Prime Minister Stephen Harper toured Canada's Arctic last week for the fifth time since he took office, in an effort to reaffirm Canada's claims to the region. In 2009, Harper's tour resulted in the establishment of an official Northern strategy and the creation of CanNor, a regional economic development agency, in the interest of supporting socio-economic development, Canada's Northern sovereignty, the improvement of Northern governance, and the protection of the Northern environment. This year Harper's weeklong tour demonstrated that the federal government aims to reinforce these goals.

A high level trade mission from the United States will be in Mexico City September 27-29 for "the first ever Green ICT & Energy Efficiency Trade Mission to Mexico City."  The purpose of this mission by the US Commercial Service is to promote the entry of green business and Smart Grid companies into Mexico. Coinciding with the Mexican government's Green Expo 2010, this American mission plans to capitalize on Mexican President Felipe Calderon's move towards lower national carbon emissions and a ‘greener' economy.

Researchers from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University have concluded a study drawing on ten years of data quantifying the effects of climate change on migration patterns in North America. Specifically, the study analyzes Mexico-US emigration statistics from 1995 to 2005 and examines the correlation between climate change, crop yields and migration.