Young People’s Burden: Requirement of Negative CO2 Emissions, is a publication in Earth System Dynamics Discussion (4 October, 2016), as it is undergoing peer review. We try to make the science transparent to non-scientists. Jim Hansen: The Requirement for Negative CO2 Emissions Jim Hansen: The Requirement for Negative CO2 Emissions Read full article http://csas.ei.columbia.edu/2016/10/04/young-peoples-burden Publication…
The main point that I want to make concerns the threat of irreparable harm, which I feel we have not communicated well enough to people who most need to know, the public and policymakers. I’m not sure how we can do that better, but I comment on it at the end of this transcript. In…
As part of the ‘Delivering on 2 degrees’ talks and debate evening organised by the Carbon Neutral University Network, Kevin talks about the Paris Agreement within the background of Climate Science and what is needed to stop global warming at 2C or even 1.5C. Kevin Anderson says that we basically lost the chance to stay…
Over the past year, the climate risks of methane (CH4) released from natural sources have attracted increasing media attention in scientific and media forums as “the Arctic climate threat that nobody’s even talking about yet.” Read the news release http://www.thearcticinstitute.org/climate-change-arctic-security-methane-risks/
Breakthrough as US and China agree to ratify Paris climate deal Campaigners hail key moment in battle against global warming as presidents Obama and Xi announce deal on eve of G20 summit in Hangzhou Watch a new Climate State video series made entirely in 3D. Read news https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/sep/03/breakthrough-us-china-agree-ratify-paris-climate-change-deal http://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-climatechange-idUSKCN11901W
G20 spends $444bn a year to subsidise fossil fuel production Research discovered that G20 country governments’ support to fossil fuel production marries bad economics with potentially disastrous consequences for climate change. In effect, governments are propping up the production of oil, gas and coal, much of which cannot be used if the world is to…
Several manufacturers have launched models that produce more pollutants when driven in real-world conditions The Guardian: New diesel cars are still emitting many times the official limit for polluting nitrogen oxides when driven on the road, almost a year after the Volkswagen emissions scandal broke. Renault, Mercedes-Benz, Mazda and Hyundai have all launched diesel models…
JULY 27, 2016 | CLIP OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION, DAY 3 | Governor Jerry Brown (D-CA) spoke about combating global climate change. He criticized Donald Trump for not addressing climate change in his acceptance speech, saying “Trump says global warming is a hoax. I say Trump is a fraud.” Release via C-SPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4615492/governor-jerry-brown
Bernie Sanders noted recently at the Democratic National Convention: This election is about climate change, the greatest environmental crisis facing our planet. Here we take a look at the climate & environmental programs of the candidates for the November 2016 U.S. presidential elections (access date 27th July 2016). Rating is based on comparison of the different party…
Watch Senator Tim Kaine speak on the solution to climate change, a speech he gave on March 10 2014 on the senate floor. Press release: The solution to climate change is american innovation http://www.kaine.senate.gov/press-releases/kaine-solution-to-climate-change-is-american-innovation Source CSPAN https://www.c-span.org/video/?318185-1/us-senate-climate-change&start=22263
On the NOVA episode “Climate Crisis,” Al Gore lays out the case for human induced climate change in 1983, nearly 30 years ago. “I dont know if our civilization has ever confronted a problem quite like this. This problem has reached a new level of development. A scientific consensus has emerged and now the debate…
Donald Trump Spouts Climate Denial Without Rebuttal On MSNBC’s Morning Joe http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/09/17/donald-trump-spouts-climate-denial-without-rebu/205607 Full speech of Putin https://climatestate.com/2015/11/30/putin-climate-change-one-of-greatest-challenges-humanity-faces-cop21/ Related Limbaugh Distances Himself From Trump After Controversial Calls For A Ban On Muslim Entry Into U.S. http://mediamatters.org/video/2015/12/08/limbaugh-distances-himself-from-trump-after-con/207335