TalkClimateChange

I’ve been reading  the new study by Sloan and Wolfendale on the theory of cosmic rays and cloud formation in regards to global warming. I’ve also been reading the associated press coverage.
This theory was advanced in the book by Svenmark called "The Chilling Stars" and is a theory that has been repeatedly attacked by […]

“Global warming may ’stop’, scientists predict.” - Daily Telegraph
That’s one way of summarising the paper recently published in the scientific journal Nature documenting recent research by the Leibniz Institute of Marine Sciences in Kiel, Germany.
This paper has attracted a lot of media attention on both sides of the debate, with some parties using it as […]

But which way?
I’ve been intrigued by the number of different interpretations following Nature’s recent publication predicting a temporary lull in global warming on which Daryl recently commentated.
Right now I am in the midst of putting together a post contrasting the different reactions, and - crucially - the impact this has on the world’s decision […]

I’m almost at a loss for words here, and I guess the simple thing would be just to attempt to explain what is happening.
The “scientists” over at RealClimate.com have challenged German climate modellers - who recently published their “peer reviewed” paper on the results of their new climate model runs - to a wager […]

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 […]

It seems to be environmental assessment season around the world, with two major new reports during the last two weeks - the OECD Environmental Assessment and the National Academies Transportation Research Board report.
We all know that thousands of reports are written every year, many are for policymakers and are accepted as the views of experts […]

On the surface, Japan fails miserably on just about every measure when it comes to tackling climate change - rejecting a global 2 degree Celsius maximum warming target, and relying on voluntary industrial emissions targets which have so far seen Japan fall short of its Kyoto obligations.
Even so, Japan’s Prime Minister is keen to […]

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 […]

Although there is an increasing consensus that the greenhouse gas theory is settled, that doesn’t necessarily mean that the current theory of man-made climate change is fully resolved.
In an interesting post at Climate Skeptic (one of the more sensible Red proponents) the Skeptic makes the observation that whilst Co2 may has a warming effect […]

The EU has at long last admitted that it’s policies on biofuels were a “mistake” and is implementing a policy review to redress the issue. Environment minister of the European Commission Stavros Dimas admitted that certain environmental and social problems associated with biofuels had not been foreseen.
Our view is that the impacts of many green […]

Players in the climate change debate continue to makes fools of themselves and look desperate by taking any opportunity to blow up a story as evidence for or against man made climate change.
RealClimate uncovers the latest nonsense as several respected news sources described a recent paper on heating in arctic regions as ‘proof that global warming […]

We have recently talked about climate extremists on both sides of the debate and their negative impact on progress.
We have also lamented the squabbles in the scientific community, the political bandwagon riding and those who go about cherry picking facts and propagating common climate myths. The result of all this is a confused public and […]

Call them extremists, alarmists or fanatics, the climate change debate suffers from its fair share of those who are counterproductive and prevent progress and understanding by the propagation of extreme views.
This is a serious issue in current times as our elected leaders begin to make important decisions which may have profound impacts on our future. The […]

Amid repeated claims of climate change alarmism from climate sceptics, a new study published in Nature Geoscience claims that sea level rise this century could be double that previously predicted by the IPCC.
This news comes amid a British Government report warning that the UK needs to treat risk of flooding with the same level of […]

 
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 […]