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Climate changes can kick in below 2°C limit
Climate changes can kick in below 2°C limit Extensive melting of the snow on the Tibetan plateau could be a tipping point. Image: katorisi via Wikimedia Commons Sudden shifts in settled climates can occur long before global warming reaches the internationally-agreed safety level, European scientists say. LONDON, 18 October, 2015 – Climate change could arrive with startling […]
Duality in climate science
Duality in climate science A commentary published in Nature Geoscience (online Oct. 2015) Brief Abstract: The commentary demonstrates the endemic bias prevalent amongst many of those developing emission scenarios to severely underplay the scale of the 2°C mitigation challenge. In several important respects the modelling community is self-censoring its research to conform to the dominant political and economic […]
The state of the climate movement
The state of the climate movement This is the text of a talk I gave today at Save the Children as part of their #changehistory series, organised by Campaigns Director (and fellow GlobalDashboard contributor) Kirsty McNeill. Kirsty’s opening talk in the series is here; see also @changehistory on Twitter. I. It’s the afternoon of 28 June 1988. NASA […]
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost?
How Much Would Zero Emissions Cost? In 2014 global carbon emissions totaled 32 gigatonnes (Gt). If you’re counting, that’s roughly 32 Gt too many. Yes, zero, near-zero, or net-zero is what we want, and soon is when we need it. Failure to achieve such goals by the end of the century will irreparably damage our planet and […]
The Essentials of Resilience in a World of Growing Chaos
The Essentials of Resilience in a World of Growing Chaos By now, it ought to go without saying that the evidence is in – after all, global warming has been recognized by scientists for decades. The accelerated release of “greenhouse gases” since the dawn of the Industrial Age is now causing accelerated warming of the planet […]
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US
Media Coverage of Climate Science Is Stunting Climate Action, Especially in US The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change plays an enormous role in shaping how climate science gets translated into policy in countries around the world, but so does the media. A new report finds that, while the IPCCcould have managed the rollout of itsFifth Assessment […]
Was Shell the First Big Oil Company to Publicly Accept the Science of Climate Change and its Consequences?
Was Shell the First Big Oil Company to Publicly Accept the Science of Climate Change and its Consequences? The DeSmog UK epic history series investigates the divide that opened up between chief executives and shareholders who were anxious that company operations and profits could be undermined by climate change. The heavy-handed attack from lobbyists on the Intergovernmental Panel […]
Rising Temperatures on Land and Sea Made 2014 Hottest Year
Rising Temperatures on Land and Sea Made 2014 Hottest Year High temperatures across most of the globe made 2014 Earth’s hottest year in records dating back to 1880, a government report showed. The combined land and ocean temperature on the planet was 1.24 degrees Fahrenheit (about 0.7 Celsius) above the 20th-century average, the National Oceanic and […]
What if the world can’t cut its carbon emissions? | Energy Matters
What if the world can’t cut its carbon emissions? | Energy Matters. What if the world can’t cut its carbon emissions? Posted on December 29, 2014 by Roger Andrews Many people, including more than a few prominent politicians, accept that global warming must be limited to no more than two degrees C above the pre-industrial mean, or a […]
IPCC report is clear: We must clean up our act | Science Matters | David Suzuki Foundation
IPCC report is clear: We must clean up our act | Science Matters | David Suzuki Foundation. It’s become a cliché to say that out of crisis comes opportunity. But there’s no denying that when faced with crises, we have choices. The opportunity depends on what we decide to do. What choices will we make […]
2014 Could Be the Hottest Year on Record. What’s the Plan, Canada? | David Suzuki
2014 Could Be the Hottest Year on Record. What’s the Plan, Canada? | David Suzuki. It’s become a cliché to say that out of crisis comes opportunity. But there’s no denying that when faced with crises, we have choices. The opportunity depends on what we decide to do. What choices will we make when confronted with the […]
What Is the Carbon Limit? That Depends Who You Ask by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360
What Is the Carbon Limit? That Depends Who You Ask by Fred Pearce: Yale Environment 360. How much carbon can we safely emit into the atmosphere without the planet suffering dangerous climate change? It would be good to know. The world’s governments have agreed that “dangerous” should mean any warming above two degrees Celsius. And […]
