Antarctica has a somewhat separate and special climate system from other parts of the globe.
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.
Earlier this month, Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) linked extreme weather to climate change in a special report.
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.
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.
" 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.
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