Climate Changes Updates 12 September 2013
1) Scottish government pledge to end car emissions by 2050
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-24063461
2) Global Warming Is Very Real
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warming-is-very-real-20130912
3) Cities bypass slow government to lead the way on climate change
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/cities-bypass-government-climate-change
4) The Most Important Climate Pacts You’ve Never Heard Of
http://www.climatecentral.org/news/the-most-important-climate-agreements-youve-never-heard-of-16458
5) EPA to revise climate rule for new power plants; will still require carbon capture
6) Kenya: Activists Have High Hopes for Kenya’s Climate Bill, Second Time Round
http://allafrica.com/stories/201309111149.html
7) 50 of world’s top 500 firms worst polluters: Study
8) ‘Hack the planet to counter climate change,’ says Lord Rees
9) Power plants drag feet on emissions cuts
10) CDP report: BMW and Nestle leading on climate progress
http://www.edie.net/news/6/CDP-report–BMW-and-Nestle-leading-on-climate-progress-/
11) Astronomer royal calls for ‘Plan B’ to prevent runaway climate change
12) Global Warming’s Missing Heat: Look Back In Anger (and considerable disbelief)…
http://www.skepticalscience.com/nrc-report-on-ocean-heat.html
13) Global food waste creates more carbon than any country, except the US and China
http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/globally-13-food-produced-wasted.html
14) Fire and flood: how home insurance can help us adapt to climate change