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Other NewsEditorialsGoing green vs. going broke.Will cutting carbon kill jobs in California? Republicans say California can't afford its global warming law. But the real question should be: Can we afford not to cut pollution? Los Angeles Times Climate of fear.The integrity of climate research has taken a very public battering in recent months. Scientists must now emphasize the science, while acknowledging that they are in a street fight. Nature In climate change hot seat: Van Schalkwyk may be able to make a difference.Does Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk have what it takes to bring together a deeply divided world long enough to agree to a legally binding global climate accord in two short years? Johannesburg Business Day OpinionBattle over biofuel strategy.Legislate in haste, repent at leisure: is that the syndrome afflicting the EU's biofuels policy? One of the few points of agreement is that current biofuels policy looks like a serious mistake. BBC Aviation emissions: Understanding the carbon offset market.We've got to start offsetting and we've got to do it today. It's easy to do it and there are plenty of opportunities to do it. We share one planet and we haven't got a spare one. Fast Company Only a carbon tax and nuclear power can save us.What the world needs is a nation that will set an example, stop pandering to special interests, do what is necessary for the people and the rest of the life on the planet. Is it possible that Australia could provide that example, that moral leadership? Sydney Australian |
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Recent changes in the seasonal timing of biological events such as flowering and migration have been linked to warmer temperatures. Now a study shows that such seasonal shifts are becoming increasingly common in the UK and could wreak havoc across ecosystems as they disturb the delicate balance of nature. Nature Review of U.N. climate panel won't re-examine errors.An outside review of a U.N. climate panel after flaws were uncovered in its most recent report on climate change will not recheck that report's conclusions and will instead focus on improving procedures for the future, officials said Wednesday. Washington Post Introducing the newest scientific measurement: A "Rosenfeld" for energy savings.It may not roll off the tongue like the ohm, watt or volt, but it would follow in their tradition. Many call Arthur Rosenfeld, a recently retired member of the California Energy Commission, the "godfather of energy efficiency." ClimateWire Fashion muses on global cooling.
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Chanel trots out fake fur trousers and yeti boots to prepare for the coming ice age. "Have you felt any warming this winter?" design icon Karl Lagerfeld asked after the fashion house's autumn show Monday. "Maybe that's all nonsense, who knows." Reuters Souring seas.Marine plankton survived a period of intense ocean warming and acidification some 55 million years ago. But their future descendants might not be so lucky, suggests a new study. Nature Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers.The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research. Mason Inman looks at the clues scientists have garnered on the fate of these glaciers from ground- and space-based studies. Nature Oil execs chortle as Obama admin promotes renewables.Renewable energy is being praised in Washington, but it is generating snickers in Houston, the nation's traditional energy capital, where oil, gas and utility leaders are gathered for a major industry conference. Greenwire Now taxpayers face $100m bill to fix insulation mess.Taxpayers will pay up to $100 million to remove foil insulation or install electrical safety switches in 50,000 homes in a bid to fix the government's suspended insulation scheme. Sydney Morning Herald Deforestation conference to turn plans to action.French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. Associated Press Water vapour warming.A loss of water vapour in the Earth's upper atmosphere may have slowed the rate of global warming over the past decade, suggests new research. Although the decade 2000–2009 was the warmest on record, average global temperatures leveled off during this period despite a continued rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Nature |
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Top ConsequencesOut of step.Recent changes in the seasonal timing of biological events such as flowering and migration have been linked to warmer temperatures. Now a study shows that such seasonal shifts are becoming increasingly common in the UK and could wreak havoc across ecosystems as they disturb the delicate balance of nature. Nature Souring seas.Marine plankton survived a period of intense ocean warming and acidification some 55 million years ago. But their future descendants might not be so lucky, suggests a new study. Nature Settling the science on Himalayan glaciers.The remote glaciers of the Himalayan mountains have been the subject of much controversy, yet little research. Mason Inman looks at the clues scientists have garnered on the fate of these glaciers from ground- and space-based studies. Nature Top SolutionsIntroducing the newest scientific measurement: A "Rosenfeld" for energy savings.It may not roll off the tongue like the ohm, watt or volt, but it would follow in their tradition. Many call Arthur Rosenfeld, a recently retired member of the California Energy Commission, the "godfather of energy efficiency." ClimateWire Oil execs chortle as Obama admin promotes renewables.Renewable energy is being praised in Washington, but it is generating snickers in Houston, the nation's traditional energy capital, where oil, gas and utility leaders are gathered for a major industry conference. Greenwire Now taxpayers face $100m bill to fix insulation mess.Taxpayers will pay up to $100 million to remove foil insulation or install electrical safety switches in 50,000 homes in a bid to fix the government's suspended insulation scheme. Sydney Morning Herald Top CausesDeforestation conference to turn plans to action.French President Nicolas Sarkozy will open a daylong conference Thursday of some 40 nations to start turning plans into action to save the world's forests and help rein in the noxious gases blamed for climate change. Associated Press Water vapour warming.A loss of water vapour in the Earth's upper atmosphere may have slowed the rate of global warming over the past decade, suggests new research. Although the decade 2000–2009 was the warmest on record, average global temperatures leveled off during this period despite a continued rise in greenhouse gas emissions. Nature Clarity on clouds.Clouds are one of the largest sources of uncertainty in climate models. That's because global climate models cannot explicitly capture cloud formation. However, new research suggests that clouds should be explicitly represented in climate models for more accurate simulations of the climate. Nature Top PoliticsReview of U.N. climate panel won't re-examine errors.An outside review of a U.N. climate panel after flaws were uncovered in its most recent report on climate change will not recheck that report's conclusions and will instead focus on improving procedures for the future, officials said Wednesday. Washington Post China says climate change is a fact.A deputy director of China's most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial. Senior Chinese government figures have described the view that climate change is not man-made as an "extreme" stance which is out of step with mainstream thought. Radio Australia US governors ask Congress to stop EPA greenhouse-gas rules.Governors of 18 U.S. states on Wednesday urged Congress to stop "harmful" Environmental Protection Agency regulation of greenhouse-gas emissions, saying the agency isn't equipped to deal with "the very real potential for economic harm." Dow Jones Newswires |
From the Daily Climate NewsroomCyber bullying rises as climate data are questioned.
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The e-mails come thick and fast every time NASA scientist Gavin Schmidt appears in the press. Rude and crass e-mails. E-mails calling him a fraud, a cheat, a scumbag and much worse. more Ethanol's contrasting carbon footprints.
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The federal government last week concluded corn-based biofuels help reduce emissions; California regulators say they don't. Who's right? Oddly enough, both may be. more US loses opportunity with home energy efficiency.
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Despite EPA gains with its Energy Star program, some 99 percent of American houses remain "sick" – damp, drafty, expensive to heat and cool – and could be made at least 30 percent more energy-efficient with "highly cost-effective, tried-and-true" improvements, according to experts. more Stern: Copenhagen Accord 'best way to make progress.'
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Lead U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern said Thursday the Copenhagen Accord represents the best way forward for a binding global climate deal but that success likely rests with a smaller group of countries working outside the unwieldy, multi-national United Nations process. more Disappearing options.
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Climate policy has a tipping point. Failure to set and meet strict emissions targets over the next 40 years puts long-term goals – such as limiting planetary warming to 2ºC by 2100 – permanently out of reach, according to a study published Monday. more |