“Pentagon has identified climate change as the most potentially catastrophic risk facing US” – BBC discussant.
28/2/2010 BBC Start the Week. Discussion with Graciela Chichilnisky – who works for the US Airforce. Read the rest of this entry »
World’s top firms cause $2.2tn of environmental damage, report estimates
19/2/2010 Guardian BlThe report into the activities of the world’s 3,000 biggest public companies has estimated the cost of use, loss and damage of the environment. Read the rest of this entry »
Amid the rows, one truth: the world is still warming – Comment by Fred Pearce
5/2/2010 Guardian “None of the 1,073 emails upsets the 200-year-old science behind the greenhouse effect” Read the rest of this entry »
James Hansen exposes the folly of cap-and-trade plans in an open letter
14/1/2010 Guardian “You are choosing the path focused on corporate greed,” climate scientist James Hansen has told carbon traders in a open letter which he and climate activists attempted to deliver to a carbon trading conference in New York today. Read the rest of this entry »
Evidence of further dramatic increase in the leakage of methane gas that is seeping from the Arctic seabed.
6/1/2010 BBC Scientists have uncovered what appears to be a further dramatic increase in the leakage of methane gas that is seeping from the Arctic seabed. Read the rest of this entry »
Critique of cap and trade “We are Selling Indulgencies” by James Hansen
31/12/2009 Observer Last month’s minimalist Copenhagen global climate accord provides a great opportunity. The old deceitful, ineffectual approach is severely wounded and must die. Read the rest of this entry »
How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room by Mark Lynas
23/12/2009 Guardian Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. Read the rest of this entry »
This is bigger than climate change. It is a battle to redefine humanity by George Monbiot
15/12/2009 Guardian This is the moment at which we turn and face ourselves. Read the rest of this entry »
Copenhagen “We don’t have a leader who is able to grasp it and say what is really needed.” – James Hansen
3/12/2009 BBC Copenhagen climate change conference 2009 Copenhagen climate change talks must fail, says top scientistExclusive: World’s leading climate change expert says summit talks so flawed that deal would be a disaster. Read the rest of this entry »
Never-Give-Up Fighting Spirit: Lessons From a Grandchild – by James Hansen
30/11/2009 by e-mail Never-Give-Up Fighting Spirit: Lessons From a Grandchild. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Global Warming Time Bomb: Actions Needed to Avert Disaster’ by James Hansen to Club of Rome Global Assembly Amsterdam
’Global Warming Time Bomb: Actions Needed to Avert Disaster’ by James Hansen 26 October 2009 to the Club of Rome Global Assembly 2009, Muzickgebouw aan ‘t ij/Harbour Music Hall, Amsterdam, Netherlands Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change sceptics and lobbyists put world at risk, says top adviser
23/11/2009 Guardian Professor Bob Watson, chief scientists at the department for environment and rural affairs. Read the rest of this entry »
“Climate change denial is spreading like a contagious disease” George Monbiot
3/11/2009 Guardian There is no point in denying it: we’re losing. Climate change denial is spreading like a contagious disease. Read the rest of this entry »
Science Museum unveils climate change map showing “disastrous” impact of 4C rise by 2060
23/10/2009 Guardian The British government today raised the political stakes on climate change when it published a new map of the world that details the likely effects of a failure to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read the rest of this entry »
New carbon data shows political targets “playing with fire” 25-40metre sea rise
11/10/2009 BBC A new historical record of carbon dioxide levels suggests current political targets on climate may be “playing with fire”, scientists say. Read the rest of this entry »
Developed country emissions pledges fall far short of danger, analysis shows
10/10/2009 Guardian Analysis by the World Resources Institute, part of the Guardian Environment Network. Read the rest of this entry »
A WORLD 4 ºC Warmer – It may happen in our lifetime. (includes Graphic)
3/10/2009 New Scientist By 2055, climate change is likely to have warmed the world by a dangerous 4ºC unless we stop pumping greenhouse gases into the atmosphere the way we do now.IF YOU CLICK THE READ MORE HERE YOU WILL DOWNLOAD A GRAPHIC (also available in the GRAPHICS Category) Read the rest of this entry »
CO2 emissions created by Britons are probably twice as bad as official figures
11/10/2009 BBC Professor David MacKay told the BBC that reductions in carbon dioxide emissions since 1990 are “an illusion”. Read the rest of this entry »
We’re pumping out CO2 to the point of no return. It’s time to alter course by George Monbiot
1/9/2009 Guardian Until a few months ago, government targets for cutting greenhouse gases at least had the virtue of being wrong. Read the rest of this entry »
Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power station ‘invasion’ planned 17/18 october 2009
31/8/2009 BBC Environmental activists are planning a “mass invasion” of a power station following a vote by supporters of the Climate Camp in London. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate worst-case scenarios ‘being realised’ already.
10/8/2009 BBC
10/8/2009 BBC The worst-case scenarios on climate change envisaged by the UN two years ago are already being realised, say scientists Read the rest of this entry »
A wind farm is not the answer (tinker with technology or change lifestyle)
1/8/2009 Guardian A wind farm is not the answer Comment by Paul Kingsnorth. Read the rest of this entry »
As Earth becomes hotter and public awareness rises, scientists have dismissed “out-of-date” prior predictions for climate change.
15/7/2009 Guardian Weekly As Earth becomes hotter and public awareness rises, scientists have dismissed “out-of-date” prior predictions for climate change. Read the rest of this entry »
Climate pieces start to stack up by Fred Pearce.
18/7/2009 New Scientist It’s like a giant game of Jenga. One by one, pieces of our green future are stacking up, some more precariously than others. Read the rest of this entry »
Start of El Niño brings climate change warning
17/7/2009 Guardian Weekly Climate scientists have warned of wild weather in the year ahead as the start of the El Niño phenomenon exacerbates global warming. Read the rest of this entry »
Miliband – 80% promises but 0% action to cut airline emissions.
14/7/2009 Guardian Mass air travel will be preserved even in a low-carbon Britain because the government will find deeper emissions cuts in other areas, the climate change secretary Ed Miliband said today. Read the rest of this entry »
How much carbon are we emitting: here is the real-time display
BEWARE downloading the widget because you may not know how to get rid of it and it will automatically start everytime you start your computer
Go to: www.know-the-number.com.
The picture of this display on a prominent building in New York is in the Graphics Category
Why the Mediterranean climate for the UK message is all wrong – George Monbiot
19/6/2009 Guardian We have a job to convince people of the gravity of climate change if the worst that is predicted for the UK is a future of balmy Mediterranean summers. Read the rest of this entry »
MIT predicts 5.2 C hotter this century: Link to the Full Report is in Documents.
Instead of a global temperature rise of 2ºC by the end of the century at current rates of human emissions they now estimate that it will be 5.2ºC. Read the rest of this entry »
Global warming causes 300,000 deaths a year, says Kofi Annan thinktank.
29/5/2009 Guardian Climate change is greatest humanitarian challenge facing the world as heatwaves, floods and forest fires become more severe. Read the rest of this entry »
6 years ago MIT said 2.4C in 2100 now they say 5.2C in 2100
20/5/2009 Guardian Six years ago the climate modellers at MIT suggested that the median probability was a global temperature rise of 2.4C by 2100 but… Read the rest of this entry »
China ready for post-Kyoto deal on climate change – Miliband
6/5/2009 Guardian Dramatic reversal in US position under Obama has brought Beijing to the table on emission cuts Read the rest of this entry »
Al Gore calls on world to burn less wood and fuel to curb ‘black carbon’
28/4/2009 Guardian Soot from engines, forest fires and partly burned fuel is collecting in Arctic and causing north pole to warm at alarming rate. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Safe’ climate means ‘no to coal’ – by Richard Black
29/4/2009 BBC About three-quarters of the world’s fossil fuel reserves must be left unused if
society is to avoid dangerous climate change, scientists warn. Read the rest of this entry »
US formally admits CC emissions and “ready to lead”
27/4/2009 Guardian The Obama administration issued a mea culpa today on America’s role in causing
climate change, Read the rest of this entry »
Threat to European biodiversity ‘as serious as climate change’
24/4/2009 Guardian Most of Europe’s species and habitats are in poor condition and the risk of extinction continues
to rise, Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change threatens Ganges, Niger and other mighty rivers
22/4/2009 Guardian Some of the mightiest rivers on the planet, including the Ganges, the Niger, and the Yellow river in China, are drying up because of climate change, Read the rest of this entry »
US takes major step towards cutting CO2 emissions
23/4/2009 Guardian Weekly The Obama administration took a bold first step towards limiting the gases that cause global warming last week Read the rest of this entry »
China considers setting targets for carbon emissions
20/4/2009 The Chinese Government’s decision could help negotiations on a Kyoto successor treaty in Copenhagen Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change explained – the impact of temperature rises – Mark Lynas
14/4/2009 Guardian Climate change explained – the impact of temperature rises – Mark Lynas Read the rest of this entry »
Scientists fear worst on global warming – 4oC+ by 2099
14/4/2009 Guardian Public doesn’t realise ‘how serious climate change is. Read the rest of this entry »
Major article: Rapid Arctic meltdown could be catastrophe for us all. by Fred Pearce
28/3/2009 New Scientist Climate crunch warning from Fred Pearce Read the rest of this entry »
Climate change -Upheavals will peak in 2030, says chief scientist
19/3/2009 Guardian Lack of food, water and energy will cause chaos’ Read the rest of this entry »
Severe global warming will render half of world’s inhabited areas unliveable,
12/3/2009 Guardian Parts of China, India and the eastern US could all become too warm in summer for people to lose heat by sweating, expert warns. Read the rest of this entry »
Sea level rises – 2metres consensus but Hansen thinks 5metres
15/9/2008 Realclimate website. On straw men and Greenland: Tad Pfeffer Responds Read the rest of this entry »
Nasa climate expert makes personal appeal to Obama.
2/1/2009 Guardian One of the world’s top climate scientists has written a personal new year appeal to Barack and Michelle Obama, warning of the “profound disconnect” between public policy on climate change and the magnitude of the problem. Read the rest of this entry »