Back to the Future: 2 Degrees C is Safe for Whom?
There are many, many tens of millions of us in the global North who accept the reality of climate change science. Were we to take meaningful action both personally and politically it would reduce CO2 emissions significantly and shake the political foundations of our societies to the core.
The Immense Alberta Oil Sands Project: A Definitive Examination
Among other things, Mech’s report estimates that the other production-related emissions could be effectively double the previously believed figure for the Tar Sands impact.
Bill McKibben: We’re Hot as Hell and We’re Not Going to Take It Any More
By Bill McKibben Cross-posted from CommonDreams.org: http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/08/04-1 Published on Wednesday, August 4, 2010 by TomDispatch.com Three Steps to Establish a Politics of Global Warming Try to fit these facts together: According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the planet has just come through the warmest decade, the warmest 12 months, the warmest six months, [...]
Dr. James Hansen Says Our Fossil Fuel Addiction Threatens the Lives of Our Grandchildren
The predominant moral issue of the 21st century, almost surely, will be climate change, comparable to Nazism faced by Churchill in the 20th century and slavery faced by Lincoln in the 19th century. Our fossil fuel addiction, if unabated, threatens our children and grandchildren, and most species on the planet.
Will Dangerous Climate Change Be Mitigated In Copenhagen This December?
Even though the science concerning climate mitigation is clear, “political and ethical complexities remain as contested as ever,” and a December deal in Copenhagen “is not guaranteed,” a new report, “Tripping Points,” warns.
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.
Tight Future Carbon Emissions Budget Critical to Prevent Dangerous Climate Change
If emissions keep growing at 3.5 per cent a year, then the carbon budget for 2 degrees runs out in 2021. That is, after that time, emissions would need to drop to zero immediately to have a 75 per cent chance of not passing 2 degrees.
Cut Carbon Dioxide With ‘Cap and Dividend’
The debate over carbon taxes v. Cap & Trade is wrongheaded: it treats global warming as an economic issueas such won’t solve the problem. There is a solution that does work— ‘Cap and Dividend’
Coal-fired plants can doom our Planet, so how should you vote?
“What a sad journey it has been for John McCain. Once a principled supporter of regulatory action on climate change, now he is the number one cheerleader for increasing the production and consumption of the two most carbon-intensive fossil fuels, coal and oil.” Revealing comments on coal from Obama – and even more revealing comments [...]
