Climate & Climate Change

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd last night did an about-face on deep cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, days after Australia's delegation backed the plan at the climate talks in Bali. A government representative at the talks this week said Australia backed … [Read more...] about Oz Bali U-Turn, and Next Stop Hawaii?

Looks as though I managed to spell Kangaroo correctly this time. Could this help Rudd 'save the planet,' even though atmospheric Methane levels are stable or falling? Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and … [Read more...] about Australia to Develop Eco-Friendly Kangaroo-Style Stomachs for Cattle?

Dr David Whitehouse is an astronomer and author of 'The Sun: A Biography' (John Wiley, 2004). He has written an article for The Independent, normally the home of hype and alarmism about the small, diminishing logarithmic effect of increased … [Read more...] about A Biography of the Sun

The Bali climate conference has inevitably put Indonesia under the media spotlight. The conference itself is not the only story deemed to be newsworthy: Indonesian scientists say many of Indonesia's islands may be swallowed up by the sea if world … [Read more...] about Indonesia Under the Media Spotlight

In a new article just published in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, Pat Michaels and I have concluded that the manipulations for the steep post-1980 period are inadequate, and the global temperature graph showing warming is an … [Read more...] about New Paper Halves the Global Average Surface Temperature Trend 1980 – 2002

Final preparations are under way for a key UN climate summit that will attempt to reach a deal on what should replace the Kyoto Protocol, which ends in 2012. Talks will centre on whether binding targets are needed to cut emissions. BBC New website: … [Read more...] about Bali Hype