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.
One Canadian Mother Calls for Action on Climate Bill
Even though many Canadians lobbied the Environment Committee on the urgency of addressing Bill C-311, it was not expedited on the Committee’s schedule and was only first addressed on June 18th, at the final meeting before Parliament recessed for the summer – almost three months after it passed second reading. It will not be discussed in Committee again until Parliament resumes in the latter part of September. And some Committee members have indicated a preference for drawing out the bill’s process even longer, by debating the Climate Change Accountability Act over numerous sessions, something that was already done last year in the Environment Committee. It does not appear that our government officials have grasped the urgency of the climate crisis.
Shocking Australian Government Report on Dangerous Climate Change
“Climate Change 2009″ Faster Change and More Serious Risks By Will Steffen Click here to download the full report Executive summary: State of the Science 2009 The IPCC’s Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) is an outstanding source of information on our current scientific understanding of the climate system and how it is responding to the changes in the [...]
In the Arctic, the “Climate Change Clock is Ticking”
What are not clearly understood are the impacts of feedbacks that will drive global warming faster and farther. Permafrost melting, for instance, will release vast amounts of methane, a powerful GHG, while the warming of the ocean will reduce its capacity to absorb GHGs.
Global Humanitarian Forum Report on Climate Change Effects
A controversial study by the Global Humanitarian Forum claims that global warming already is causing 300,000 deaths and $125 billion in economic losses annually.
Waxman-Markey Bill Dooms Us to Dangerous Climate Change
The Waxman-Markey bill, calls for a Cap and Trade system, one seen as unreliable in countries in which it has been implemented. “The bottom line is that a reduction of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions of greater than 80%, as envisioned in the Waxman-Markey climate bill will only produce a global temperature “savings” during the next 50 years of about 0.05ºC.” Chip Knappenberger
Imperative for Climate Scientists to Speak Out
Scientists must stop sanitising their message. World leaders and their people need to hear the warnings loud and clear and follow through with radical action that matches the scale of the crisis.
UN Climate Change Panel’s Fatal Procrastination
The IPCC is currently starting to outline its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5) which will be finalized in 2014. We simply don’t have the luxury of waiting another 5 years for the next major assessment of climate science, impacts, and mitigation.
We Must Reframe the Climate Change Challenge
Scientists like Dr. Kevin Anderson have lost patience with carefully constructed messages about dangerous climate change being lost in the political noise. We are now prepared to stand up and say enough is enough.
Dangerous Climate Change In the Arctic is Dangerous for the Whole World
The danger is that if too much methane is released, the world will get hotter no matter how drastically we slash our greenhouse gas emissions. Recent studies suggest that emissions from melting permafrost could be far greater than once thought. And, although it is too early to be sure, some suspect this scenario is already starting to unfold: after remaining static for the past decade, methane levels have begun to rise again, and the source could be Arctic permafrost.
