Climate policy expert Roger Pielke Jr, climatologist Tom Wigley, and economist Christopher Green lay out in a commentary article published in Nature why they think that the emission scenarios the IPCC produced nearly a decade ago, which are still … [Read more...] about IPCC Underestimate the CO2 Challenge
Archives for April 2008
Climate Audit: IPCC Review Editors Comments Online
IPCC Review Editors have an extremely important function under IPCC procedures. In prior discussion of the Replies by WG1 Chapter Authors to Review Comments, we noted their unresponsiveness on issues that we were familiar with e.g. the deletion of … [Read more...] about Climate Audit: IPCC Review Editors Comments Online
Climate Change Less Threatening to Declared Reserves?
Last August, a panel of scientists from the Australian Greenhouse Office and the CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), called on the federal and state governments to expand the number of nature reserves in Australia in … [Read more...] about Climate Change Less Threatening to Declared Reserves?
Willis Tries to Dismiss His Own Ocean Non-Warming Research
Roger Pielke Sr has taken issue with comments on a nationalpost.com blog by Josh Willis titled, 'Josh Willis on climate change: Global warming is real.' Willis is an author of the recent paper on data derived from the ARGO network, which shows no … [Read more...] about Willis Tries to Dismiss His Own Ocean Non-Warming Research
Can Cedric Save his fellow Tasmanian Devils?
Australian experts say a Tasmanian Devil called Cedric could hold the key to the survival of the embattled species. The world's largest marsupial carnivore is facing extinction from a mystery facial cancer. But scientists say Cedric appears to be … [Read more...] about Can Cedric Save his fellow Tasmanian Devils?
Comparing Rates of Warming: Anthony Watts and Basil Copeland
The general impression one gets from the popular press is that over the last few years there has been accelerated global warming from the elevated levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide. In fact global warming has stalled since 1998. But there was … [Read more...] about Comparing Rates of Warming: Anthony Watts and Basil Copeland