Leaders Event – Statements by Heads of State and Government, at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP21. In light of the 14 warmest years on record since 2000, Obama urges bold actions. Highlighting coastal erosion, lose of farm land, flooding, or ice lose he points out that we are the first generation which…
Leaders Event – Statements by Heads of State and Government, at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference COP21.While Russia has reduced it’s emissions through energy savings by 35% in recent years, Russia successful doubled their GDP. Thus, demonstrating that economic development still can take place, while protecting the environment at the same time. It…
The future means to sustain conditions for civilizations to keep the climate in balance, to avoid all the bad stuff scientist predict might happen when we keep burning fossil fuels. Today begins another climate conference with the aim to get an agreement done, which involves all the nations of planet Earth. The 2015 United Nations Climate…
A Breathing Planet, Off Balance NASA: Earth’s land and ocean currently absorb about half of all carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels, but it’s uncertain whether the planet can keep this up in the future. NASA’s Earth science program works to improve our understanding of how carbon absorption and emission processes work…
Climatecrocks: Above, Exxon CEO Rex Tillerson’s remarks on a revenue neutral carbon tax from October 2009.(he’s for it, along with most of the other leading oil major execs) Good ideas eventually get around. Toronto Globe and Mail: Alberta’s NDP government is imposing new curbs on emissions from the oil sands and establishing an economy-wide carbon tax…
Climate Change, Sustainability, and Arctic and Alpine Research – 10/13/15 Dr. James White, Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research CRES Boulder County Chapter
We talk a lot about the science of global warming, but in the end, the most important issues are those of simple morality. Pope Francis’ recent visit to the US brought those questions into sharp focus for many Americans, and others around the world.
Weather Report 2050 – MetService New Zealand, 14 Aug. 2050 The New Zealand Herald: A mock weather report looking 35 years into the future has painted a stark picture of a wintry New Zealand, ravaged by extreme conditions including both drought and flooding. Just days before world leaders meet in Paris to discuss a global…