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News Link Archive 28 February 2010 IPCC sets up independent review The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has given in to the rising clamour of doubts about the preparation of its climate science reports, and will set up an independent committee of experts to review its procedures and suggest changes, according to a statement from its chairman R.K. Pachauri. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article123585.ece India stops U.S. attempt to sneak “scrutiny” into climate talks India has caught out an American attempt to go back on an agreement not to push for international “scrutiny” of voluntary attempts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, negotiated between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, U.S. President Barack Obama and the heads of government of China, Brazil and South Africa at the UN climate change talks in Copenhagen last December. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article123555.ece Don't believe white lies, says Al Gore, record-breaking snow is due to global warming If the never-ending string of snowstorms has you believing global warming is a hoax, Al Gore says think again. 27 February 2010 RK Pachauri to face independent intl inquiry? Slammed for its series of erroneous predictions on climate change, Indian scientist RK Pauchari along with Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is likely to face an independent international inquiry, media reports said. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/27/r-k-pachauri-to-face-inquiry.html Statement of the IPCC Chairman The IPCC strives to ensure that its procedures for use of published material in the preparation of its assessment reports are followed in all respects. But we recognize the criticism that has been leveled at us, and the need to respond. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704231304575092160908991100.html?mod=googlenews_wsj UK's top scientist urges care in presenting results of climate change A failure by some scientists to be candid on the uncertainty of predicting the rate of climate change is to blame for fuelling scepticism about such predictions, according the government's chief scientific adviser. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/jan/27/climate-change-uk-top-scientist-urges-caution 26 February 2010 “Huge opportunity” for stronger climate deal in Mexico: Yvo de Boer The conference on climate change scheduled for December in Mexico represents a “huge opportunity” for a stronger global agreement, U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said on Friday. http://beta.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/article113894.ece?homepage=true Don’t Expect a Global Treaty on Climate Change This Year Well, it seems one of our worst environment fears has been confirmed. A climate change treaty will most likely not happen this year. http://www.greenfudge.org/2010/02/26/dont-expect-a-global-treaty-on-climate-change-this-year/ China, India back Copenhagen Accord: UN Climate chief India and China have demonstrated commitment to a climate accord struck in Copenhagen last year and their refusal so far to "associate" with it should not be overblown, the UN's climate chief said on Friday. 25 February 2010 Per capita CO2 emissions to rise 3-fold by 2030 India’s per capita carbon dioxide emissions will increase by nearly three-fold to 3.5 tonnes by 2030, the Economic Survey 2009-10 said on Thursday. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article113168.ece Climate change exaggerated The past couple of weeks haven't been good for proponents of climate change. Professor Phil Jones, formerly of University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit, admitted that there has not been any "statistically significant" global warming since 1995. Climate Change: Government preparing NATCOM II The Economic Survey for 2009-10 presented by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee in Parliament on Thursday has revealed that the Government is engaged in preparing the National Communication II (NATCOM II) that gives an inventory of the greenhouse gas emissions in India. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/25/climatechange-government-preparing-natcomii.html 24 February 2010 Scottish climate change target 'difficult but possible' A Scottish government target to reduce emissions by 42% by 2020 will be hard to meet before a global deal is in place, experts have warned. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8533744.stm Climate change leaders will emerge from the developing countries’ Developing nations have smart youngsters whose access to the internet has opened a world of information, encouraging them to come up with innovative climate change ideas: Polar explorer Paul Rose Climate change science is "robust", not a "house of cards" The head of the UK government's climate change committee has said that the science behind climate change is "robust", and not a "house of cards" that has come tumbling down due to the Climategate scandal. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/24/climatechange-science-is-robust-not-a-house-of-cards.html 23 February 2010 President Hu calls for China to meet emission cut targets Chinese President Hu Jintao called for China to step up efforts to tackle climate change so as to ensure the country's carbon dioxide emission cut 2020 targets would be reached. http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/china/2010-02/23/c_13185197.htm Dan Norris makes statement on Defra'a departmental expenditure limits Departmental Expenditure Limits The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dan Norris): Subject to Parliamentary approval of any necessary supplementary estimate, the Department fo.. Mangoes in December, custard apples in February Strange developments have been taking place in the garden of Ranvir Singh Sardar in Godhra since December last year. 22 February 2010 UN climate change process now in limbo The UN process for tackling global warming is now captainless as well as rudderless after climate chief Yvo de Boer suddenly announced his resignation two months after the ill-starred Copenhagen summit. http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/244710/un-climate-change-process-now-limbo Governments 'underestimating' scale of CO2 emissions A new research has concluded that policymakers in Europe and US are markedly underestimating the changes needed to mitigate carbon dioxide (CO2) emission required to prevent dangerous climate change because they work in 'silos'. Carry Message of Climate Change with Urgency: Bishop Lawrence Pius The 16th National conference of the Indian Catholic Press Association was held in Chennai on the theme ?Climate change-Media Response?, on 19th February 2010.The same evening awards for different categories were given to the journalists and writers. http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcast&broadcastid=170172 21 February 2010 Climate change negotiating team set for revamp The Indian climate change
negotiating team may well be set for a revamp with Prime Minister’s
Special Envoy Shyam Saran’s exit from Climate Change (Editorial) Yvo de Boer’s resignation on Thursday after nearly four tumultuous years as chief steward of the United Nations’ climate change negotiations has deepened a sense of pessimism about whether the world can ever get its act together on global warming. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/22/opinion/22mon1.html Climate Change and Open Science 'Unequivocal." That's quite a claim in this skeptical era, so it's been enlightening to watch the unraveling of the absolute certainty of global warming caused by man. Now even authors of the 2007 United Nations report that "warming of the climate system is unequivocal" have backed off its key assumptions and dire warnings. 20 February 2010 BJP seeks explanation from Govt. over Shyam Saran's resignation Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday sought explanation from the Government on the reasons that led to the resignation of the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Climate Change, Shyam Saran. http://news.oneindia.in/2010/02/20/bjpseeks-explanation-from-govt-over-shyam-saransresignat.html No comments, says Ramesh on Saran's resignation Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today refused to comment on reports that Shyam Saran, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on climate change, quit following differences with him. http://www.ptinews.com/news/527609_No-comments--says-Ramesh-on-Saran-s-resignation Global Warming May Hurt Some Poor Populations, Benefit Others The impact of global warming on food prices and hunger could be large over the next 20 years, according to a new Stanford University study. Researchers say that higher temperatures could significantly reduce yields of wheat, rice and maize -- dietary staples for tens of millions of poor people who subsist on less than $1 a day. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100220184329.htm 19 February 2010 Beaches 'at risk' from climate change Iconic Australian beaches such as Bondi in Sydney and Bells Beach in Victoria are vulnerable to the impacts of climate change, environmental scientist Tim Flannery says. http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/beaches-at-risk-from-climate-change-20100219-olip.html From Piltdown man to global warming The scene is a gravel pit in a small English village named Piltdown. A workman makes a grisly discovery of what appears to be a fossilized skull and jawbone. He subsequently passes the bone fragments to a local amateur paleontologist who determines them to be the jaw of an ape and the skull of a man. http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/From+Piltdown+global+warming/2583997/story.html UN climate chief de Boer resigns Two months after the Copenhagen summit failed to reach a globally binding agreement on controlling greenhouse emissions, the head of UN's climate change convention Yvo de Boer today announced that he will step down as of July 1, to pursue opportunities in academia and the private sector. 18 February 2010 The doubters do disservice to climate facts The science of climate change is inexact. It is about uncertainty and probabilities. Based on the evidence, a criminal lawyer would not be able to prove that humans are responsible for potentially catastrophic climate change. Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to face serious challenges due to climate change: Experts Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh may face serious challenges due to climate change including scarcity of water and power, warned Prodipto Ghosh, a member of the Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change. http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/23485/38/ The Conversation: Nuclear Energy In a major policy speech on Feb. 16, President Obama said his administration will give $8 billion in loan guarantees for securing the funds for a new nuclear power plant, in a move toward what he calls a “future in which we’re exporting homegrown energy technology instead of importing foreign oil. http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/02/18/the-conversation-nuclear-energy/ 17 February 2010 US climate envoy supports India's decision for its own panel America's top Climate Czar on Wednesday supported the recent Indian announcement to establish its own panel on the climate change, saying that any scientific study is a welcome move. Washington embraces Copenhagen accord Washington looks forward to discussing the framework of a climate accord from a summit in Copenhagen despite controversial scientific data, officials said. Tajikistan: On the frontlines of climate change Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/fromthefield/220803/57e02ad0dc447605b0a7c3083159ce33.htm 16 February 2010 Is it time to overhaul the U.N. panel on climate change The United Nations-sponsored Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — given the charge of providing world leaders with periodic updates on global warming and the policy options to tackle it — is overdue for an overhaul. U.S.: Nuke Plants Back in Vogue, as Climate Bill Stalls Speaking at a job training centre northeast of Washington Tuesday, President Barack Obama announced the federal government would underwrite the construction of two new reactors to be built in Georgia. http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=50356 BANGLADESH: Government against climate aid via World Bank Bangladesh has voiced strong opposition to plans by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) to provide close to US$100 million in climate change aid - because of its delivery through the World Bank. http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=88122 15 February 2010 Alternative Futures of a Warming World: Potential Human Responses to Climate Change Will Be Integrated Into Future Models An international team of climate scientists will take a new approach to modeling the Earth's climate future, according to a paper in 11 February Nature. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/02/100210131946.htm UN panel admits new error in key climate report The UN climate change panel has admitted to having imprecisely stated in a key report that 55 per cent of The Netherlands is under sea level, saying that is only the area at risk of flooding. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/un-panel-admits-new-error-in-key-climate-report/579887/ Climate change threatens fog and redwoods -study The coastal fog that gives San Francisco its romantic ambience is thinning out, a boon to drivers but a real threat to the giant redwoods there, researchers reported on Monday. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1519071620100215 14 February 2010 Climate train pushes ahead, despite its skirmishing enemies Reporting the increasingly bitter row over climate change these days is a bit like watching one of those old Westerns, where a wagon train is rattling through dangerous terrain, surrounded by skirmishing enemies, riddled with arrows, and yet still somehow making surprising progress towards its destination. The public transport dilemma There is a popular assumption that the great bulk of passenger trips in our major cities need to be shifted to public transport in order to deal with the twin issues of climate change and peak oil. http://www.abc.net.au/unleashed/stories/s2816772.htm Obama’s Rope-Line Debate on Coal If you suddenly came face to face with President Barack Obama, what would you say? http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100214/obama-s-rope-line-debate-coal 13 February 2010 Green students stand for Council This week two Oxford students launched their campaign to be elected to the Oxford City Council. http://www.cherwell.org/content/9855 Why I'm cancelling my kids' subscription to The Beano Earlier this week Bryony Gordon reported on how Dennis the Menace had been given a PC makeover.But kids aren’t stupid. They get it. Witness eight-year-old Jacob Rush, from Ipswich, who noticed that Dennis the Menace now looks more like that sweet little swimmer Tom Daley. Australia warns China over iron ore pricing Australia has warned Beijing not to interfere in difficult commercial iron ore price negotiations and urged China to act as a market economy. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100213/ts_afp/australiachinaminingironpolitics 12 February 2010 UN panel to mobilize climate change funding UN chief Ban Ki-moon set up a high-level advisory panel Friday to mobilize funding to help developing nations battle climate change. http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hKOKVOyAqm4a3vfxXbztQrasGq1g India, China to blame for growing proportion of emission: US Noting that greenhouse gas emissions impose global risks, the Obama Administration believes that developing countries such as China and India are responsible for a growing proportion of emissions because of their heavy reliance on carbon intensive fuels, such as coal. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/india-china-to-blame-for-growing-proportion-of-emission-us/579001/ China power consumption rises 40% in Jan China's total power consumption reached 353.1 billion kilowatt-hours in January, up 40.14 per cent compared with same period last year and 2.7 per cent over December, the National Energy Administration said. 11 February 2010 Scientists Respond to IPCC Backlash Fifty-five scientists from the Netherlands released the following open letter about the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and errors discovered in its 2007 report on climate change. http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100211/scientists-respond-ipcc-backlash Raging Debate: Should We Geoengineer Earth's Climate? The world is warming, this much we know. But exactly how much it will warm in the coming decades, and the exact effects that warming will have is still uncertain. Commerce Secretary Organizes Climate Change Office A little-known agency within the Commerce Department, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), will become the Obama Administration’s focal point for climate change information and services. http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/02/commerce-secretary-organizes-climate-change-office/ 10 February 2010 Farmers not sold on Opposition's climate change policy WHILE the climate change debate is heating up, farmers across the state are yet to be convinced that Federal Opposition leader Tony Abbott's recently announced climate policy is the answer. Hannity falsely claims that "global temperatures continue to plummet" Continuing his attacks on the scientific consensus about global warming, Sean Hannity falsely claimed that "global temperatures continue to plummet year after year. http://mediamatters.org/research/201002100048 Coal epidemic in Queensland needs federal intervention The Queensland Greens have today called for federal intervention to address the climate change impacts of the coal epidemic in central Queensland. http://qld.greens.org.au/media-releases/coal-epidemic-in-qld-needs-federal-intervention 9 February 2010 Is Climate Change Legislation Dead in 2010? The latest chatter on the Hill is that climate legislation is not likely to pass this year. High jobless numbers, financial reform and the health care debate continue to thwart efforts focused on the environment. It is possible that the Senate will settle for an energy-only bill and call it a day. http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/02/is-climate-change-legislation-dead-in-2010/ Tuesday Open Thread : Climate Change Addition Yesterday, President Obama announced his plan to create a new federal agency tasked with climate change. Later that day, the National Weather Service announced that DC was due to receive another 10-20 inches of snow today. http://biggovernment.com/publius/2010/02/09/tuesday-open-thread-climate-change-edition/ Abbott interview with Ray Hadley Subjects: The Coalition’s direct action plan on the environment and climate change; Kevin Rudd’s great big new tax; pink batts scheme; the Rudd government's reckless spending; unauthorised arrivals. http://www.liberal.org.au/news.php?Id=4711 8 February 2010 UN environment chief defends IPCC, slams climate sceptics The UN environment chief has come out in strong support of the embattled climate change panel led by R K Pachauri, hitting out at sceptics whose criticism of the body and its Indian chair, he said, had reached ‘witch-hunting proportions’. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/un-environment-chief-defends-ipcc-slams-climate-sceptics/577113/ David Cameron's plan to clean up politics Daniel Hannan is a writer and journalist, and has been Conservative MEP for South East England since 1999. He speaks French and Spanish and loves Europe, but believes that the EU is making its constituent nations poorer, less democratic and less free. http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/danielhannan/100025420/david-camerons-plan-to-clean-up-politics/ Thoughts on Marketing the Climate Change Issue After spending a decade in R&D positions in biotech, I recently parlayed my MBA into a marketing role. This is a bit ironic, considering that not that long ago, I considered marketers to be bottom feeders who find out what makes you tick and then use that information to shove something you don’t want down your throat http://www.triplepundit.com/2010/02/thoughts-on-marketing-the-climate-change-issue/ 7 February 2010 Glacier Responses to Climate Change are Complex, as are the Impacts Glaciers are quite sensitive to climate change and, recently, there have been many reports of major changes in the Himalaya and other parts of High Asia; mostly of glaciers retreating fast. http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100207/glacier-responses-climate-change-are-complex-are-impacts Public loses faith in climate change science after leaked emails scandal The number of Britons who believe the science of climate change has fallen over the last 12 months, according to recent polls. Although the vast majority of people still believe the planet is heating up, http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/feb/07/climate-change-science-public-trust 6 February 2010 Pachauri defends producing 121.1 tons of carbon dioxide in air travel UN climate chief Dr Rajendra Pachauri has expressed his helplessness in preventing the production of 121.1 tons of carbon dioxide during more than half a million miles of air travel in eighteen months. Abdullah Bin Zayed holds meetings with senior Australian officials Sheikh Abdullah and The Hon Stephen Smith, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia and held a bilateral meeting in Canberra on 3 February 2010, during Sheikh Abdullah's six-day visit to Australia. 5 February 2010 Month on, countries still confused about Copenhagen Accord status More than a month after the Copenhagen Accord came into existence, countries are still confused about the document’s current or future status and unable to decide what to treat it as. The Accord calls upon the world community to take actions to keep the rise in average global temperature to within 2 degree centigrade from pre-industrial levels. Domestically still work to be done on climate change: US In the aftermath of the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change, wherein the US and other countries reached an accord on voluntarily reduction of green house gas emission, there is still work to be done at the domestic front, the Obama Administration has said. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/domestically-still-work-to-be-done-on-climate-change-us/576040/ Manmohan Singh backs IPCC Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday backed the beleaguered UN climate change panel, saying despite criticism of some of its work India had “full confidence” in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and its leadership. http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/manmohan-singh-backs-ipcc_100315132.html 4 February 2010 Pachauri under pressure to resign over Himalayan glacier goof up Reports indicate that Rajendra Pachauri, the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), is under pressure to resign over the error that the IPCC made on the issue of the melting of Himalayan glaciers. UNFCC, government back Pachauri (Lead) Facing criticism after the goof-up on melting of Himalayan glaciers, Rajendra Pachauri, chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Thursday got support from the Indian government and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/enviornment/unfcc-government-back-pachauri-lead_100314904.html 2 February 2010 US military: Climate change is a key security issue Tree-huggers, hippies, eggheads and do-gooders aren’t the only ones worried about climate change: http://www.greenbang.com/us-military-climate-change-is-a-key-security-issue_13506.html Major emitters set carbon goals after Copenhagen Fifty-five countries accounting for almost 80 percent of world greenhouse gas emissions have pledged varying goals for fighting climate change under a deadline in the ‘Copenhagen Accord’, the United Nations said on Monday. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/major-emitters-set-carbon-goals-after-copenhagen/574450/ 1 February 2010 55 Countries Affirm Disappointing Emissions Targets The strongest commitments came from some of the world's smallest countries, like the Maldives. The low-lying island nation, at great risk from rising sea levels, set a goal of being carbon neutral by 2020. http://solveclimate.com/blog/20100201/55-countries-affirm-disappointing-emissions-targets Clean Energy Week Groundswell of Partners Nationwide To build a future of energy security, we must trust in the creative genius of American researchers and entrepreneurs and empower them to pioneer a new generation of clean energy technology http://www.webnewswire.com/node/502055 'Climate emails hacked by spies' A highly sophisticated hacking operation that led to the leaking of hundreds of emails from the Climatic Research Unit in East Anglia was probably carried out by a foreign intelligence agency, according to the Government's former chief scientist. http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/climate-emails-hacked-by-spies-1885147.html
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