CATscience - Climate and Alternative Temperature science

Every person in UK uses equivalent 125 lightbulbs (40W) every day

2010-11-21T20:23:00.000Z

Key Points by www.withouthotair.com - David McKay (Physicist) Every person in UK uses the equivalent of 125 lightbulbs (40W) on all the time every day Coal, Gas & Oil will run out eventually Transport is 1/3 of energy used average car driven 50km a day = 140 lightbulbs 1 wind turbine powers 200 people = 25,000 lightbulbs (4') Wind farms today power 4 lightbulbs per person in Britain (4' 11")

GLOBAL DAY OF ACTION - 4th December 2010

2010-11-21T04:56:00.003Z

GLOBAL DAY OF ACTIONINTERNATIONAL DEMONSTRATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGEDECEMBER 4TH 2010AT THE TIME OF THE UNITED NATIONS TALKS ON CLIMATE CHANGE (COP16/MOP6) IN CANCUN, MEXICOThis webpage has been set up to publicise and promote plans for demonstrations on climate change, to coincide with the annual United Nations Climate Talks which are taking place this year (COP16/MOP6) in Cancun, Mexico on

U.N. to create science panel to review IPCC

2010-02-28T09:19:00.002Z

Sunanda CreaghNUSA DUA, IndonesiaFri Feb 26, 2010 11:29am EST This news was cited by Richard Black here. NUSA DUA, Indonesia (Reuters) - An independent board of scientists is to review the work of a U.N. climate panel, whose credibility came under attack after it published errors, a U.N. environment spokesman said on Friday.SCIENCE | GREEN BUSINESS | COP15 The Intergovernmental Panel on

Rising scepticism - a chill wind?

2010-02-08T22:37:00.000Z

Richard Black (The Reporters)Feb 05, 2010 17:52:20 Over the last few months, a number of British commentators have been trumpeting an increase in scepticism about climate change. The cold weather (often claimed - incorrectly - to be a hemisphere-wide phenomenon), the University of East Anglia e-mail hack, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's lack of rigour over projections of

Sir David King: IPCC runs against the spirit of science

2010-02-08T22:31:00.000Z

The science of climate change appears to be under siege. By Professor David King, former Government chief scientist Published: 7:30AM GMT 06 Feb 2010 Comments 78 | Comment on this article Following leaked emails from the University of East Anglia and evidence for sloppy referencing in the IPCC’s 2007 report, the work of thousands of remarkable scientists is now being questioned, not just by the

New errors in IPCC climate change report

2010-02-08T22:21:00.000Z

The United Nations panel on climate change is facing fresh criticism today as The Sunday Telegraph reveals new factual errors and poor sources of evidence in its influential report to government leaders. Researchers insist the errors are minor and do not impact on the overall conclusions about climate change.However, senior scientists are now expressing concern at the way the IPCC compiles its

Climate scepticism 'on the rise' - BBC poll

2010-02-07T14:02:00.000Z

The number of British people who are sceptical about climate change is rising, a poll for BBC News suggests.The Populus poll of 1,001 adults found 25% did not think global warming was happening, an increase of 10% since a similar poll was conducted in November.The percentage of respondents who said climate change was a reality had fallen from 83% in November to 75% this month.And only 26% of

Global Warming Policy Foundation

2010-02-07T11:30:00.001Z

Facebook Group | WebsiteClimate Change sceptics site

Scientists must rein in misleading climate change claims

2010-01-26T01:58:00.001Z

Overplaying natural variations in the weather diverts attention from the real issues Comments (235) Vicky Pope guardian.co.uk, Wednesday 11 February 2009 12.30 GMT News headlines vie for attention and it is easy for scientists to grab this attention by linking climate change to the latest extreme weather event or apocalyptic prediction. But in doing so, the public perception of climate change

Climate change: give us science we can trust

2010-01-26T01:41:00.001Z

It becomes difficult to resist the climate-change sceptics if the IPCC's research can't be relied on. Telegraph View Published: 7:46PM GMT 25 Jan 2010 Comments 14 | Comment on this article For those of a sceptical disposition who have been persuaded by scientists to adopt the view that global warming is either a man-made phenomenon or has been exacerbated by human economic activity, these

IPCC Statements on reports regarding hacking of the East Anglia University email communications

2010-01-03T18:14:00.003Z

Statement by the IPCC Chairman Further elaboration by IPCC Working Group I The report referred to by Working Group 1: A report of Working Group I of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Trying to find a “safe” level for atmospheric carbon dioxide BY DAVID BIELLO

2009-12-30T21:52:00.000Z

Despite decades of effort, scientists do not know what “number”—in terms of temperature or concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere—constitutes a danger. When it comes to defining the climate’s sensitivity to forcings such as rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, “we don’t know much more than we did in 1975,” says climatologist Stephen Schneider of Stanford University, who first

TckTckTck is a project of the the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA

2009-12-23T07:22:00.001Z

TckTckTck is a project of the the Global Campaign for Climate Action (GCCA), a bold, new initiative involving a growing number of national and globalorganizations in support of a single goal: to mobilize civil society and to galvanize public opinion in support of transformational change and rapid action to save the planet from dangerous levels of climate change.

Barack Obama denies accusations that he 'crashed' secret Chinese climate change talks

2009-12-23T06:47:00.001Z

Barack Obama denies accusations that he 'crashed' secret Chinese climate change talks Senior US officials insist that President Barack Obama did not "crash" a secret Chinese meeting in the final dramatic hours of the Copenhagen climate change talks. By Philip Sherwell in New York Published: 7:22PM GMT 19 Dec 2009 They portrayed the President as pulling negotiations back from the brink of

Ed Miliband: China tried to hijack Copenhagen climate deal

2009-12-23T06:39:00.000Z

Climate secretary accuses China, Sudan, Bolivia and other leftwing Latin American countries of trying to hijack Copenhagen. Ed Miliband has pointed the finger at China over the outcome of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. Photograph: Anja Niedringhaus/AP John Vidal, environment editor guardian.co.uk, Sunday 20 December 2009 20.30 GMT The climate secretary, Ed Miliband, today accuses

Copenhagen 2009 - Comments from climate change experts

2009-12-23T06:25:00.000Z

Copenhagen climate deal: Spectacular failure - or a few important steps? We ask leading climate change experts for their assessment of the Copenhagen deal Fuqiang Yang, director of global climate solutions, WWF International The negotiations in Copenhagen ended without a fair, ambitious or legally binding treaty to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this, what emerged was an agreement

How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room

2009-12-22T22:26:00.002Z

As recriminations fly post-Copenhagen, one writer offers a fly-on-the-wall account of how talks failed Mark Lynas guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 22 December 2009 19.54 GMT Mark Lynas wrote Six Degrees: Our future on a hotter planet 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.

Efforts to secure a legally-binding climate change deal failed last week because talks were ''held to ransom'' by a small number of countries, Gordon Brown has said.

2009-12-22T22:01:00.001Z

Efforts to secure a legally-binding climate change deal failed last week because talks were ''held to ransom'' by a small number of countries, Gordon Brown has said. As the UK pointed the finger of blame at China for blocking progress at the UN-sponsored summit in Copenhagen, he called for a new international body to take charge of future negotiations. Days of chaotic talks between more than

A brief history of climate change

2009-12-22T10:15:00.000Z

BBC News environment correspondent Richard Black traces key milestones, scientific discoveries, technical innovations and political action. The Newcomen Engine foreshadowed industrial scale use of coal 1712 - British ironmonger Thomas Newcomen invents the first widely used steam engine, paving the way for the Industrial Revolution and industrial scale use of coal. 1800 - world population

A journey through the Earth's climate history

2009-12-22T09:17:00.003Z

The pictures and commentary below are taken from the BBCs Roger Black 3 minute lecture. Now that world leaders have met in Copenhagen to discuss climate change - how did the Earth's climate arrive at its current state and how do scientists delve into the secrets of our planet's past? The layers of ice laid down each year in Antarctica and Greenland store a record of the Earth's climate.

Q&A: The Copenhagen climate summit & Glossary

2009-12-22T06:57:00.000Z

The Copenhagen climate conference COP15 resulted in a document called the Copenhagen Accord. It was hammered out by a small group of countries - including the world's two biggest greenhouse gas polluters, China and the US. The conference as a whole did not adopt the accord, but voted to "take note" of it. Was the summit a success? This depends on your point of view. THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD

Copenhagen deal: Key points

2009-12-22T06:38:00.000Z

Page last updated at 12:43 GMT, Saturday, 19 December 2009 A US-led initiative called the Copenhagen Accord has formed the centre-piece of a deal at UN climate talks in Copenhagen, despite some countries' opposition. Below is an explanation of the main points in the agreement. LEGAL STATUS The Accord, reached between the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa, contains no reference to a

Climate summit: Where's the beef?

2009-12-22T06:33:00.000Z

By Paul Reynolds World affairs correspondent, BBC News website Mega-conferences like Copenhagen have proved to be very difficult to handleHe came. He did a quick deal. He left. That was how US President Barack Obama intervened in the global warming conference in Copenhagen and whether he saved it from total deadlock or condemned it to issuing a powerless piece of paper depends on your point

COP15: (No) Hopenhagen?

2009-12-22T06:27:00.000Z

Richard Black | 15:55 UK time, Saturday, 19 December 2009 Everywhere you go in Copenhagen, you're met with two kinds of advertising poster. One sells lingerie, the morning walk to the railway station bringing a sequence of scarcely clad models smiling unfeasibly in the freezing morning air. The other sells hope. "Hopenhagen" has been the city's alternative name for the past fortnight, a

Harrabin's Notes: After Copenhagen

2009-12-22T06:06:00.001Z

Harrabin's Notes: After Copenhagen In his regular column, BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin offers his thoughts on the outcome of the UN climate summit in Copenhagen. WHEN TITANS COLLIDE If the climate was a bank they would have saved it, said Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez. But it is not. And they have not. The deal brings the globe's big polluters in a single accord World leaders know

What did the Copenhagen climate summit achieve? Looking into the future of Climate Change by European Climate Foundation

2009-12-22T06:01:00.000Z

By Tom Brookes and Tim Nuthall The European Climate Foundation The great German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche said "from chaos comes order". It is difficult to foresee the order that may result from the chaos of the Copenhagen climate change conference (COP15), but as the dust settles, traces of a path forward are becoming visible. The outcome - a decision to "take note of" an accord

Where does '350' come from?

2009-12-20T11:53:00.004Z

Dr. James Hansen, of NASA, the United States' space agency, has been researching global warming longer than just about anyone else. He was the first to publicly testify before the U.S. Congress, in June of 1988, that global warming was real. He and his colleagues have used both real-world observation, computer simulation, and mountains of data about ancient climates to calculate what constitutes

100 Countries for 350 and 1.5C to Stay Alive"!

2009-12-20T11:48:00.000Z

100 Countries for 350 and "1.5 to Stay Alive"!16 December, 2009 - 04:59 — JamieWe're entering the final days of the climate talks here in Copenhagen. And there's no need to sugar-coat it: the outlook doesn't look good. According to our friends at Climate Interactive, the cumulative result of all the proposals currently on the table would take the world not the 350 ppm that scientists say we need

IGBP - International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

2009-12-20T07:53:00.004Z

Source: www.igbp.net | Press Release | Detail Some people still question whether Earth's climate is changing as rapidly and profoundly as the majority of climate scientists suggest. The International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme has created a climate-change index to help show the scale of change the planet is undergoing. Composite index components comprise temperature, Arctic ice cover,

Climate Change Summit 2040 - Mount Everest

2009-12-20T07:39:00.002Z

Documents agreed at Copenhagen

2009-12-20T06:26:00.000Z

Scores of documents agreed at Copenhagen

EU: "The only deal available in Copenhagen"

2009-12-20T06:08:00.001Z

While the head of China’s climate delegation thought “everyone should be happy”, it was uncertain late Friday night whether the “Copenhagen Accord” agreed by the US, China, Brazil, South Africa and India would win broader support among countries.Marianne Bom19/12/2009 01:15 After a ”Copenhagen Accord” was agreed by the US, China, South Africa, Brazil and India in Copenhagen, it was still unclear

US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa reach deal

2009-12-20T06:01:00.002Z

According to a senior Obama administration official the United States, China, Brazil, India and South Africa have reached a "meaningful agreement" on climate change Friday evening.Associated Press18/12/2009 22:25 A senior Obama administration official says the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa have reached a "meaningful agreement" on climate change. The official characterized the deal

In final push, wrestling over climate deal

2009-12-20T05:58:00.000Z

The UN climate conference was threatened with collapse Saturday after a small group of nations blocked the adoption of a political accord brokered by President Barack Obama with China, South Africa, Brazil and India.Associated Press19/12/2009 10:50Several developing countries, including Bolivia, Cuba, Sudan and Venezuela, bitterly protested the deal and said it is unacceptable because it lacks

2009-12-20T05:49:00.002Z

A Copenhagen Accord it isAn agreement drawn up Friday night by leaders from the US, China, India, Brazil and South Africa has been recognized Saturday morning by the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.Morten Andersen19/12/2009 11:25An agreement dubbed the Copenhagen Accord drawn up by a limited group of countries Friday night was formally accepted by the Conference of the

Obama: A binding deal is still our goal

2009-12-20T05:45:00.003Z

More confidence building between “emerging economies, the least developed countries and the developed countries” is needed before a legally binding global agreement on climate change can be reached, says US President Barack Obama.Morten Andersen19/12/2009 14:20 The most important result in Copenhagen was, according to US President Barack Obama, that large emerging economies began “for the

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon: An essential beginning

2009-12-20T05:40:00.001Z

UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon: An essential beginningUN climate chief Yvo de Boer: "The challenge is now to turn what we have agreed politically in Copenhagen into something real, measurable and verifiable.”Rie Jerichow and Nanet Poulsen (article updated)19/12/2009 16:35 After the climate summit in Copenhagen Saturday morning agreed to "take note" of the Copenhagen Accord, UN

Copenhagen climate conference: global warming talks meltdown

2009-12-20T04:08:00.004Z

By Louise Gray, in Copenhagen Published: 9:59AM GMT 19 Dec 2009 (From Left) European Commission President Barroso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President Barack Obama and British PM Gordon Brown Photo: STEFFEN KUGLER/AFP/Getty Images The largest gathering of world leaders in recent history began with hope and

Final Press Conference - Copenhagen December 2009

2009-12-19T15:51:00.006Z

(From Left) European Commission President Barroso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, US President Barack Obama and British PM Gordon Brown Photo: STEFFEN KUGLER/AFP/Getty Images Yvo_de_Boer (wikipedia) the current Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change gave the final

Copenhagen Accord - final document

2009-12-19T13:28:00.000Z

my take on the key points of the Copenhagen Accord - final document :- 1. We underline that climate change is one of the greatest challenges of our time.... We emphasise our strong political will to urgently combat climate change... To achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention to stabilize greenhouse gas concentration in the atmosphere at a level that would prevent dangerous

Clarification about L.6 & L.7

2009-12-19T13:11:00.000Z

9.50am 19/12/09: comments on the 3 paragraphs of L.6: China, Tuvalu, India, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, barbadus, japan, gambia, Russia, 11.00am L7 comments:

350 parts per million is what many scientists, climate experts, and progressive national governments are now saying is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere.

2009-12-19T11:42:00.000Z

[UPDATE: read Bill McKibben's recent blog post, "The Science of 350, the Most Important Number on the Planet"] 350 parts per million is what many scientists, climate experts, and progressive national governments are now saying is the safe upper limit for CO2 in our atmosphere. Accelerating arctic warming and other early climate impacts have led scientists to conclude that we are already above

US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an "essential beginning".

2009-12-19T11:34:00.000Z

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed a US-backed climate deal in Copenhagen as an "essential beginning". He was speaking after delegates passed a motion recognising the agreement, which the US reached with key nations including China. But Mr Ban said the agreement must be made legally binding next year. Earlier, the meeting failed to secure unanimous support, amid opposition from

the human race is a 6.5-billion-headed, fractious, selfish, competitive, short-sighted, arrogant, acquisitive species with random streaks here and there of wisdom, compassion and vision.

2009-12-19T03:06:00.000Z

Cascadia Lin wrote: This was a better result than I expected. Imagine trying to negotiate a consensus business deal with nearly 200 competitive corporate CEOs, with varying degrees of power, hidden and overt agendas, business needs, personalities, constituencies, histories, expectations, and clout. Then turn those business people into heads of state representing entire populations, some of them

COP15: Deal or no deal?

2009-12-19T03:01:00.000Z

Richard Black | 23:42 UK time, Friday, 18 December 2009 UPDATE - 0305 CET: The EU has decided to support the pact. Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso were clearly less than delighted with it at their news conference. Asked where EU leadership had been, Mr Barroso replied: "We have been leading, but we were not leading when it came to

Watch the live webcast 2am 19th December (translations in English)

2009-12-19T02:26:00.008Z

Presentations for Tuvalu, Venezuela, Cuba: target of 2 degrees celsius - grave impact on numerous species and islands. No commitment of any reduction in CO2 gases. Earlier draft versions should be made public. No minimum levels. Need 45% reduction by 2020 and 80% reduction by 2050. Ambiguous of commitments of developed countries. Not one single word about commitments. Kyoto protocol must still

Copenhagen climate summit: 'meaningful agreement' hailed by leaders

2009-12-19T01:47:00.001Z

Copenhagen climate summit: 'meaningful agreement' hailed by leaders World leaders have hailed an “historic” deal on climate change after two weeks of difficult negotiations in Copenhagen. By James Kirkup and Louise Gray in Copenhagen Published: 10:46PM GMT 18 Dec 2009 (From Left) European Commission President Barroso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt,

Live: minute-by-minute coverage of crunch day at Copenhagen

2009-12-19T01:31:00.000Z

Philippe Naughton in Copenhagen and Nico Hines 52 COMMENTS RECOMMEND? (30) 2240 To wrap up, I've seen most of the text and here is what it says: It sets a target to keep global temperature rises to below 2C above pre-industrial averages. No specific target for "global peaking" despite demands from EU nations and environmentalists that global emissions should be in decline from 2020. Developed

Copenhagen deadlock wrapped up as emissions deal

2009-12-19T01:25:00.003Z

Ben Webster, Sam Coates and Philippe Naughton in Copenhagen The United Nations climate change summit ended last night without setting any emission reduction targets. President Obama forged a non-binding agreement with his counterparts in China, India, Brazil and South Africa but it was unclear whether all 192 countries would accept the compromise text. Mr Obama said that a “fundamental

Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure

2009-12-19T01:15:00.001Z

Low targets, goals dropped: Copenhagen ends in failure Deal thrashed out at talks condemned as climate change scepticism in action John Vidal, Allegra Stratton and Suzanne Goldenberg in Copenhagen guardian.co.uk, Saturday 19 December 2009 00.47 GMT The UN climate summit reached a weak outline of a global agreement last night in Copenhagen, falling far short of what Britain and many poor

Copenhagen Accord - 4th Draft

2009-12-18T19:45:00.005Z

The final day of the Copenhagen climate conference saw a succession of different versions of the draft text. This is the fourth draft. I've snipped the key points as I see them and have included Jonathon Watts comments:- How the Copenhagen text was changedJonathan WattsDec 18, 2009 19:24:09 GMT Share Haggling, fine-tuning, and late tweaks as negotiations continue National leaders and

The arguments made by climate change sceptics

2009-12-18T07:43:00.001Z

Sceptics arguments and the counter arguments. 1. IS TEMPERATURE OF EARTH GETTING WARMER? 2. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE HAS STOPPED RISING 3. THE EARTH HAS BEEN WARMER IN THE RECENT PAST 4. COMPUTER MODELS ARE NOT RELIABLE 5. ATMOSPHERE IS NOT BEHAVING AS MODELS WOULD PREDICT 6. CLIMATE IS MAINLY INFLUENCED BY THE SUN 7. CO2 RISES AFTER A TEMPERATURE INCREASE NOT BEFORE 8. LONG-TERM DATA ON

Climate change glossary

2009-12-18T07:38:00.000Z

Adaptation Action that helps cope with the effects of climate change - for example construction of barriers to protect against rising sea levels, or conversion to crops capable of surviving high temperatures and drought. Adaptation fund A fund for projects and programmes that help developing countries cope with the adverse effects of climate change. It is financed by a share of proceeds from

Crucial Data - selected countries

2009-12-18T07:27:00.001Z

Complete guide to the Copenhagen climate change summit What are the issues, who are the people involved in the deal-making and what are the numbers that will be crunched at the conference? Follow our interactive explainer and find out

Does the human race deserve to survive?

2009-12-18T07:10:00.002Z

Does the human race deserve to survive? It has been a tempting question to ask this week, as the talks designed to prevent the rise in the planet's temperature developing into a life-threatening fever ground to a standstill over what were – on the face of it – arcane procedural issues.

Inside the conference for climate deniers in New York

2009-12-18T06:46:00.000Z

Climate change deniers have gathered in New York City to discuss the latest science as well as the way forward for their movement. It seems to me its all rhetoric - the climate change deniers have LOST the scientific argument. They draw spurious parallels between todays climate change with the Eugenics movement in the 1920s.

Hilary Clinton at Copenhagen

2009-12-18T06:36:00.002Z

Copenhagen welcomes US climate heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger and Al Gore

2009-12-18T06:31:00.000Z

Copenhagen welcomes US climate heavyweights Arnold Schwarzenegger and Al Gore

John Vidal gives us his view on the last-ditch climate talks

2009-12-18T06:30:00.001Z

Crunch time in CopenhagenEnvironment editor John Vidal gives us his view on the last-ditch climate talks, and hears from three voices. Saleemul Huq (IPPC, Bangladesh) a good Copenhagen agreement is a matter of life or death for Bangladesh developing countries insisted we must keep the legally binding Kyoto Protocol and not get it watered down by a less stringent copenhagen agreement Pledges

'Science will have to drive decisions at both ends of the social ladder'

2009-12-18T06:03:00.001Z

'Science will have to drive decisions at both ends of the social ladder'From the Copenhagen summit on climate change, Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the IPCC, talks about the need for people to tell their elected leaders that they expect firm and forward-looking action on climate change Rajendra Pachauri guardian.co.uk, Thursday 17 December 2009

Copenhagen sketch: Epic standoff clears the air

2009-12-18T04:54:00.002Z

The Guardians John Vidal report has details of the last but one day shenanigans at the Copenhagen conference But in all the confusion and rumour, it was clear that in the last 24 hours the mood in snowbound Copenhagen had dramatically swung from miserable through gloomy to hopeful. In the end no country or bloc dared to risk being branded the one that crashed the summit, so neither played

2009-12-18T04:30:00.001Z

Reposted from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2009/12/cop15_tumbling_towards_a_deal.html Richard Black of BBC links to this Australian post which suggests that the deals at 17/12/09 at Copenhagen will hit 550ppm CO2 by 2020 and not the 450ppm level that UN recommends. The leak was first posted by The Guardian last night: A rise of 3C would mean up to 170 million more

Climate Interactive

2009-12-17T09:57:00.005Z

350.org - 350ppm target

2009-12-17T09:48:00.000Z

Reposted from: http://action.350.org/p/salsa/web/common/public/content?content_item_KEY=6778&key=37911353

Climate change: Copenhagen in graphics

2009-12-16T23:37:00.002Z

Global emissions have risen steadily in recent decades. Where do greenhouse gas emissions come from? Which countries are most responsible for causing human-induced climate change? According to the European Climate Foundation analysis - and others - commitments made so far are probably not enough to meet the G8 target. This shortfall is one of the issues likely to be highlighted

350.org - 350ppm C02 target for Copenhagen

2009-12-15T18:00:00.002Z

64,000 on 350.org on Facebook

2009-12-05T02:25:00.003Z

and Facebook announce 350 Million users.

Dorset Humanists & 100 other Activists at Bournemouth 350.org - Copenhagen Climate Change summit 7- 18 December

2009-12-05T02:06:00.001Z

Hi Jane, Thanks for suggesting Dorset Humanists attend the 350.org photo shoot in Bournemouth on 24th October. Sorry you and Dennis weren’t able to attend. Sharon and I are dressed in red and yellow on the arm of the ‘3’. We like to be different – everyone else dressed in blue! At least one other DH attended – Diana? in her 50s – can’t remember her last name. David, please include this

Thanks for joining 350.org!

2009-10-03T13:39:00.002+01:00

Reposted from: Bill McKibben - 350.org [organizers@350.org] email Thanks for joining 350.org! We're building a strong, diverse network of global grassroots activists taking action to solve the climate crisis. We're growing fast, but we need to speed up further if we're going to outpace the deteriorating climate. Here are two simple ways you can help: 1)Take Action with 350 on October 24th On

World Climate Change Day of Action Saturday, 24th October 2009

2009-10-03T12:04:00.003+01:00

Source: Jane Bannister Whilst the 2007 IPCC report has a 445-495ppm CO2 stabilisation scenario 1 (Figure SPM.11, pg 21), 350.org and Rajendra Pachauri endorse 350 ppm (not as IPCC chair but “as a human being”). http://www.350.org Get together with friends and family to walk, cycle or bus down to Bournemouth beach to send an urgent message to world leaders in the lead-up to climate talks in

Gordon Brown's bid to lead world on global warming

2009-06-27T08:30:00.001+01:00

Reposted from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/5651997/Gordon-Browns-bid-to-lead-world-on-global-warming.htmlGordon Brown yesterday bid to lead the world in tackling global warming by launching a groundbreaking initiative to set up a 100bn dollar-a-year fund, rescuing deadlocked international negotiations on a new climate treaty.By Geoffrey LeanPublished: 7:00AM BST 27 Jun 2009Gordon

Carbon man shuns Washington trip

2009-06-27T08:22:00.001+01:00

An academic has refused an all expenses paid trip to a conference in Washington to discuss tackling carbon emissions.Larch Maxey of Swansea University described the invite to the Smithsonian Festival, which this year focuses on Wales, as the "irony of our times."He said the plane journey across the Atlantic would use several years' worth of his carbon share and now others invited to attend have

US House supports emissions bill

2009-06-27T08:18:00.002+01:00

Reposted from:http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/1/hi/world/americas/8121528.stmMr Obama made climate change a key part of his election campaignThe US House of Representatives has passed a climate change bill aimed at reducing the country's emissions.The legislation will put curbs on pollution and apply market principles to attempts to tackle global warming.It was passed by a narrow margin of 219

White House issues 'unequivocal' warning on climate change in the US

2009-06-27T08:14:00.002+01:00

Reposted from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5560888/White-House-issues-unequivocal-warning-on-climate-change-in-the-US.htmlAmerica is already experiencing the harmful effects of global warming with hotter temperatures, retreating glaciers and rising sea levels, according to the first climate change report from the Barack Obama presidency.By Tom Leonard in New

One in six homes in England is at risk of flooding and climate change.

2009-06-27T08:12:00.001+01:00

Reposted from:http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5569664/Flooding-risk-to-millions-as-climate-warms.htmlBy Louise GrayPublished: 7:00AM BST 19 Jun 2009In a new report the Environment Agency calculated that 5.2 million of the homes in England are built on a flood plain, near a river or where there is a risk of surface water flooding during heavy rainfall.Of those properties

Government pamphlet urges people to walk to work to stop climate change

2009-06-27T08:04:00.001+01:00

Reposted from:Catastrophic floods and droughts caused by climate change could be prevented simply by putting less water in the kettle, according to new Government advice.By Louise Gray, Environment CorrespondentPublished: 7:00AM BST 26 Jun 2009A new pamphlet, to be placed in every public library in the country, warns that the UK faces summer heat-related deaths, sea level rises and food shortages

UK 'must plan' for warmer future

2009-06-21T09:44:00.004+01:00

Reposted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8107014.stmBy Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC NewsSome regions of the UK are likely to see more floods, especially in winterThe UK needs to plan now for a future that will be hotter and bring greater extremes of flood and drought, says Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.Launching the UK Climate Projections 2009 report (UKCP09), Mr

Climate warnings' error margins

2009-06-21T09:38:00.002+01:00

Reposted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8106513.stmANALYSISBy Pallab Ghosh Science correspondent, BBC NewsEver more precise climate models require ever larger computing powerProjections by the UK's Climate Impact Programme released on Thursday come with strict caveats about how they should be used and their margin for error.The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (

South West England change in summer precipitation (%)

2009-06-21T09:22:00.003+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/1487/543/index.html High emissions scenario & http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/1485/545/index.html Low emissions scenario

Key findings for sea level rise - UK climate projections (UKCP09)

2009-06-21T09:04:00.005+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/2145/680/index.htmlCentral estimates in London for relative sea-level changes (cm) with respect to 1990 levels for the UKCP09 high, medium and low emissions scenarios vary between 5.3cm in 2010 to 53.1cm in 2095.

South West England Summary - UK climate projections (UKCP09)

2009-06-21T08:28:00.012+01:00

Over the next 70 years in South West England, winters could be hotter (+3.4ºC) & wetter (+31%) and summers hotter (+6.9ºC) & drier (-23%).Hotter Winters: up to 3.4 ºC Between the 2020s and 2080s with Low - High emissions winter mean temperatures will be increased by 1.2ºC to 3.4 ºC.Hotter Summers: up to 6.9ºC Between the 2020s and 2080s with Low - High emissions summer mean daily maximum

Key findings for South West England, 2080s - Medium emissions scenario

2009-06-21T07:18:00.001+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/2274/528.htmlMedium emissions scenarioUnder medium emissions, the central estimate of increase inwinter mean temperature is 2.8ºC; it is very unlikely to be less than 1.6ºC and is very unlikely to be more than 4.3ºC. A wider range of uncertainty is from 1.4ºC to 5.1ºC.Under medium emissions, the central estimate of increase

Key findings for South West England, 2050s - Medium emissions scenario

2009-06-21T07:15:00.000+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/2271/528.htmlMedium emissions scenarioUnder medium emissions, the central estimate of increase inwinter mean temperature is 2.1ºC; it is very unlikely to be less than 1.1ºC and is very unlikely to be more than 3.2ºC. A wider range of uncertainty is from 0.8ºC to 3.5ºC.Under medium emissions, the central estimate of increase

Key findings for South West England, 2020s - Medium emissions scenario

2009-06-21T07:10:00.003+01:00

Reposted from:http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/2268/528.htmlUnder medium emissions, the central estimate of increase inwinter mean temperature is 1.3ºC; it is very unlikely to be less than 0.6ºC and is very unlikely to be more than 2ºC. A wider range of uncertainty is from 0.5ºC to 2ºC.Under medium emissions, the central estimate of increase insummer mean temperature is 1.6ºC

Key findings: UK-wide - Change in mean summer precipitation (%) for the UK - Medium emissions scenario

2009-06-21T06:40:00.004+01:00

Reposted from:http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/1807/527/index.htmlThe range from the lowest to the highest value of change for all emissions scenarios and all three probability levels (10, 50 and 90%) is shown as the wider range.Change in mean summer precipitation (%)2020s Medium emssions scenarioRegionProbability level10%50%90%Wider rangeChannel Islands–30–8+17–30+22East

Key findings: UK-wide - Change in mean summer temperature (ºC) for the UK - Medium emissions scenario

2009-06-21T06:25:00.005+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/910/527/index.htmlThe range from the lowest to the highest value of change for all emissions scenarios and all three probability levels (10, 50 and 90%) is shown as the wider range.Change in mean summer temperature (ºC)2020s Medium emssions scenarioRegionProbability level10%50%90%Wider rangeChannel Islands0.51.42.50.42.5East

Key findings: UK-wide

2009-06-21T06:11:00.005+01:00

Reposted from:http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/982/9/index.htmlUK-wide key findingsNational key findings are presented in tables which show a summary of the values of change relative to 1961–1990 for each of the 16 aggregated administrative regions. The wider range is defined as the range from the lowest to highest value of change for all emissions scenarios and all three (10

Key findings: Observed trends

2009-06-21T05:58:00.003+01:00

Reposted from:http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/512/9/index.htmlUKCP09 science report: The climate of the United Kingdom and recent trendsAverage global temperature and sea level have risen since the late 19th century, and at an increased rate over the past few decades.Warming of the global climate system is unequivocal, with global average temperatures having risen by nearly

UK Climate Projections - Key Findings

2009-06-20T22:23:00.003+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/content/view/515/499/index.htmlUKCP09 Key FindingsKey findings based on the probabilistic projections are presented at a national level (UK-wide) and for each of the 16 administrative regions. Projected changes for the 2020s, 2050s and 2080s are available under the high, medium and low emission scenarios and at 10, 50 and 90% probability

UK Climate Projections

2009-06-20T22:17:00.006+01:00

Reposted from: http://ukclimateprojections.defra.gov.uk/index.htmlThe UK climate projections (UKCP09) provide information on how the UK’s climate is likely to change in the 21st century, as it responds to rising levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. This site is the portal to all UKCP09 products:Key findingsPre-prepared maps & graphsScience reports covering observed and future climate

Climate change 'kills 300,000 every year'

2009-05-30T14:54:00.001+01:00

Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5406487/Climate-change-kills-300000-every-year.htmlThree hundred thousand people are already dying every year as a result of global warming, according to the most comprehensive report ever on the human impact of climate change. By Louise Gray, Environment CorrespondentLast Updated: 2:22PM BST 29 May 2009Former UN secretary

World's leading scientists warn climate change is as great a threat as nuclear warfare

2009-05-30T02:00:00.000+01:00

Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5401597/Worlds-leading-scientists-warn-climate-change-is-as-great-a-threat-as-nuclear-warfare.html The threat of climate change is as severe as nuclear warfare, according to an emergency summit of the world's Nobel Laureates. By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Last Updated: 6:52AM BST 29 May 2009 The group of

Nobel Laureates and big business unite against climate change

2009-05-25T11:37:00.002+01:00

Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/5378857/Nobel-Laureates-and-big-business-unite-against-climate-change.html#Nobel Laureates and big business will say billions of pounds need to be invested in combating climate change in a move likely to expose the challenges faced in securing a successor to the Kyoto protocol.By Louise Gray, Environment Correspondent Last

Climate scenarios 'being realised'

2009-03-15T22:00:00.002Z

Reposted from: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7940532.stm By Matt McGrath

Al Gore on Climate Change

2009-02-25T01:04:00.001Z

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Facts melted by 'global warming' by Christopher Booker

2009-02-18T06:12:00.003Z

CATscience says "Booker keeps up the pressure on 'warmists' by citing examples of current weather. But is he looking at the climate changing trends? Is the BBC involved in a 'warmist' conspiracy!?"Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/3883550/Facts-melted-by-global-warming.html Something very odd had happened to the daily updated graph on the official Nansen website last

Paint cities white to tackle global warming, scientist says

2009-02-18T06:05:00.001Z

Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/globalwarming/4269109/Paint-cities-white-to-tackle-global-warming-scientist-says.htmlRoads and buildings should be painted white in order to tackle global warming, according to a scientist. By Jon Swaine Last Updated: 3:14PM GMT 16 Jan 2009 White buildings and surfaces reflect

Climate change 'irreversible', warn scientists

2009-02-18T05:58:00.001Z

Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/4358167/Climate-change-irreversible-warn-scientists.html Climate change is irreversible and projects to prevent temperature rises will have no impact for at least thousand years, scientists have warned. Last Updated: 12:39PM GMT 27 Jan 2009 Halting carbon

Snow is consistent with global warming, say scientists

2009-02-18T05:48:00.001Z

Reposted from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/4436934/Snow-is-consistent-with-global-warming-say-scientists.html Britain may be in the grip of the coldest winter for 30 years and grappling with up to a foot of snow in some places but the extreme weather is entirely consistent with global warming, claim scientists. By Richard Alleyne, Science

Marcus Brigstocke examines the argument from climate change denier and environment minister Sammy Wilson

2009-02-18T05:34:00.002Z

Reposted from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/feb/10/climate-change-marcus-brigstockeMarcus Brigstocke makes the analogy between CO2 and human excrement.Feb 10, 2009 15:32:32 Cool your boots Guardianistas and enviro-squakers. Before you board your sustainably sourced wooden pedalos and set off for Northern Ireland with organic vegetables in hand ready to pelt the Democratic Unionist