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Coupled ocean-atmosphere GCMs use transient climate simulations to project/predict future temperature changes under various scenarios. These can be idealised scenarios (most commonly, CO2 increasing at 1%/yr) or more realistic (usually the "IS92a" or more recently the SRES scenarios). Which scenarios should be considered most realistic is currently uncertain, as the projections of future

General Circulation Models (GCMs) are a class of computer-driven models for weather forecasting, understanding climate and projecting climate change, where they are commonly called Global Climate Models. Versions designed for decade to century time scale climate applications were originally created by Syukuro Manabe and Kirk Bryan at the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory in Princeton, New

President-elect Obama has appointed Harvard professor John Holdren as his top scientific advisor. Holdren's position on climate change is quite clear: "the ongoing disruption of the earth’s climate by man-made greenhouse gases is already well beyond dangerous and is careening toward completely unmanageable."Here is a lecture by Holdren: Global Climate Disruption - What do we know, what should we

In addition to the Sierra Club NJ's ACTION ALERT we commented on earlier today, here are some headlines: Climate / Business Carbon Rights Auction. NJ to, join carbon auction as part of regional climate group. Companies in NJ -- mainly utilities -- are participate in the auction for the first time today as part of the RGGI (Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative), results coming Friday 12/19, and

In this newsletter we look at the effects of climate change and the careers that are, and will be, needed respond to and prevent these effects. Is your ideal job in one of these categories? Read this week's tip and find out.

Brazil Property Market Best in Current ClimateUS billionaire Sam Snell has said that Brazil is “the best” market in the world for overseas investors.Speaking at a business forum in New York December 2nd the chairman of Equity Group Investments explained that Brazil's vast resources and large pool of skilled professionals makes it an extremely attractive option, Reuters reports."If you look at

The study of stalagmite rings in Jerusalem revealed that the climate was drier during the time of the fall of the Roman and Byzantine empires. Geologists discovered that the climate in the eastern... ** Visit SkepticsGlobalWarming.com for the full story, this week's video, and news updates weekdays! **

Contact: David DeFusco david.defusco@yale.edu 203-436-4842 Yale University Most US organizations not adapting to climate change New Haven, Conn.—Organizations in the United States that are at the highest risk of sustaining damage from climate change are not adapting enough to the dangers posed by rising temperatures, according to a Yale report. "Despite a half century of climate change that h

This week on the podcast, we take a look at the latest climate change news, and start reflecting on the science year that was, as we close in on 100 podcast episodes (this is episode 92).The news items we discuss this week are:CO2 build-up in the atmosphere may prevent a coming ice-age. Ice-ages occur roughly every 100,000 years and are possibly due to small shifts in Earth's orbit which change th

The Climate Change Bill became law today. That makes the UK the first country in the world to commit to quantified emission reductions regardless of what anyone else does. The UK’s Committee on Climate Change, an independent statutory body that advises the government on how it should repond to climate change, published its first report today [...]

Some industries are claiming that carbon costs could lead them to move outside the EU, which would harm the internal economy and prevent emission reductions. Eurogypsum – the trade body of gypsum manufacturers – is claiming this, but it’s not clear whether the issue is the absolute cost of carbon or the uncertainty over price. In [...]

Zachary Coile, San Fransisco Chronicle, Sunday, November 30, 2008 Skeptics believed that the fiscal crisis would force Obama to put his plans to address global warming on the back burner. But in a videotaped speech to a climate summit co-hosted by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger this month, Obama said, "Now is the time to confront this challenge once and for all. Delay is no longer an optio

Margarita Windisch, Green Left Weekly, 3 December 2008 “If these people can spend millions and millions on sending troops to fight other countries, why can’t they spend maybe a couple of billions just to save people, like ourselves; the marginalised, poorest of the poor. Why? Because we are taking the brunt, we are the victims of these green[house] gas emissions, the pollution made by industr

One Shot Left Posted November 25, 2008 The latest science suggests that preventing runaway climate change means total decarbonisation. By George Monbiot. Published in the Guardian 25th November 2008 George Bush is behaving like a furious defaulter whose home is about to be repossessed. Smashing the porcelain, ripping the doors off their hinges, he is determined that there will be nothing worth

Although Europe has different types of climatic conditions, depending upon the geographic conditions of the place, yet, on a general level, most of the Europe climate remains temperate and mild, with cool summers and cold winters. Generally, if we compare different places on the same latitude with places on the same latitude in Europe, we [...]

Has a new era truly begun? The clarity of direction and concrete details being issued by President-Elect Obama would certainly indicate it. In a video address, Obama committed to putting the US back... Earth-centred news for the health of air, water, habitat and the fight against global warming

IMAGE above is a satellite image showing dust settling over the Caribbean and Amazon regions of the New World. This dust carries deadly fungal spores, which are causing deadly lesions (right) in corals. Dust from Africa blows over to seed the Amazon rainforest and the Caribbean Sea. However, this dust may be causing coral deaths. [...]

Photo via: GHG PhotosI friend of mine sent me a link to this neat site today. GHG Photos is a team of seven young photo journalists each of whom has spent several years documenting the causes and consequences climate change. The site features some great pictures and tells the climate change stories behind them.

“My presidency will mark a new chapter in America’s leadership on climate change,” Obama said in a video message to governors and others attending a Los Angeles summit on the issue. In the roughly four-minute message, Obama reiterated his support for a cap-and-trade system approach to cutting green house gases. He would establish annual targets to [...]

Pixelaneous #59Climate Change Comes EarlyTo Ohio-Pennsylvania-West VirginiaMid-November and the livin' is easy.Man-made climate change showed up a bit early last week. We were there to document it.MORE Pixelaneous at DBKP: Pixelaneous Photo Essays Library.* 58: November 18, 2008--Heart Attack Grill: Lard, Luckies, Naughty Nurses and Politically Incorrect Food* 57: September 19, 2008--Air Show Pic

PRESS RELEASE, 17 November 2008 (Bonn, 17 November 2008) – Two weeks ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Poznan, Poland, the UN Climate Change Secretariat in Bonn has reported that greenhouse gas emissions in industrialized countries continue to rise. Data submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) shows that emissions of 40 industrialized countr

Adianto P. Simamora, The Jakarta Post, November 20, 2008 Indonesia plans to send a huge delegation comprising 92 members to a UN-sponsored climate-change conference in Poznan, Poland, next month. Of that number, only 15 will be negotiators, the National Council for Climate Change (DNPI) announced here Tuesday. It was not clear why the Indonesian government would send a bigger mission to Pozn

By William Maclean, Reuters, Nov 19, 2008 2:44pm EST 1 of 1Full Size ALGIERS (Reuters) - Barack Obama's pledge to work to reduce emissions sharply by 2020 is a "huge signal" of encouragement to countries negotiating a new climate pact, the head of the U.N. Climate Change Secretariat said on Wednesday. The U.S. president-elect said on Tuesday the United States would engage vigorously

Cquestrate has been described as an open source project to tackle and reverse the harmful effects of high levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The lobbying firm behind the project has come up with an audacious plan to reduce carbon dioxide levels back to what they were before the Industrial Revolution. They have released this short animated video to better explain their idea. I’m not su

PhD Position on Isotopomer Studies of Plant-climate Interactions, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Umea University, Sweden Little is known on interactions between plants and atmospheric and climate change on time scales of centuries. The goal of the project is to deduce separate climate and physiological signals from tree rings, to be able to detect these interactions. We have

NASA's James Hansen:Pimping Climate Change on the Public DimeMeet James HansenIn America, and perhaps the world, the pre-eminent source for global weather information is NASA. Blessed with three or more temperature measuring satellites, NASA also collects data from NOAA and foreign sources to get a fix on global temperatures. This convergence of resources is unparalleled , and thus much of the wor

I’ve always been a fan of British humor, so I decided to see what the British think about global warming and climate change. Here’s a video taped in London 2007 on the National Day of Action, which is December 8. See the funny reasons why some Britains are protesting for the environment:

Editorial Reviews Review …an excellent read…tailored for time-starved executives…tackles climate change as the business issue that it has fast become. –Green Business, May 2008<br /><br />Chief executives can no longer brush off concerns about climate change but need to start figuring out how global warming — and regulations intended [...]

Great graphic from Gateway Pundit (link below). In addition to news of Barack Obama considering Al Gore for Climate Czar, the October-November temperature ranks graphic for the United States is... ** Visit SkepticsGlobalWarming.com for the full story, this week's video, and news updates weekdays! **

The Hawaii Reporter has some bona fide arguments against instituting climate action plans in the United States. The biggest complaint here is that, over the next several decades, developing... ** Visit SkepticsGlobalWarming.com for the full story, this week's video, and news updates weekdays! **

The Al Gore co-founded “Current TV” television broadcast network laid off 60 staff members last night and released a statement that the network would use more viewer-generated content, giving its... ** Visit SkepticsGlobalWarming.com for the full story, this week's video, and news updates weekdays! **

By Rachelle Younglai; Reuters, Nov 11, 2008 7:52am EST 1 of 1Full Size Video Japan's Solar City Play Video More Video... WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Global institutional investors holding more than $6 trillion in assets pushed policymakers Tuesday to quickly hash out a binding agreement to cut greenhouse gas emissions and promote clean technology. More than 130 big i

EurActiv.com, 10 November 2008 Parliamentarians, business and civil society representatives have called for a "human dimension" based on justice and dignity to be taken into account during upcoming climate change negotiations in Poznań this December. Meeting in Brussels last week (6 November) at the invitation of Commission Vice President Margot Wallström, the Club of Madrid, Globe Europe an

Green Left Online, 8 November 2008 The latest reports by climate scientists, which reveal that global warming is taking place at a faster pace then first thought, indicate that the Socialist Alliance climate change charter, produced for last year’s federal election, is now out of date. It happens to be an emergency: climate action now outlined the most radical plan of attack against global war

Remember all the Baird bluster about how the Harpocrites were going to create a 'Made In Canada' Climate Change policy. Their alternative to Kyoto. Well now it seems that its going to be a Made In The USA policy....The Canadian government offered a hint of its eagerness to work with Bush's successor this week. Less than 12 hours after Obama had delivered his victory speech, the Conservatives were

PhysOrg.Com, November 06, 2008 Earth scientists are attempting to predict the future impacts of climate change by reconstructing the past behavior of Arctic climate and ocean circulation. In a November special issue of the journal Ecology, a group of scientists report that if current patterns of change in the Arctic and North Atlantic Oceans continue, alterations of ocean circulation could occur

HM Treasury - Cabinet Office Sir Nicholas Stern, Head of the Government Economic Service and Adviser to the Government on the economics of climate change and development, is delighted to present his report to the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the Economics of Climate Change: Full report Executive Summary and Executive Summary in other languages Posts

Xinhua, 2008-11-06 22:29:26 Singapore, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) concluded a meeting in Singapore on Thursday, calling for the developed countries to take the lead in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The four-day meeting was a preparatory one for the forthcoming 14th Conference of the Parties of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in

PhD Fellowship in Policy-Focused Climate Change Mitigation, University of Delaware, USA A research assistantship is available at the University of Delaware’s College of Marine and Earth Studies (CMES) for a qualified student-applicant interested in policy-focused research related of climate change mitigation. Fellowship funds include a tuition waiver and stipend for a minimum of one year. The

By Daniel Whitten, Bloomberg.Com, November 4, 2008 23:03 EST Nov. 5 (Bloomberg) -- President-elect Barack Obama may pursue legislation early next year to speed a transition to an economy fueled by renewable energy sources and delay a fight on climate change until the economy improves. With unemployment at a five-year high, an early effort to create jobs by encouraging electricity produc

mongabay.com, November 5, 2008 Greenpeace has officially launched its Forests for Climate initiative (FFC), a non-market avoided deforestation scheme that aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by slowing forest destruction. The initiative, which was unveiled earlier this year, was launched at a ceremony in Jakarta co-hosted by Rachmat Witoelar, Indonesia's environmental minister. Greenpeace

Climate controlled storage costs more than ordinary storing. This is a fact and if you are advised to store your articles in such an environment then you should know why you are advised to do so. Obviously, there are some genuine advantages that you are paying for. But you should also know why they are essential for you. You will feel the need for such facilities if you have articles that are sens

With the current economic climate looking somewhat bleak for 2009, companies are starting to shift their investment from traditional mediums to the web, where the cost per acquisition is lower and the results of the effort are measurable. By carefully planning their online marketing strategy, companies can realize large ROIs.

Three Big Things We Should Do Now to Slow Global WarmingThe following summary was submitted by Andrea Hill, who works with Durwood Zaelke, President of the Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development. Amidst all the complexity of international climate change negotiations, it is easy to lose sight of actions we can take now, using proven technologies. Such “immediate mitigation” is es

More Gore Effect in action here:  a group of students from colleges and universities throughout New York state banded together for a bicycle run in foul weather to promote awareness of climate change.  The group stopped in Utica, New York, around noon with environmentalists cheering them on.  The group of cyclists want the candidates to tell voters what they plan to do about climate change. Rea

Apparently it might be happening faster than they had realized. CNN had a story on the summer sea ice melting, with a picture of what I only can imagine is a sad and confused penguin. I guess the World Wildlife Fund is saying WHERE ARE ALL THESE ANIMALS GOING TO GO. Which is true. Not to mention the [...]

Although Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama represent vastly different segments of the American population, their positions on climate change are not that dissimilar.  Both men feel that President Bush’s stance on emissions cuts and dependence on fossil fuels is weak and they pledge to do more to fight global warming. Read More: rabbitholenews.blogspot.com Tags: global

A Climate Crisis A La Gore This week I conclude my interview with Paul Spite, author of A Climate Crisis a la Gore. Don’t forget - as a special bonus to readers of Skeptics Global Warming, Paul has graciously agreed to give away a free signed copy of his book, A Climate Crisis A La Gore, to one lucky person.  To enter yourself in the random drawing, simply leave a comment at the end of this

The SEAT Alhambra Ecomotive has been chosen as official car for the meeting entitled “Climate Change, Awareness and Action”, organised by the Biosphere Foundation and the Spanish delegation of the grass-roots movement The Climate Project, created and lead by Al Gore, former Vice-President of the United States and 2007 Nobel Peace prize-winner. The meeting, to [...]

I'm having a quiet Sunday catching up on the news. Here's what I've found so far:The financial crisis: the lobbying that got in the way of preventing it from getting this far. Three years ago a group of Republicans signed a letter stating:"If effective regulatory reform legislation ... is not enacted this year, American taxpayers will continue to be exposed to the enormous risk that Fannie Mae and

by Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent, Planet Ark, October 17, 2008 OSLO - Moscow doubts carbon trading can solve climate change because recent swings in stock and commodities prices show markets are unable to fix global problems, an official Russian document showed. The document, outlining Russian views on a new UN climate pact meant to be agreed in December 2009, also expressed scepti

By Ulamila Kurai Wragg in Apia, Pacific Magazine, October 15, 2008 Two major key players in the region Fiji and Papua New Guinea have snubbed the crucial Climate Change Roundtable discussion that starts in Samoa today, despite repeated requests from the organisers, South Pacific Regional Environmental Program (SPREP), to send in their government officials. The regional organisation's Climate C

China View, 2008-10-15 00:14:26 WARSAW, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Environment ministers and officials from more than 30 countries held an informal meeting in the Polish capital this week to prepare for a major UN climate conference. Progress in battling climate change, long-term climate strategies and the impact of the current economic crisis on climate protection were among the themes of the meeti

By Ryan Lucas, AP, Oct 15, 2008 WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Environment ministers agreed Tuesday that the world financial crisis must not halt efforts to combat global warming, a top United Nations climate official said. Officials from the U.S., China, Canada, India, the European Union and more than 30 other countries met for two days of informal talks in Warsaw ahead of a climate conference in De

IUCN (2008, October 13). ScienceDaily. October 15, 2008 ScienceDaily (Oct. 13, 2008) — Climate change is having an impact on the water cycle, raising the issue of whether we should be investing in adapting to these impacts or focusing on more pressing water resource issues, such as providing water and sanitation for increasing populations? If investment in adapting to climate change is a priori

By Deborah Zabarenko, Environment Correspondent, Reuters, Tue Oct 14, 2008 4:26pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite the current global financial storm, rich countries are resolved to keep up funding to help developing nations combat climate change, a top World Bank environment official said on Tuesday. Countries that have pledged to donate a total of $6.1 billion to the bank's newly created C

The financial crisis and a deepening economic downturn are threatening to delay efforts to deal with another pressing global crisis: climate change. Zachary Coile, Chronicle Washington Bureau, San Fransisco Chronicle, Monday, October 13, 2008 View Larger Image Hopes for action had been running high since both Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama had pledged to make cutting

Special in lead up to World Food Day Oct. 16, 2008 Special Contribution By Shobha Shukla, The Seoul Times, October 15, 2008 Special in lead up to World Food Day Oct. 16, 2008. ‘Rarely has the World Food Day assumed greater meaning than in present times, as rapidly rising food prices risk increasing the number of hungry in the world,' according to the Food And Agriculture Organizati

Radio New Zealand International, 13 October, 2008 Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister Sir Michael Somare says his country and Norway see eye to eye in the fight against global warming. Sir Michael has had talks with his Norwegian counterpart Jens Stoltenberg in Oslo where they discussed an ambitious, global climate regime to be established next year. The two leaders say rich countries shoul

Shobha Shukla writes: (World Food Day “16th October 2008) ‘Rarely has the World Food Day assumed greater meaning than in present times, as rapidly rising food prices risk increasing the number of hungry in the world,’ according to the Food And Agriculture Organization (FAO). FAO was founded in 1945 on the 16th of October - a [...]

For the future of mankind, do we all need to become environmentally friendly?My answer is no. The reason is everybody can not be green. Because of greed and tradition, the world cannot be green. In history and the current some people will hold on to the past and others will look to the future. Today, this is more evident than ever; the democrats pride themselves for looking to the future and the r

There is something to be said about being in business for 36 years. Experience builds character and a big part of that character is stability. It’s easy to go through the up times, but it’s the economic down times that strengthen businesses. Stability comes from the experience of living through those down times and making the sometimes painful changes necessary to endure. Frequently, c

I’m a member of the We Campaign, which is part of the Alliance for Climate Protection. This is a non-profit organization created by Al Gore whose sole purpose is to help solve the climate crisis. Apparently ABC refused to air an ad during the Presidential debate on Tuesday that was created by the Alliance because it [...]

Scientists uncover ancient gas samples and gain understanding of future climate changeBy Rachel DurfeeOctober 8, PopSciWe all know the climate is changing. But just how complicated is that process and how many factors are involved in creating this planate-wide problem? To partly answer that question, scientists have gone back nearly 90,000 years to examine Antarctic ice core samples, or, more spec

Workshop Themes:Theme 1: Understanding ecosystem thresholds in climate change in the MaghrebTheme 2: Adaptation Catalyst Metrics; indicators for measuring the effectiveness of adaptationTheme 3: What are the institutional changes required to address climate change?Theme 4: Free thematic areas The CCAM Workshop will provide travel assistance to a limited number of workshop participants who are in

ORLANDO — Scientists addressing the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s first climate change summit last week forecast a bleak future for the state’s fish and wildlife over the next century: • As many as 30 percent of native species could face extinction from habitat loss because of rising ocean levels. • Coral reefs could begin dissolving in 10 [...]

Great animation about feedback systems in the climate, by Plane Stupid’s Leo Murray: Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip from Leo Murray on Vimeo.       

Climate Change. We hear about it everywhere these days, usually in a picture like the one above. Most people tend to think of it as Global Warming and don’t realize it also has to do with Global Cooling. Our Ocean currents have a lot to do with the temperature of this planet. The Ocean is [...]

Here we go again.  More predictions that are set to take place after most of us will be dead and unable to hold these clowns accountable for their fear-mongering and sensationalism.  Scientists now warn that by the end of this century up to one-third of all species could be extinct due to climate change.  The article continues to say that wildlife is having to work around a maze of man-made dev

Global warming has been blamed on hampering efforts to fight poverty, according to U.N. Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro.  The food and oil crises are causing significant hurdles to achieving the 10-year Brussels Programme of Action.  While the U.N. is quick to blame food shortages on rising oil prices, let’s not forget that the great ethanol bust caused rice, corn and wheat price

Thousands of secondary schools in India have received climate change packs to help instructors teach the potential catastrophe known as global warming.  Although concern has been expressed that this could make children apprehensive about the future, proponents of the climate change packs feel it provides opportunities and showcases what needs to be done.  More indoctrination at its finest. Read

Read how Al Gore and his global warming cohorts have used Stalinist tactics to corrupt an entire branch of science.  The allegation, confirmed by MIT Meteorology Professor Richard S. Lindzen, is a lengthy read and a bit technical at times, but provides damning proof that there is corruption behind global warming. Read More: thefellowshipofscientifictruth.blogspot.com Tags: Al Gore, global warm

Prince Charles to made his semi-annual statement on climate change yesterday.  The Prince of Wales is warming that the world is not reacting quickly enough to stop global warming and that we need to be “courageous and revolutionary” in our approach to the problem.  Otherwise, the result will be catastrophic for us, especially poor countries.  Then the Prince went on to discuss a loc

My wife can't stand the cold  so we are looking for an area (preferably inland) where she won't freeze in the Winter.Appreciate it depends on height above sea level etc but is there a general rule of thumb for France that says North of 'X' you get...

By Mindy Lubber, The Boston Globe, September 29, 2008 THE FISCAL CRISIS on Wall Street is a painful lesson in how entire industries can delude themselves into ignoring the most fundamental issues - in this case, the hidden risks from subprime mortgages. It also reveals the vast pitfalls of an economic system obsessed with short-term gains and growth at all costs while ignoring essentials such as

By Mark Bendeich , Planet Ark, September 29, 2008 SYDNEY - Australia's plans to protect its climate from global warming, by cutting greenhouse gases, could end up playing havoc with its investment climate instead. The government has promised to make polluters pay for their carbon emissions within two years, but there is still confusion and controversy over how the system should work. Even

By Helen Clark, IPS, September 29, 2008 HANOI, Sep 29 (IPS) - With a predicted sea level rise of one metre by 2100, Vietnam may end up being one of the nations worst hit by climate change. Such a rise would affect five percent of the land area, 11 percent of the population and seven percent of the agriculture. With worsening storms and flooding already lapping at its shores, this South-east As

Poor people in developing countries are already more affected by natural disasters. Climate change will only make this worse. Some of these changes are already happening. An Indonesian fisherman may go days without catching any fish. A farmer in Niger struggles to work her land despite diminishing rainfall. How do you see climate change affecting people’s lives? Have you experienced its effects

To get adventure travel insurance is a smart choice to make. There is even insurance that specializes in covering only a specific sport or activity that a traveler may be particularly interested in doing For instance, if an travel tour consists of something as common as backpacking or a little bit more extreme such as snowboarding, there are polices out there that a traveler can be secure in knowi

To discover and realize how bad the climate situation is could be akin to being told by a doctor that you have cancer. That is how Australian paleontologist and climate activist Tim Flannery felt when he connected the dots for the first time. Since then he has dedicated himself to communicating the upsetting truth of climate change. Below he appears on an Australian tv show and during the conversa

Identifying the most vulnerable areas and groups living in these areas to global climate change with reasonable accuracy remains challenging since global as well as regional climate change models still lack detailed resolution to predict the types and magnitudes of changes to be expected at a regional or local level. Especially when it comes to direction of change in precipitation for some regions

This presentation is drawn from Hunter's recent lead chapter in the U.S. Presidential Climate Action Project's report to the President-elect. It describes the business case for moving aggressively to solve such challenges as global warming, peak oil, the vulnerability of our energy infrastructure and others. Hunter discusses how climate protection, energy efficiency, renewable energy and other sus

Europeans are dragging their feet when it comes to global warming, according to a recent poll of 30,000 citizens across 30 countries. Four out of 10 said they didn’t have enough information to know how to help fix the climate crisis while three quarters felt industry wasn’t pulling its weight. Thirty-one percent said [...]

The real climate change victims share two characteristics. They are too poor to defend themselves by expensive flood controls or sophisticated public-health programmes. And (unlike China or Brazil) the poor countries' own carbon footprints are tiny. Kirk Smith, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, calls climate change the world’s biggest regressive tax: the poorest pay for the

Regional Challenges Pile Up : By Quincy Parker - Nassau, Bahamas: Extreme poverty has been reduced in Latin America and the Caribbean, according to Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza, and regional democracy has remained relatively stable over the last few years, but still, the executive says challenges in the region continue to pile up. Insulza acknowl

AUSTRALIA has brought together the world's two major greenhouse gas polluters, China and the US, to search for common ground on cutting carbon emissions - including clean coal technologies - while protecting security of energy supplies.   The top Chinese, US and Australian climate change negotiators will gather for two days this week in Washington at a political and business meeting orga

I received my Climate Change Kit from Australian Conservation Foundation. It looks really good. Can't wait to sit down and look through it properly tomorrow.The Free Climate Change Kit includes:'Australia’s Inconvenient Truth’ – this booklet provides an overview of climate change, its impact on Australia and solutions we can adopt today Handy GreenHome tips for making simple changes in you

Fulfilling an electoral promise, the Spanish Government has announced a drive to plant 45 million trees in the next four years as part of a $128 million program in the Spanish peninsula and in the Canary and Balearic Islands, which have been suffering from frequent forest fires causing major economic and ecologic losses. Elena Espinosa, minister for the environment, said that [...]

The SAS Survival Handbook is the Special Air Service's complete course in being prepared for any type of emergency. John 'Lofty' Wiseman presents real strategies for surviving in any type of situation, from accidents and escape procedures, including chemical and nuclear to successfully adapting to various climates (polar, tropical, desert), to identifying edible plants and creating fire. The book

With all the he-said she-said stuff, it's important to keep the basics in mind: See also: Sierra Club Canadian Voters' Guide ranks parties

Here are a further four tips that will help you save energy in your house (this is a follow-up article to yesterday’s “How to reduce your heating bill in the chilly London climate (or anywhere else for that matter)”) 4. You have heard this before and it is good advice: washing clothes at 30°C can save 40% more energy than washing them at 40°C. 5. Switch off and unplug all appliances that

by Shaun Chamberlin, on darkoptimism.org Lately I seem to be encountering many climate change activists who have a blind spot when it comes to peak oil. Friends of the Earth appear to be particularly prone to this. They claim that climate change is overwhelmingly urgent (no arguments from me there) and so that the depletion of fossil [...]