TalkClimateChange

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 […]

With the Bali summit finally wrapped up we’ve been reading mixed messages from around the world. Some news outlets are reporting a positive conclusion with the signing of an acceptable deal at the 11th hour, with others taking a more critical view of the results.
So what happened, and what does it mean? Here is our […]

 
Latest news from Bali indicates that a deal may well be possible as the negotiations run in to extra time.
U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer believes that a deal is certain. ”Absolutely. The only question is how long is it going to take to get, how long we will have to stay up to wait […]

Just as we were getting bored of talking about Bali the European Union has added some additional drama, threatening to boycott further talks if the United States continues to”block progress”. The EU claims that  attending the next exotic climate meeting in Hawaii next month would be pointless if the US continues to reject the current […]

 
Yesterday we gave some reasons for giving up on the idea of emissions reductions due to the seeming impossibility of the task.
However, today we read in interesting article by Michael Gelobter at the Daily Grist who points out that too many of us dismiss the idea of change too readily just because it is hard […]

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, […]

 
China has insisted that the U.S. and other wealthy nations should bear the burden of curbing global warming, saying the problem was created by their lavish way of life. It rejected mandatory emission cuts for its own developing industries.
Su Wei, a top climate expert for China’s government attending the U.N. Climate Change Conference, said the […]

Between 1974 and 2005 food prices fell by almost 75%. Good news for the whole world, and a good barometer of human progress. Cheap food = well nourished, happy people.
And then came Global Warming.
Global warming threatens our world not by warmer temperatures (historically mankind has prospered in warmer times), but by poorly conceived schemes and […]

With no big headlines emerging from Bali yet - except for doom and gloom stories which are being released to keep the mood right - we’ve been reading the daily press briefings to see if we can find any hints. The briefing for 8th December tells us:
As negotiations on a future climate deal reached the […]

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?

A lesson from German Chancellor Angela Merkel
The ‘Klimakanzlerin’ (Climate Chancellor) is Europe’s answer to Al Gore. Germans are renowned for their environmental savvy, leading the world in recycling and in the development of many green technologies. Frau Markel’s policies are in her own words “an example for other countries”.
 
So let’s have a look at some […]

With some irony, between 15,000 and 20,000 politicians, officials, activists and journalists will have flown this weekend to Bali, putting serious strain on the islands resources to attend the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

All expectations are that nothing tangible will result beyond making some vague agreements over future plans. Many people will […]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heavily criticised by Green protestors this week after stating his support for an additional runway at London Heathrow airport. But in this case, we think that Gordon Brown “Climate Change (taxation) Action Man” has got it right, and that an additional runway at Heathrow will do more to combat […]

Uncontrolled logging in the Indonesian Rainforest is causing serious damage to natural habitats and local populations according to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency today. Despite years of “save the rainforests” campaigning, immense environmental damage is still being inflicted on these precious world resources. We cannot decry this strongly enough.
But it got us thinking.

We were going to write a post today about Gordon Brown, praising the British Government for taking such a strong lead on climate change.  With the introduction of additional taxes for gas-guzzlers, additional taxes on aviation, and a commitment to reduce the UK’s Co2 emissions by 60% before 2050 Gordon looked set to dwarf Tony […]