an unexpected flash point in
    the battle over disclosing climate-related risks — with potentially
    hundreds of billions of dollars in the balance....The congressional
    measure, an amendment to an appropriations bill, originally
    introduced in July by Representative Bill Posey, a Florida
    Republican, has been picked up in the Senate version of the
    legislation. Because the bill is tied up in a partisan debate over
    spending, there is no certainty the amendment will pass.But at a
    time when many Republicans dispute the very notion of climate
    change, the Posey measure has focused the debate over whether it is
    reasonable — or even possible — to expect companies to put a price
    tag on the environmental impact of climate change.....The issue is
    not limited to Exxon and oil companies. The Posey amendment would
    allow real estate companies to stay mum on the risks posed to
    waterfront properties by rising seas, for example, and let food
    companies leave the impact of future water shortages
    unaddressed.....But some companies, including Exxon, contend that
    the economics of climate change are unpredictable and that global
    growth will continue to create demand for resources, making it even
    more difficult to come up with hard numbers. ..Representative Posey
    is among those who say the federal government has no business
    forcing businesses to try. He accuses the financial regulator, the
    Securities and Exchange Commission, of pursuing a political agenda
    by pressing companies to quantify climate risks.


    Obama*Climate*Plan, Now in Court, May Hinge on Error in 1990 Law
    <http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/26/us/politics/obama-court-clean-power-plan.html>

New York Times 	 -‎12 hours ago‎ 	

	
    The initiative, known as the Clean Power Plan, which Mr. Obama sees
    as at the heart of his*climate change*legacy, gave the United States
    critical leverage to broker the landmark 2015 Paris*climate
    change*accord. If the plan is struck down, the United*...*


    The Madhouse Effect of*climate*denial
    <https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2016/sep/26/the-madhouse-effect-of-climate-denial>

The Guardian 	 -‎4 hours ago‎ 	

	
    While there have been countless books about*climate change*over the
    past two decades, this one - entitled The Madhouse Effect -
    distinguishes itself by its clear and straightforward science mixed
    with clever and sometimes comedic presentation*...*


    The Religion of*Climate Change*Denial
    <http://dissidentvoice.org/2016/09/the-religion-of-climate-change-denial/>

Dissident Voice 	 -‎1 hour ago‎ 	

	
    Although he is right that religion is a powerful belief system
    common to human societies, which leaders take advantage of to
    control people, he is dead wrong about acceptance of the science of
    anthropogenic*global warming*being a religion. This is a*...*


    (letter) Without sustained public clamor,*climate change*will remain
    a nonissue
    <https://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2016/09/26/without-sustained-public-clamor-climate-change-will-remain-nonissue/DRUAOVzLXMMwQC0t8S7mOI/story.html>

The Boston Globe 	 -‎2 hours ago‎ 	

	
    The Globe's editorial on the minor role that*climate change*has
    played in this year's election ("Coming up cold on*climate change*,"
    Sept. 23) puts the blame on the two campaigns, but perhaps the real
    reason it hasn't received the attention it deservesis that the
    public has not demanded it. *...although a majority of people
    acknowledge that climate change is real and human-caused, it remains
    a stubbornly low-priority political issue for most Americans. If
    more people recognized the dire urgency of changing our energy
    policies to address the worldwide trend of rising temperatures and
    extreme weather, there would be a corresponding increase in the
    salience that the candidates confer on climate and energy issues.*


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