Antarctica has a somewhat separate and special climate system from other parts of the globe.
Earlier this month, Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) linked extreme weather to climate change in a special report.
Speaking in Brussels, Gro Harlem Brundtland - the UN's special envoy on climate change - suggested there would now be a twin-track approach, with some of the important discussions taking place outside the UNFCCC umbrella.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has designated 2004 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Wangari Maathai as a United Nations Messenger of Peace with a special focus on the environment and climate change.
" Oxbow Group, an energy company run by billionaire William Koch, noted a "volatile" debate about global climate change and worries about "aggressive actions by individuals and special-interest groups deeply opposed to the continued use of carbon-based fuels.
Kerry also has displayed a particular interest in climate change and energy, and sources say he is likely to give special emphasis to those issues.
But rather than thank them for their support, the Anti-Defamation League, which is supposed to be dedicated first and foremost to defending Jews from anti-Semitism, published a special report this week where it insinuated that they cultivate a climate of hatred and paranoia which could endanger Jews among others.
So hot, you might say that the House is creating a special new committee to highlight the problem and senators are introducing one climate change bill after another.
On the business side, consultancy firm KPMG - in the shape of its special global adviser Yvo de Boer, former head of the UN climate convention - has highlighted the pledges of the private sector.
Yet this special report will suggest that warnings about Arctic conflict are, like the climate, overcooked.
Climate change minister Greg Barker has also been under fire recently over what Labour claims are inappropriate links with a special adviser.
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