State of Climate Science: Videos of US Senate Select Committee Hearing
With the international climate change talks in Copenhagen fast approaching, there is real urgency to reach diplomatic consensus on a planetary solution. In a hearing hosted by Chairman Edward J. Markey on December 2, 2009, the US Senate Select Committee explored with climate scientists from the Obama administration, Dr. John Holdren and Dr. Jane Lubchenco, the urgent, consensus view on our planetary problem: that global warming is real, and the science indicates that it is getting worse.
James Hansen says whole approach at Copenhagen is “so fundamentally wrong that it is better to reassess the situation”
In an interview with the Guardian, James Hansen, the world’s pre-eminent climate scientist, said any agreement likely to emerge from the negotiations would be so deeply flawed that it would be better to start again from scratch.
“I would rather it not happen if people accept that as being the right track because it’s a disaster track,” said Hansen, who heads the Nasa Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York.
The Copenhagen Diagnosis: Updating the World on the Latest Climate Science
On the eve of the Copenhagen conference, a group of scientists has issued an update on the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Their conclusions? Ice at both poles is melting faster than predicted, the claims of recent global cooling are wrong, and world leaders must act fast if steep temperature rises are to be avoided.
The Deadly Game of Climate Change Denial
Part of the solution to climate denial is to provide information to people not just into the science of climate but the science of our minds. Currently, there are no social scientists on the IPCC, yet all the effort, time and expense of proving the science is wasted if it is falling on deaf ears. As Gifford remarks, “It’s not always about the data. People want their beliefs confirmed. And if that means, that the world is fine and things can go on as normal, then that’s what they’ll hear.
The PSA “Moms Against Climate Change” – How and Why It Was Made
PSA Moms Against Climate Change depicts a global warming demonstration by kids, which takes us back to the surreal nature of the whole issue — that, based on the facts of climate change, this kind of action should be happening in our streets on a daily basis.
Time to Take Our Foot Off the Pedal and Reduce CO2 Emissions to 350 ppm
The World Clock created by Peter Russell, British author and futurist is a stunning look at what’s happening literally minute by minute on our earth. One look at this clock is all it takes, and it’s worth a million words.
A Conversation With Dr. James Hansen – The Earth Island Institute
The approach that Copenhagen is using to specify goals for emission reductions and then to allow offsets to accomplish much of that reduction is really a fake. For the general public, it actually makes sense to move more rapidly beyond fossil fuels. If world leaders won’t act, civil resistance may have to be an option.
The Urgency to Address Global Climate Change: Possible Implications for New Directions of Climate Change Ethics
Dr. John Lemons writes “I wish to be clear that I am not faulting those involved in the ethics of global climate change in their traditional focus of studies or influence with policy makers and decision¬–makers. Indeed, the work of such ethicists is never finished because each time a new climate change issue arises it introduces new questions for analyses. And, make no mistake that I believe ethicists have contributed greatly to a deeper understanding of the problems and prospects of global climate change. Simply put, my recommendation is that global climate change ethicists continue looking at proposed climate change policies and arguments through an ethical “lens” while, because of the urgency of taking action to combat global climate change, at the same time devoting new serious attention to examining when nonviolent civil disobedience is ethically justified.”
Australian Scientist Says, “Cut Carbon Dioxide Emissions 80% by 2020 to Avoid Catastrophe”
The world must cut carbon emissions by 80% by 2020 to avert catastrophe, according to paleoclimate scientist Dr Dr Andrew Glikson (Australian National University) in an interview broadcast by ABC Radio Australia
World Public Opinion Urges Action on Climate Change
A survey by WorldPublicOpinion.org of 18,578 people in 19 countries found that 60% of people think their governments should be doing more to reduce carbon emissions. Only 18% felt their governments were doing enough and 12 % thought they were doing too much.
