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The article looks at the proposed goal of India to reduce the emissions intensity of its economy, or the amount of carbon dioxide emitted per unit of gross domestic product, by between 20% and 25% by the year 2020. Topics discussed include the country's climate pledge, or Intended Nationally Determined tribution (INDC), per capita emissions, carbon intensity, and annual emissions.

The article discusses the possibility that the changing weather in the U.S. can drive the government to act on global warming. According to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on his documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," it takes a sudden jolt before people become aware of a danger. In addition, Michael Oppenheimer, a geoscientist at Princeton University, states that weather forecasts could have an effect to government actions, which could also be robust. Key information about the contributing factors of global warming are further discussed.

The article reports on the release of the evaluations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding climate change. It calls for health-surveillance systems to include climate sensitive pathogens and vectors as well as recommendations for research to model the health impacts of climate-related events. The report was written by a team of government and independent scientists under the guidance of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). CDC was under a U.S. government's climate change science program.