How the Koch Brothers hijack the System

2014, Coal, Denial, Energy, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Study, Tar Sands20 Comments

By Climate Science Watch | January 8, 2014 | Release URL Almost four years ago we started to call attention to the Koch brothers, radical ‘free market’ oil and gas conglomerate multibillionaires, as significant funders of the global warming denial machine (Koch Industries multibillionaire Koch brothers bankroll attacks on climate change science and policy). Since then, the Koch…

Radical Emissions Planning: Kevin Anderson

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Interview Tues 17th Dec 2013 Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre UK talks about the “Radical Emissions Reductions Conference” December 2013 at the Royal Society in London. Kevin Anderson: This posts pulls together a couple of recent videos featuring Kevin Anderson. First up is an interview by Manchester Climate Monthly following the December 2013…

NRC: Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change (2013)

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Published 3rd December 2013: National Research Council Abrupt Impacts of Climate Change: Anticipating Surprises | Release URL Both abrupt changes in the physical climate system and steady changes in climate that can trigger abrupt changes in other physical, biological, and human systems present possible threats to nature and society. Abrupt change is already underway in some…

Dangerous Climate Change’’: Required Reduction of Carbon Emissions to Protect Young People, Future Generations and Nature

2013, Atmosphere, Carbon Tax, Climate Feedbacks, Climate Sensitivity, CO2 Emissions, CO2 Sequestration, Coal, Economy, Education, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Extreme Weather, Global, Greenhouse Gases, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Region, Study1 Comment

James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Makiko Sato, Valerie Masson-Delmotte, Frank Ackerman, David J. Beerling, Paul J. Hearty, Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Shi-Ling Hsu, Camille Parmesan, Johan Rockstrom, Eelco J. Rohling, Jeffrey Sachs, Pete Smith, Konrad Steffen, Lise Van Susteren, Karina von Schuckmann, James C. ZachosPublished: December 03, 2013 | DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0081648 | PDF Release URL Abstract We assess climate impacts of global warming using ongoing observations and paleoclimate data. We use Earth’s measured energy imbalance,…

A case for compensation for climate change destruction

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Release URL | BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday January 2, 2014 | By Sir Ronald Sanders Can the countries of the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) take international legal action against the States that are warming the planet with devastating consequences not only for their survival, but in some cases even their existence? This question comes into sharp focus…

Separate Oil and State

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The democratic process has been hijacked. Share and like if you agree. Then repeat till we get Democracy back. Annual lobbying on Oil & Gas Industry Profile: Summary, 2013 Total for Oil & Gas: $105,176,582 Total Number of Clients Reported: 182 Total Number of Lobbyists Reported: 724 Total Number of Revolvers: 444 (61.3%) Related Inside Story President Obama’s new Climate…

Scientists Call For Radical Economic Overhaul to Avert Climate Crisis

2013, Carbon Tax, CO2 Sequestration, Economy, Emissions Reduction, Energy, Policy26 Comments

Published on YouTube Nov 21, 2013: A pair of climate scientists are calling for what some may view as a shocking solution to the global warming crisis: a rethinking of the economic order in the United States and other industrialized nations. Kevin Anderson and Alice Bows-Larkin of the influential Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research…