The phrase “Big Oil” is often used to refer to the world’s largest and most influential oil and gas companies. Over the past few decades, there has been growing awareness of the potential impacts of global warming and climate change, largely driven by the burning of fossil fuels like oil and gas. These impacts include…
Category: Global Warming
Updates on daily basis for the most crucial Problem of today the Climate Change / Global Warming. These Updates are the memories of Dr Ishfaq Ahmad , N.I H.I S.I who used to study the updates on daily basis until his death.
No struggle for Saving Planet
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Climate change will affect your future
Climate Changes Updates 29-31 December 2015 1. Big Oil braced for global warming while it fought regulations http://graphics.latimes.com/oil-operations/#nt=outfit 2. 5 Ways To Be A Climate-Friendly Eater In 2016 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/climate-friendly-diet_5682e446e4b0b958f65a9933 3. 8 Tech Breakthroughs of 2015 That Could Help Power the World http://news.nationalgeographic.com/energy/2015/12/151228-eight-tech-breakthroughs-that-could-help-power-the-world/ 4. El Niño: why predictable climate event still has the scientists guessing http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/30/el-nino-climate-change-scientists-pacific-ocean-weather…
Treating Global Warming Denialism Like a Sex Scandal
Climate Changes Updates 24-28 December 2015 1. The Last King of Coal Makes His Stand as Mines Vanish Around Him http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-12-28/the-last-king-of-coal-makes-his-stand-as-mines-vanish-around-him 2. Xcel CEO leans on Midwest wind power to close gap with coal, gas http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060030001 3. Experts Explain Why 2015 Is A Warm One For Earth’s Climate http://www.npr.org/2015/12/28/461247410/experts-explain-why-2015-is-a-warm-one-for-earths-climate?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=science&utm_medium=social&utm_term=nprnews CLIMATE CHANGE COUPLED WITH EL NIÑO…
Climate Change Killing Trees Off At Alarming Rates
Climate Changes Updates 19-23 December 2015 Climate Change Killing Trees Off At Alarming Rates http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/evergreen-trees-in-southwest-us-might-all-die-within-next-century-due-to-climate-change_567961f9e4b0b958f657e6c9 POLL: POST PARIS DEAL, MOST REPUBLICANS BACK ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE http://www.newsweek.com/cop21-paris-climate-accord-climate-change-republicans-gop-global-warming-408358 Climate change should prompt the Northwest to act on renewable energy http://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/editorials/climate-change-should-prompt-the-northwest-to-act-on-renewable-energy/ Weather Not Warming GOP Lawmakers to Climate Change http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015-12-22/remember-the-congressmen-who-said-global-warming-doesnt-exist-because-its-cold Is climate change to blame for the…
Beekeeping Helps Pakistan Farmers Cope with Crop Losses
Climate Changes Updates 14-18 December 2015 1) The Ominous Story of Syria’s Climate Refugees http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ominous-story-of-syria-climate-refugees/ 2) Paris deal boosts plan for New York climate change museum http://www.trust.org/item/20151216182336-3pm5k/?source=gep 3) A 19th-Century Glimpse of a Changing Climate http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/12/ruskin-paris-climate-change/420453/ 4) Climate change deal: five reasons to be glad, five to be gloomy http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/dec/15/climate-change-deal-five-reasons-glad-five-reasons-gloomy 5) As Sea Levels Rise,…
What people get wrong about climate change
Climate Changes Updates 4-13 December 2015 1. Paris Agreement Ushers in End of the Fossil Fuel Era http://www.slate.com/blogs/the_slatest/2015/12/12/paris_climate_agreement_will_lower_emissions_and_usher_in_end_of_the_fossil.html 2. How to bake up a climate treaty, in 25 easy steps http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/11/cop21-paris-france-climate-change-united-nations 3. Turn the knobs on a new interactive map and see what future emissions, adaptation strategies mean for world hunger http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/12/cop21-food-security-climate-change-paris Provence’s Legendary Lavender…
Acting locally on climate change
Climate Changes Updates 1-3 December 2015 1. Obama ends Paris climate visit with spotlight on legacy http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/01/politics/obama-climate-talks-should-include-legally-binding-mechanism/ 2. How Climate Negotiations Proceed: Just Like an Action Movie http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/climate-negotiations-proceed-action-movie-35525303 3. Whales under threat as climate change impacts migration Read more at http://www.mb.com.ph/whales-under-threat-as-climate-change-impacts-migration/#iAMrMY461S37FXV2.99 4. Congress rebukes climate rules as Obama returns from Paris http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/house-climate-change-disapproval-resolutions-216331 5. Climate change…
Climate Research at the End of the World
Climate Changes Updates 28-30 November 2015 1. Climate talks in Paris commit to boosting carbon in soils to limit global warming http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-02/soil-carbon-paris-agreement/6993592 2. Southern focus for climate researchers http://www.3news.co.nz/nznews/southern-focus-for-climate-researchers-2015112516#axzz3tEwWrEoo 3. Comment: People’s Climate March – step by step for climate action http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/11/25/comment-peoples-climate-march-step-step-climate-action Exxon takes aim at Columbia University journalists over climate reportshttp://www.politico.com/blogs/on-media/2015/11/exxonmobil-climate-change-ethics-allegations-columbia-university-216287 5. Paris to…
Bring People Together to Fix Global Challenges
Climate Changes Updates 23-27 November 2015 1. Exxon Made Deep Cuts in Climate Research Budget in the 1980s http://insideclimatenews.org/news/25112015/exxon-deep-cuts-climate-change-research-budget-1980s-global-warming 2. Scientists seek to harvest electricity from algae in green-energy effort http://www.trust.org/item/20151125222012-gcmlh/?source=jtOtherNews1 3. The fragile framework http://www.nature.com/news/the-fragile-framework-1.18861 4. Should your turkey be taxed for climate change? http://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-your-turkey-be-taxed-for-climate-change/ 5. Report speaks to climate change impact on Virginia…
Climate change failure is a factor behind Syrian crisis
Climate Changes Updates 17-22 November 2015 1. The Forgotten U.N. Climate Goal: 1.5°C http://www.climatecentral.org/news/the-forgotten-un-climate-goal-19701 2. Report card: World slows deforestation, but at a pace short of 2030 goal http://www.csmonitor.com/Environment/2015/1119/Report-card-World-slows-deforestation-but-at-a-pace-short-of-2030-goal 3. Heat stress: the next global public health crisis? http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/nov/20/heat-stress-public-health-prodcutivity-el-salvador-sugarcane-workers-chronic-kidney-disease 4. In our opinion: Both economic and environmental impacts of fracking deserve careful consideration http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865642107/Both-economic-and-environmental-impacts-of-fracking-deserve-careful-consideration.html?pg=all 5. …
Climate Change and Terrorism Are Connected
Climate Changes Updates 10-16 November 2015 1. Paris climate talks to move forward despite attacks; Obama to attend http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/260166-paris-climate-talks-to-move-forward-despite-attacks-obama-to-attend?utm_campaign=E2Wire&utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Sarkozy to demand Paris climate summit be ‘postponed’ https://en-maktoob.news.yahoo.com/sarkozy-demand-paris-climate-summit-postponed-111933945.html?soc_src=mediacontentsharebuttons&soc_trk=tw 2. Shifting Gears to Cycling Would be Big Climate Boost http://www.climatecentral.org/news/cycling-climate-boost-19682 3. Climate change could bring tropical disease epidemics to Britain, health expert warns http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/nov/14/climate-change-tropical-disease-epidemics-britain-dengue-fever 4. Energy…
What can trees tell us about climate change?
Climate Changes Updates 5-9 November 2015 1. How Stephen Harper’s former schoolmate helped kill Keystone XL http://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/how-stephen-harper-s-former-schoolmate-helped-kill-keystone-xl-1.2647463 2. The Observer view on the Tories’ shameful record on climate change http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/nov/08/observer-editorial-tories-climate-change-u-turn-paris-conference 3. Study Finds Controlled Washington, D.C. Wildfires Crucial For Restoring Healthy Political Environment http://www.theonion.com/article/study-finds-controlled-washington-dc-wildfires-cru-51780?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=Pic:Week1:Default 4. Two years after typhoon Haiyan, leaders have a duty to…
The Costs of Solar Energy to the Environment
Climate Changes Updates 1-4 November 2015 1. Americans Largely Unconcerned About Climate Change, Survey Finds http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/americans-largely-unconcerned-about-climate-change-survey-finds_563906d8e4b079a43c04de2d 2. Climate change poses ‘major threat’ to food security, warns UN expert http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52454#.VjmWpvmUeK4 3. Opinion: Aging homes offer Alberta climate change opportunity http://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-aging-homes-offer-alberta-climate-change-opportunity 4. Climate change: Robust EU engagement at Paris crucial http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/climate-change-robust-eu-engagement-at-paris-crucial-1.2415790 5. Three quarters of Australians believe climate…
Time for a united front on climate change
Climate Changes Updates 26-31 October 2015 1. Climate change: The $44 trillion question the GOP wouldn’t answer http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/climate-change-the-44-trillion-question-the-gop-wouldnt-answer 2. Pumpkin peril: Federal website’s jack o’lantern warning cites climate change http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2015/10/29/pumpkin-peril-federal-website-jack-olantern-warning-cites-climate-change/ 3. British Foreign Minister Discusses Climate Change in Gulf http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/british-foreign-minister-discusses-climate-change-gulf-34823489 4. Four Republican senators form a green coalition to discuss climate change http://www.theverge.com/2015/10/29/9639734/republican-senators-climate-change-coaliton-graham-ayotte 5. Time…
Disputes over financing hamper talks on global warming
Climate Changes Updates 20-25 October 2015 1. Beyond the Headlines http://loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=15-P13-00043&segmentID=5 2. States sue to block EPA’s pollution rule — even as some try to comply https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/states-sue-to-block-epas-pollution-rules–even-as-some-try-to-comply/2015/10/23/1002a1de-79c6-11e5-b9c1-f03c48c96ac2_story.html 3. Climate change cannot be a partisan issue http://www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-ed/article41324724.html 4. Congressional skeptic on global warming demands records from U.S. climate scientists http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/10/23/congressional-skeptic-on-global-warming-demands-records-from-u-s-climate-scientists/?postshare=1741445691560607 5. Fixing Exxon’s 40-year climate change…
Sustainability Requires Technology, Ethics and Political Will
Climate Changes Updates 16-19 October 2015 1. BP admits climate concern makes some oil unburnable http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/13/bp-admits-climate-concern-makes-some-oil-unburnable/ 2. Oil majors climate declaration avoids targets, carbon pricing http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/16/oil-majors-climate-declaration-avoids-targets-carbon-pricing/ 3. Brexit: what impact on the climate? http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/16/brexit-what-impact-on-the-climate/ 4. Bonn set for fireworks as UN climate talks resume http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/16/bonn-set-for-fireworks-as-un-climate-talks-resume/ 5. Loans or grants for climate finance? http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/19/loans-or-grants-for-climate-finance/ 6. Developing…
Fresh Hope for Combating Climate Change
Climate Changes Updates 12-15 October 2015 1. Saudis to deliver climate plan by Paris, says Tubiana http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/15/saudis-to-deliver-climate-plan-by-paris-says-tubiana/ 2. India ex-climate minister lays out ‘minimums’ for Paris deal http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/15/india-ex-climate-minister-lays-out-minimums-for-paris-deal/ 3. Methane, flaring targeted in oil major climate pledge http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/15/methane-flaring-targeted-in-oil-major-climate-pledge/ 4. Rate of Antarctic ice melt to double by 2050 – study http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/14/rate-of-antarctic-ice-melt-to-double-by-2050-study/ 5. Greens slam aviation…
Business must account for cost of climate change
Climate Changes Updates 5-11 October 2015 1. World Bank pledges $29bn green aid; Morocco hosts EU climate summit http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/11/world-bank-pledges-29bn-green-aid-eu-hosts-morocco-climate-summit/ 2. Top emitters head to Morocco to discuss Paris climate plans http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/09/top-emitters-head-to-morocco-to-discuss-paris-climate-plans/ 3. Prakash Javadekar: rich countries are on a climate vacation http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/09/prakash-javadekar-rich-countries-are-on-a-climate-vacation/ 4. Bolivia dash for oil undermines ‘Mother Earth’ summit http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/09/bolivia-dash-for-oil-undermines-mother-earth-summit/ 5. Fracktivists…
Indonesia reveals draft climate offer for 2030
Climate Changes Updates 1-4 October 2015 1. Countries divided on priorities for UN climate deal See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/09/01/countries-divided-on-priorities-for-un-climate-deal/#sthash.rVLklYE8.dpuf 2. Obama makes Arctic appeal for action on climate http://www.rtcc.org/2015/09/01/obama-makes-arctic-appeal-for-action-on-climate/ 3. Arctic countries vow ‘urgent action’ to slow polar melt See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/09/01/arctic-countries-vow-urgent-action-to-slow-polar-melt/#sthash.LEBR0IqZ.dpuf 4. Dutch government to appeal court ruling on climate change See more…