TalkClimateChange

Much has been written on TalkClimateChange of the challenges associated with the mass adoption of renewable energy.
Yet investors are apparently keen to throw money at renewable projects, despite lingering uncertainty over the plans of many governments to implement carbon credits as a means of incentivising such projects.
Keith Johnson wrote recently in the Wall Street Journal:
Spain’s […]

Continued as part of Daryl’s Urban vs Rural series.
Today I will look at mitigation strategies advanced as lifestyle changes to mitigate energy consumption, and how lifestyle options in urban centres fail to translate well to rural areas.
I’ll continue to use the BC Carbon Tax Plan as a template with choices advanced under the 2008 […]

When former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern released his report of the same name last year, he brought about a fundamental shift in the climate debate – moving from an environmental to an economic focus.
Essentially, the Stern report concluded that the impacts of climate change are likely to far outweigh the cost of […]

A group of three environmental groups has launched a frivolous and money draining lawsuit against the United States Government about the missing of deadlines to place the Polar Bear (Ursus Martimus) on the endangered species list.
The plaintiffs; the National Resources Defence Council, the Center for Biological Diversity and Greenpeace. The basis for the claim […]

Late last year, the European Union sensibly decided to impose strict targets on its car manufacturers to improve fuel efficiency standards. Fuel efficiency, which has barely improved in previous years, is seen as a key opportunity to bridge the growing energy gap in the near term future.
Under the scheme, manufacturers were, sensibly, given a […]

I think we can all agree the unintended consequences of mandated levels of bio-fuels have had some really devastating results globally. The World Food Programme says the increase in food costs has devastated their 2008 hunger relief programs. Mono-agriculture has reduced crop diversity and added to the problems of nitrogen contamination of water systems as […]

Considering things objectively, cars can be a proper nuisance. They are expensive, take up space, use fuel that isn’t cheap anymore, need cleaning, and need maintenance by some of the most customer un-friendly businesses in the world.
But, we love them. I love them. Cars are great, and I suffer from the typical male fascination […]

I’ve just been looking at DeSmog Blog’s database on global warming sceptics, which describes exactly how low the bar is to describe oneself as a climate scientist. Based on what I have just read, I think I could probably get away with describing myself as a climate scientist. Yet I openly admit that I […]

A paper recently published in the British Medical Journal claims that climate change is putting human health at risk, and that this demands an “urgent response”.
Climate change will exacerbate issues such as changes in infectious disease patterns, the effect of worsening food yields and loss of livelihoods, according to the paper entitled “Global Environmental […]

Civilization is in trouble. So claims president of the Earth Policy Institute Lester Brown according to a recent article in Time.com, writing that demands on mother Earth already exceed capacity by 25% - not considering projected increases in population of 3 billion by 2050 and the increasing demands made by existing populations.
However,  Brown has a […]

 
Two letters were written by two sets of credible scientists last week and addressed to the UN. One letter urged action to combat global warming by reducing Co2 emissions, and the other urged leaders to ignore the previous letter and focus on more pressing priorities instead. (see below for links and highlights)
It is clearly a […]

The results of poll were announced yesterday, revealing that two thirds of the UK population have no confidence that world leaders can agree on future solutions to climate change at the Bali summit.
But forget future solutions - the world has proven that we can’t even execute previous solutions; Despite the rhetoric of various national leaders, […]

 
The good news is that deforestation in the Amazon rainforest fell by 20% between August 2006 and July 2007.
But hold the champagne…

Recent satellite images suggest deforestation is starting to rise again. The fall in deforestation has primarily been due to a drop on market prices for products such as soya and meat, and not due […]

The continued emission of large quantities of Co2 into our Earth’s atmosphere is contributing to the greenhouse effect and threatens to destroy life on this planet. Or does it?

Co2 is plant food, and carbon is the basis of all life on this planet. Having more Co2 in the atmosphere can only be a good thing which will encourage plant growth and therefore food production and everybody will live happily ever after. There is absolutely no credible scientific evidence for the greenhouse theory.

Which of the above are true?

As reported in EcoGeek, a triumphant report from the American Consumer Institute estimates that widespread adoption of broadband internet services will reduce carbon emissions by a staggering 1 billion tons during the next ten years.