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News Link Archive 31 May 2010 PM's climate council clears water missionThe Prime Minister's Council on Climate Change has given an in-principle clearance to the long pending National Water Mission — one of the eight missions planned under the National Action Plan on Climate Change. UN climate talks resume but no deal on the horizonUN climate talks resume in Bonn on Monday with the difficult task of preparing for a December climate meeting in Mexico. But expectations are muted after the high-profile failure of the Copenhagen climate summit.http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5633009,00.html Climate funds lack clarityThe international development charity Oxfam has a new report out asking some fundamental questions about climate finance. If you recall, two different financial pledges emerged at the Copenhagen summit : "fast-start" money to the tune of $30bn over the three-year period 2010-2012, and the much larger amount of about $100bn per year by 2020. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/richardblack/2010/05/the_international_development.html 30 May 2010 Agro ecological restoration and fighting climate changeAgriculture can be an efficient tool to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, through carbon sequestration in soil. The carbon rich soil are healthier, better at storing water and can more readily cope with rising temperature and unpredicted monsoon. Leaders gather for Africa-France summitLeaders of 40 African countries are gathering in the southern French city of Nice for the 25th Africa-France summit. France has dubbed the two-day gathering “the summit of renewal” as Paris tries to prove it is moving on from its uneasy colonial past. http://www.english.rfi.fr/africa/20100530-leaders-gather-africa-france-summit Why do we argue about climate change?I don't like to fight or argue. As a psychologist, I understand I am not alone. According to John Gottman, who has done important research on couples, some of us are primarily conflict avoiders, while others are primarily volatile and still others are primarily validators. http://blogs.redding.com/dcraig/archives/2010/05/why-do-we-argue.html 29 May 2010 Biodiversity, development, livelihoodsBiodiversity provides building blocks for sustainable food, health and livelihood security systems. It is the feedstock for the biotechnology industry and a climate-resilient farming system. Given its importance, a Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was adopted at the 1992 U.N. Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro. http://beta.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/article435359.ece?homepage=true Rebel scientists force Royal Society to accept climate change scepticismBritain's premier scientific institution is being forced to review its statements on climate change after a rebellion by members who question mankind's contribution to rising temperatures. The Royal Society has appointed a panel to rewrite the 350-year-old institution's official position on global warming. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article7139407.ece Are Climate Alarmists losing the Mainstream Media?In the past week, two mainstream media giants have apparently recognized that the debate over manmade global warming is far from over. On Monday, the NY Times broke with years of blatant warmist bias in reporting that Climate Fears Turn to Doubts Among Britons . The article cited a February BBC survey which “found that only 26 percent of Britons believed that ‘climate change is happening and is now established as largely manmade,' down from 41 percent in November 2009.” http://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2010/05/are_climate_alarmists_losing_t.html 28 May 2010 Climate talks: Course correction Picking up from the outcome of the Copehagen talks last year, which left most countries bruised or confused, climate talks are set to kickstart this year again, with the first formal negotiations beginning on June 1 in Bonn, Germany. Weighing the evidenceSpend time among the columnists, bloggers, think-tankers, and others who deny the existence of man-made climate change and you will eventually encounter a damning piece of evidence. It's a statement made in an interview 21 years ago. http://www.ottawacitizen.com/technology/Weighing+evidence/3080882/story.html Saving our forests: India's Plea for twin-track on REDD PlusAt the recently concluded Oslo Climate and Forests Conference (OCFC) hosted by Norway's prime minister Jens Stoltenberg on May 27 - where 52 countries participated - bilateral agreements stole the show. 27 May 2010 No climate pact this year: de BoerA global, comprehensive and legally-binding agreement on climate change that was expected to have been finalised in Copenhagen in December last year is unlikely to be delivered in the next climate change conference as well. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/No-climate-pact-this-year--de-Boer/624259 Australia on track to meet Kyoto target: governmentAustralia is on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions target under the U.N.'s Kyoto Protocol climate pact in part because of the global economic downturn, the government said on Thursday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE64Q1DX20100527 New partnership to curb forest loss crucial to stop climate change, benefit people and environmentMore than fifty governments have vowed to stem tropical forest loss in efforts to fight climate change by forming a major new partnership.Government leaders meeting for the Oslo Forest and Climate Conference on Thursday agreed to increase efforts to reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation 26 May 2010 Govt plans to increase green cover to check climate changeAs part of its efforts to check the climate change phenomenon, the government has come out with a mission document aiming to increase forest cover to serve as 'carbon sinks' removing greenhouse gases. Green India Mission to double afforestation efforts by 2020The Green India Mission, part of India's plan to fight climate change, proposed to double the area being taken up for afforestation and eco-restoration over the next decade. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/national/article438506.ece Govt to raise forest cover, quality over next decadeWith forests proving to be extremely effective in controlling India's growth of greenhouse gas emissions, the government is now aiming to bring an additional 10 million hectares of land under dense cover of trees in the next 10 years. http://www.indianexpress.com/news/Govt-to-raise-forest-cover--quality-over-next-decade/623779 25 May 2010 Everest sherpa: Global warming makes climbing hardA Nepalese Sherpa who climbed Mount Everest for a record 20th time said Tuesday that the melting of glacier ice along its slopes due to global warming is making it increasingly difficult to climb the peak. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100525/ap_on_re_as/as_nepal_everest 70 pct of firms will spend more on climate changeSeventy percent of firms with revenue of $1 billion or more say they plan to increase spending on climate change initiatives in the next two years, a global survey reported on Tuesday. Young climate campaigners adopt an MPClimate advocates suffered a painful defeat in Copenhagen , and energy among campaigners has been at an all-time low. But 200 new MPs and a new government bring a new opportunity. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2010/may/25/youth-climate-adopt-an-mp African leaders urged to spread the wealthAfrica's growing wealth needs to be spread beyond the confines of powerful elites and goverments must come clean about opaque mining and oil deals, a leading think-tank said on Tuesday. http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKLDE64O0I2._CH_.2420 24 May 2010 Climate Fears Turn to Doubts Among BritonsLast month hundreds of environmental activists crammed into an auditorium here to ponder an anguished question: If the scientific consensus on climate change has not changed, why have so many people turned away from the idea that human activity is warming the planet? http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/25/science/earth/25climate.html New climate solutions could heal the rift over CopenhagenOne of the first issues David Cameron highlighted on which he agreed with Nick Clegg was climate change . Was this because they could both say "I agree with Ed"? http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/cif-green/2010/may/24/climate-solutions-copenhagen-coalition National Academy of Sciences Stress the Impacts of Climate Change & Call for a National Adaptation ActionsLast week the National Academies of Sciences released its most comprehensive report on climate science, declaring that: “ Strong Evidence on Climate Change Underscores Need For Actions to Reduce Emissions and Begin Adapting to Impacts ”. http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/hallen/national_academy_of_sciences_s.html 23 May 2010 Experts Say Global Warming Not Causing MalariaA new study reveals the fact that malaria has been on the decline in recent years, means the increase in the earth's temperature cannot be blamed for causing the disease. http://visitbulgaria.info/13533-experts-say-global-warming-not-causing-malaria Climate Change & Energy SecurityThe world community must slow, stop and reverse greenhouse gas emissions in a way that promotes sustainable economic growth, increases energy security, and helps nations deliver greater prosperity for their people. http://www1.voanews.com/policy/editorials/a-41-2008-04-11-voa4-84656732.html Are They Paying Attention?The effort to combat global warming has flagged as other crises have commanded the attention of politicians and the public. New reports from the National Academy of Sciences offer persuasive evidence that it would be folly to put off dealing with the problem any longer. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/24/opinion/24mon3.html 22 May 2010 Global warming not causing malaria, say expertsAs a novel study reveals that warming up of earth's temperature might not be the cause of malaria as the disease has seemingly lost ground in recent years. U.S. could fall behind China in clean energy: LockeMany U.S. investors were reluctant to plough money into big solar, wind and other clean energy sectors until they knew what technologies U.S. government policy was going to favor, he said. "There's too much capital sitting on the sidelines for lack of an energy policy," Locke said during a stop at U.S. and Chinese joint venture project to build batteries for electric vehicles. Climate Change poses Impact on Malaria SpreadA new study that challenges fears that warming will further exacerbate the prevalence of the disease in Africa has suggested that bed nets could pose an impact on the spread of malaria more than climate change. http://topnews.co.uk/25101-climate-change-poses-impact-malaria-spread Next U.N. climate review to assess economy, securityThe United Nations panel of climate scientists plans to tackle the way societies adapt to a changing climate and the effects of food insecurity in its next report on climate change,senior officials said on Thursday.The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is currently selecting 600 to 700 lead authors from over 3,000 nominations to produce the fifth flagship report, due in 2014, said IPCC head Rajendra Pachauri. http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/23456 America's Climate Choices report issued: offers grim assessment, few choicesIn Washington, the National Academy of Sciences released three “America's Climate Choices” reports, in response to a congressional request, and called for a price on greenhouse gas emissions. Extra! Extra! Climate Change is here!These are the conclusions from a series of reports released earlier this week by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS). The three reports focus on the state of climate science and strategies for limiting and adapting to climate change. http://www.americanrivers.org/newsroom/blog/extra-extra-climate-change-is-here-5-21-2010.html 20 May 2010 New Yorker Cover Tries to Revive Climate Alarmists' FortunesIf celebrities, movies, and former vice presidents can't sell people on global warming, maybe a cartoon can.At least that's what The New Yorker was hoping with its May 17 cover showing the “evolution” of global warming. http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2010/20100520134826.aspx Global warming: National Academy urges actionThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS) called for a predictable and rising price on carbon emissions as a way to reduce greenhouse gases. After releasing three reports that outline the most comprehensive study of climate change to date, the National Research Council says that the U.S. should act now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and develop a national strategy to adapt to the inevitable impacts of climate change. http://www.global-adventures.us/2010/05/20/global-warming/ America's top scientists call for carbon trading systemThe National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is continuing its crusade for more action on climate change by publishing three reports calling for prices to be put on carbon emissions.The three reports confirm the view of the overwhelming majority of scientists that the world is now 1.4 degrees warmer than a century ago. 19 May 2010 U.S. Science Body Urges Action on ClimateIn its most comprehensive study so far, the nation's leading scientific body declared on Wednesday that climate change is a reality and is driven mostly by human activity, chiefly the burning of fossil fuels and deforestation. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/20/science/earth/20climate.html 3 climate change reports: Set prices on carbon emissionsIn three reports on global warming, the U.S. National Academy of Sciences called Wednesday for limiting greenhouse gas emissions by setting a price on them. The three "America's Climate Choices" reports, requested by Congress during the Bush administration , come as roiling debate over climate and energy legislation in Washington and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cloud future energy decisions. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/environment/2010-05-20-climate20_ST_N.htm Scientists to reclaim lost ground on climate changeWhile scientists say there is more evidence to support global warming, public awareness of the threat has not risen accordingly, due to the winter's cold temperatures and the scandals involving the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). http://world.globaltimes.cn/environment/2010-05/533398.html 18 May 2010 Christiana Figueres new executive secy of UN climate bodyCosta Rica's chief negotiator Christiana Figueres has been appointed executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Ms Figueres will take over from Yvo de Boer, who demits office on July 1. ANALYSIS - U.N. climate chief faces widening rich-poor splitIncoming U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica inherits a widening split between rich and poor nations over how to slow climate change, with almost no chance of a treaty in 2010, analysts say. http://in.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idINIndia-48591620100518 New UN climate head demands ambition and transparencyThe new head of the UN's climate convention has called for ambition and transparency in UN climate talks.Christiana Figueres also told the BBC that the process used to hammer out a deal at December's Copenhagen summit was "not the most satisfactory". http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10122639.stm 17 May 2010 Costa Rican Chief Is Named for Climate Change PanelChristiana Figueres, a member of Costa Rica's negotiating team on climate change since 1995, has been named the new chief of the United Nations ' climate agency by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon , the agency announced Monday. http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/science/earth/18briefs-UN.html Secretary-General Appoints Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica as Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), to succeed Yvo de Boer. http://bignews.biz/?id=872770&keys=United-Nations-Secretary-CostaRica U.N. climate chief says rich must act for global dealThe world can salvage a new deal to combat global warming but rich countries must first fulfill their pledges on climate aid, the U.N.'s new climate chief, Costa Rica's Christiana Figueres, told Reuters.The United Nations appointed Figueres on Monday to be its climate chief and head international talks on how to contain the world's greenhouse gas emissions. http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCATRE64G1UV20100517 16 May 2010 Campaigners believe war on climate change will be stymiedFears that the UK's fight against climate change will be lost in the confusion of the Liberal-Conservative coalition were underlined yesterday when divisions between the two parties were exposed over nuclear power, renewable energy, airport expansion and offshore oil drilling. Kerry Emanuel slams media, asserts Lindzen charge in Boston Globe is “pure fabrication”I emailed MIT atmospheric scientist Kerry Emanuel about the smear that Richard Lindzen launched at him with the help of a credulous Boston Globe reporter stenographer. His reply is below. Senate climate bill cuts aid to global forests"Unfortunately the Kerry-Lieberman bill ... cuts the heart out of some of the most positive features of the bill that passed the House," said Douglas Boucher, the chairman of the Tropical Forest and Climate Coalition, which consists of environmental groups, power utilities and other companies. feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+(News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment) 15 May 2010 Tax the super-rich to fund renewablesAn angry Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told the May 12 7:30 Report that he was “passionate about acting on climate change”. Yes, we know. But if only he'd stop acting and start doing. http://www.greenleft.org.au/node/44115 Climate change threatens fog and redwoods -studyThe 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.It in unclear if natural climate variations or human activity is to blame, but the result could be the loss of trees, they reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN1519071620100215 Straight ahead on "Our World": Straight ahead on "Our World": An ecosystem in peril as technological fixes fail to stop the massive underwater oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico; Ecology lessons from the ashes of a volcano, and a long awaited climate bill introduced this week in the U.S. Senate http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/science-technology/Our-World---15-May-2010-93791109.html 14 May 2010 NYTimes: A Bad Bet On Carbon? Another View on CCSIn his May 13th New York Times Op-Ed —released on the heels of the draft Kerry-Lieberman climate bill — Robert Bryce argues that the bill's provisions for Carbon Capture and Storage ( CCS ) outpace the technology's potential as a climate change solution, and he outlines three “insurmountable hurdles” CCS faces. But are these hurdles really insurmountable? http://www.wri.org/stories/2010/05/nytimes-bad-bet-carbon-another-view-ccs Africa holds Climate Change Conference in Addis : H .E Deputy Chairperson's statementI am delighted to address this important Session of the Representatives of the Conference of African Heads of State and Government on Climate Change (CAHOSCC). On behalf of the Chairperson of the Commission H.E. Jean Ping, who very much regrets the fact that he could not be with you this morning for reasons beyond his control. Ten reasons to be cheerful about Britain's new coalition GovernmentAt the end of a momentous week in British politics, I thought it might be a good moment to run through a list of reasons to be positive. Please add any of your own.1. Britain did not descend into bloodshed . It is rather extraordinary that power in the world's fifth biggest economy was able to transfer from one group of politicians to another without any descent into violence. 13 May 2010 Basic countries: International Year of Biodiversity – Countdown 2010International Year of Biodiversity : The BASIC countries (also Basic countries, BASIC or G4) are a bloc of four large developing countries – Brazil, South Africa, India and China – formed by an agreement on 28 November 2009. The four committed to act jointly at the Copenhagen climate summit, including a possible united walk-out if their common minimum position was not met by the developed nations. http://www.websitekraft.com/basic-countries-international-year-of-biodiversity-countdown-2010/ Oliver Wetwin, creator of Tories' inspired, election-winning manifesto, gets his just rewardOh dear. This is sad. There's a very sorry-looking figure standing with his back to the wall, arm pathetically half-raised, wearing an expression half way between sheepish and desperate pleading. “Pick me! Pick me!” his doe eyes beg. Kerry-Lieberman and the International Climate TalksI've got three quick thoughts on what the big Kerry-Lieberman energy and climate bill means for the international negotiations, and they're not good. (More to come later; I'm on the road .) 1. This bill probably won't pass. While it lives, U.S. negotiators will have to pretend, however half-heartedly, that they think it's got a serious chance. http://blogs.cfr.org/levi/2010/05/13/kerry-lieberman-and-the-international-climate-talks/ 12 May 2010 UN: Nature's diversity fast disappearing, harming life on earthThe natural systems that support life on earth, from the Amazon forests to coral reefs, are close to the tipping point of collapse because of human activities, a new study on the global biodiversity said on Monday. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article426832.ece?homepage=true Academics urge radical new approach to climate changeA major change of approach is needed if society is to restrain climate change, according to a report from a self-styled "eclectic" group of academics.The UN process has failed, they argue, and a global approach concentrating on CO2 cuts will never work. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10106362.stm WB report calls for urgently addressing climate change issue The World Bank (WB) in its World Development Report 2010 has stressed the need for addressing the climate change issue urgently as it threatens all countries, with developing countries the most vulnerable. http://www.pakistantimes.net/pt/detail.php?newsId=11063 11 May 2010 UN: Nature's diversity fast disappearing, harming life on earthThe natural systems that support life on earth, from the Amazon forests to coral reefs, are close to the tipping point of collapse because of human activities, a new study on the global biodiversity said on Monday. http://beta.thehindu.com/news/international/article426832.ece?homepage=true
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