VENTURE CAPITAL POST

Wading into one of the most polarizing issues in American politics, Pope Francis has called upon the United States to join other nations in fighting climate change. He stressed the time to act is now. "Climate change is a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation. When it comes to the care of our common home, we are living at a critical moment of history," the pope said in a speech Wednesday on the South Lawn of the White House.

A global deal to curb carbon emissions must recognize each country's right to develop, France's foreign minister said in New Delhi on Thursday, as the host of this year's U.N. climate change talks seeks to win India's backing for a global deal.

Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi is making his first visits in years to fellow exporters Venezuela and Mexico, although tumbling oil prices are not the stated purpose of the trip, according to officials and sources.

The University of California voted on Friday to maintain its investments in fossil fuels, frustrating a student-led effort to divest its portfolio in oil, natural gas and coal.

The White House has made government data available to developers and researchers that will help them come up with simulations and help it in its efforts to prepare cities for climate change, TechCrunch reported.

Apple Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook did not take too kindly on the suggestion of a shareholder to abandon its environmental causes that don't add to the company's profits, CNET reported.

Ian Dunlop, climate change advocate, is being campaigned against by no less than the BHP Billiton chairman for board director in the mining firm.

According to a report, the National Research Council concluded that subsidies towards greenhouse gases reduction had little to no effect.