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Climate deal signed – now for the hard bit: action

Image credit: TWITTER/PEDRO SIRGADO In the words of Prof Richard Allan, Reading University: “The human race has a climate crisis, Paris has delivered a plan, next begins the hard bit: action.” The final draft text of a climate agreement has … Continue reading

Climate change: Our time really is running out

This video features Professor Peter Wadhams, leading Arctic scientist Cambridge University, interviewed by Judy Sole, the University of Earth. It is very topical and very important. Professor Wadhams argues that politicians are dragging their feet on the climate change issue. … Continue reading

“Real” experts’ on climate change? Really?

The Heartland Institute has produced a new propaganda poster on climate change. Here it is: And this is what they say about it: This poster presents clear and undeniable evidence that the debate is not over. Looking out from this poster … Continue reading

There is something about those climate records that keep getting broken

I think we have all become used to headlines like this – Earth Just Had Its Hottest September On Record. It’s all ho-hum to us. We just don’t notice any more – we don’t bother reading the articles. This is the point … Continue reading

Putting politicans in their place on climate change

The US is a strange country. It has some great comedians (and some great scientists) but it also has some lousy politicians. It’s a real mystery to me how the US House Committee on Science, Space and Technology can have … Continue reading

The science and politics of climate change

Michael Mann: The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars – TAM 2013. Have a look at this video for an excellent description of the history and science of climate change. It’s presented by one of the central figures. Michael Mann … Continue reading

Ken Ring pontificates on climate change

Ken Ring runs a business predicting the weather. Apparently in that sort of business, and with the clients he has, conflict with evidence-based science and scientists is good for business. So,  it isn’t not surprising to find him trolling the internet debating issues … Continue reading

Have local climate pseudosceptics come to the end of the road?

This from Radio New Zealand today: Climate deniers ordered to pay court costs A group of climate-change sceptics has been forced to pay court costs over their unsuccessful legal challenge against the National Institute for Water and Atmospheric Research (Niwa). … Continue reading

NZ climate change “sceptics” abandon appeal

Credit: Rod Quantock: global warming’s just not funny Most of us by now have moved on and forgotten the NZ High Court ruling which rejected attempts by local climate change “sceptics” to get a judicial review of the climate change data … Continue reading

Communicating climate science – Michael Mann comments

Here’s a relatively short talk by Michael Mann talking about his own experiences in communicating climate science, and the political attempts to intimidate him. He is an interesting speaker and his story is important. via AGU Chapman Conference — Climate … Continue reading