Center for a New American Security

According to a recent World Bank report, Russia is not properly prepared to deal with the impacts of climate change, which are likely to affect it more than other European and Central Asian nations, reports Bloomberg News. In the United States, the House of Representatives is prepared to vote on the Waxman-Markey climate change bill this week, according to the New York Times. Reuters reports that President Obama is urging the House to pass the bill, calling it a piece of “historic legislation.” Meanwhile, ongoing violence in the Niger Delta has led Eni to declare a force majeure on exports coming from its Brass terminal.