A new GRL paper by Matthews and Caldeira suggests that, in order to stabilise the computer modelled future climate, CO2 emissions need to be reduced to near-zero. The abstract of the paper is below: GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH LETTERS, VOL. 35, L04705, … [Read more...] about New Paper from the Virtual World: Stabilizing Climate Requires Near-Zero Emissions
Climate & Climate Change
Peer Reviewed US Study Finds More Informed People ‘Show Less Concern for Global Warming’
Mass media efforts to raise American public concern about climate change, such as Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" and the "scientific consensus" media drumbeat, ironically may be having just the opposite effect, according to a new study appearing … [Read more...] about Peer Reviewed US Study Finds More Informed People ‘Show Less Concern for Global Warming’
‘Experts’ Views on the Future of Car and Air Travel in Australia
OVERSEAS trips may become a once-in-lifetime experience and car travel needed to be cut by 80 per cent if we have any hope of avoiding "dangerous" climate change, experts say. Energy experts from Monash University said the carbon emission standards … [Read more...] about ‘Experts’ Views on the Future of Car and Air Travel in Australia
First Woman to Earn PhD in Meteorology Speaks Out
Dr Joanne Simpson was the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate in meteorology. She has devoted her entire professional life to studying clouds and violent storms, and at 75, she's still at it. Formerly of the NASA Goddard Space Flight … [Read more...] about First Woman to Earn PhD in Meteorology Speaks Out
New Paper Reviews the Evidence for a Cosmic Ray-Climate Connection
A new paper is currently in press in the journal Comptes Rendus Geoscience, which reviews the evidence for a connection between Cosmic Rays and Climate. The invited review authored by Ilya G. Usoskin and Gennady A. Kovaltsov is entitled: 'Cosmic … [Read more...] about New Paper Reviews the Evidence for a Cosmic Ray-Climate Connection
Plane Stupidity and BoM Bombs
Yesterday (Monday 25th February) four Greenpeace protesters breached security at London's Heathrow airport and climbed on the tail of a Boeing 777 in order to display a banner saying, 'Climate Emergency, No 3rd Runway.' Prometheus points out in an … [Read more...] about Plane Stupidity and BoM Bombs