Archive for July 16th, 2008
Krudd’s Karbon Krunch and Pascal’s Wager
Posted by Paul, July 16th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 28
KEVIN Rudd is about to bank his leadership on a variation of Pascal’s wager, appropriate during the Pope’s visit but reflecting a new and risky calculus in Australian politics.
His independent expert Ross Garnaut has done the same, as he explained by reference to 17th-century French scientist Blaise Pascal: “If there were no God and one [...]
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Australian Government Releases Green Paper on Emissions Trading Scheme
Posted by jennifer, July 16th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Energy & Nuclear
Comments: 41
The Australian Government today released proposals for a new plan to tackle climate change by
reducing carbon pollution. The associated media release entitled, GREEN PAPER ON CARBON POLLUTION REDUCTION SCHEME RELEASED’ states that:
“Releasing the Government’s Green Paper on the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme, Minister for
Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the time for [...]
Three Peer Reviewed Research Findings Ignored by the IPCC and CCSP
Posted by Paul, July 16th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Climate & Climate Change
Comments: 97
Roger Pielke Sr has highlighted three research findings that are in the peer reviewed literature, but have been completely ignored by the IPCC and CCSP climate assessment communities, nor have they been refuted in the literature. These are just three examples of the level to which the scientific method has sunk to in climate [...]