Climate Changes Updates 28-31 January 2015 UN targets draft of Paris climate deal by February 13 – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/30/pressure-on-to-finish-draft-paris-climate-deal-in-february/#sthash.I5nIetha.dpuf Shell backs climate change resolution filed by shareholder activists – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/29/shell-backs-climate-change-resolution-filed-by-shareholder-activists/#sthash.3eWNFsFX.dpuf Sport issued with climate warning at Australian Open – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/30/sport-issued-with-climate-warning-at-australian-open/#sthash.HSFPZFt6.dpuf Ban Ki-moon’s new climate advisor warns on…
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.
We should not surrender to climate change
Climate Changes Updates 26-27 January 2015 1. Senate blocks measure to build Keystone XL pipeline; discussions will continue http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-blocks-measure-to-build-keystone-xl-pipeline-discussions-will-continue/2015/01/26/a6ba4968-a5b1-11e4-a2b2-776095f393b2_story.html 2. Bloomberg, Paulson and Steyer release bipartisan report on climate change risks to Midwest http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060012255 3. Charlie Baker’s challenge: keeping power affordable — and green http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2015/01/26/charlie-baker-challenge-keeping-power-affordable-and-green/GwYCtsepFakFChmkvELZmN/story.html 4. Once-in-a-lifetime chance to face climate change http://www.trust.org/item/20150127093714-exn5r/ 5. We…
Sea level rise faster than feared, say scientists
Climate Changes Updates 21-25 January 2015 1. UK political consensus on climate could crumble like Australia’s http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/20/uk-political-consensus-on-climate-could-crumble-like-australias/#sthash.wWzKADt6.dpuf 2. Blocking climate action threatens child health, Obama tells Congress http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/21/blocking-climate-action-threatens-child-health-obama-tells-congress/#sthash.ahgWDNhc.dpuf 3. Pharrell announces Live Earth gigs to mobilise climate action http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/21/pharrell-announces-live-earth-gigs-to-mobilise-climate-action/#sthash.lIaHT3m2.dpuf 4. US demand for gasoline soars as price falls http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/21/us-demand-for-gasoline-soars-as-price-falls/ 5. Al Gore warns oil chiefs…
Climate change threatens staple potato crop
Climate Changes Updates 19-20 January 2015 1. Seven stairs to Paris: A pathway to fixing climate change See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/19/seven-stairs-to-paris-a-pathway-to-fixing-climate-change/#sthash.LIAQ6iCz.dpuf 2. Small temperature rise could devastate wheat yields, say scientists See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/19/small-temperature-rise-could-devastate-wheat-yields-say-scientists/#sthash.g88SufIn.dpuf 3. Polluting the planet is a betrayal of God, says Pope Francis See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/19/polluting-the-planet-is-a-betrayal-of-god-says-pope-francis/#sthash.481hmmV3.dpuf 4. Policy U-turns threaten…
Latest climate change battle may center on food pyramid
Climate Changes Updates 15-18 January 2015 1. From buckets to beehives: how scientists collect climate data http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/16/from-buckets-to-beehives-how-scientists-collect-climate-data/#sthash.56GPfBhd.dpuf 2. Oil majors face climate grilling at World Economic Forum http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/16/oil-majors-face-climate-grilling-at-world-economic-forum/#sthash.Su1UqqgJ.dpuf 3. It’s official – 2014 was the hottest year on record http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/16/its-official-2014-was-the-hottest-year-ever/#sthash.tZzXWF32.dpuf 4. Typhoon Haiyan survivors make climate appeal to Pope Francis http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/16/typhoon-haiyan-survivors-make-climate-appeal-to-pope-francis/#sthash.cY9Braza.dpuf 5. Global warming raises…
The climate is ruined. So can civilization even survive?
Climate Changes Updates 12-14 January 2015 1. New Climate Change Study Just 400 Pages Of Scientists Telling Americans To Read Previous Climate Change Studies http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-climate-change-study-just-400-pages-of-scienti,37761/ 2. Lines forming over climate-change curriculum http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20150113/GZ01/150119714/1419 3. New – and worrisome – contaminants emerge from oil and gas wells http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/01/fracking-fluid-waste 4. Obama Is Planning New Rules on Oil and…
Cheaper oil complicates war on climate change
Climate Changes Updates 9-11 January 2015 1. Canberra’s on track to deal with climate change http://www.canberratimes.com.au/comment/canberras-on-track-to-deal-with-climate-change-20150110-12kfrk.html 2. Climate change: 2014 warmest year ever recorded in California http://www.paradisepost.com/general-news/20150110/climate-change-2014-warmest-year-ever-recorded-in-california 3. Climate Change and “Everything Else,” Including Capitalism http://www.telesurtv.net/english/opinion/Climate-Change-and-Everything-Else-Including-Capitalism-20150109-0005.html 4. NASA’s year of climate change research kicks off, with a little help from Washington companies http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/nasas-year-of-climate-change-research-kicks-off-with-a-little-help-from-washington-companies/2015/01/09/a31d54b0-95c3-11e4-8005-1924ede3e54a_story.html 5. Top…
Polar Bears Stand Up to Climate Change
Climate Changes Updates 7-8 January 2015 Obama faces first climate test of 2015 with Keystone vote – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/06/obama-faces-first-climate-test-of-2015-with-keystone-vote/#sthash.01oRMkP5.dpuf Optimism from UK climate policy expert honoured by the Queen – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/07/optimism-from-uk-climate-policy-expert-honoured-by-the-queen/#sthash.xa4CNgzh.dpuf Arctic oil “unburnable” in 2C world – study http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/08/arctic-oil-unburnable-in-2c-world-study/ German heart disease deaths from heatwaves to rise fivefold –…
Five reasons why local government should influence climate change plans
Climate Changes Updates 5-6 January 2015 Global carbon emissions to rise 2.5% in 2015 – PwC – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/02/global-carbon-emissions-to-rise-2-5-in-2015-pwc/#sthash.hLVnxNcr.dpuf Tropical forests hidden role in sucking up CO2 revealed – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/04/tropical-forests-hidden-role-in-sucking-up-co2-revealed/#sthash.JwKp9L9e.dpuf UK had hottest and fourth wettest year in 2014 – Met Office – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2015/01/05/uk-had-hottest-and-fourth-wettest-year-in-2014-met-office/#sthash.b6SR95K1.dpuf How climate change…
Climate Change will Cause Irreversible Impacts If Action is Not Taken
Climate Changes Updates 1-4 January 2015 1. Playing Dumb on Climate Change http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/04/opinion/sunday/playing-dumb-on-climate-change.html?_r=0 2. Backyard rinks: Gretzky makers and climate change indicators http://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/backyard-rinks-gretzky-makers-and-climate-change-indicators 3. The pro-science pontiff: Pope Francis on climate change, evolution and the Big Bang http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/the-proscience-pontiff-pope-francis-on-climate-change-evolution-and-the-big-bang-20150104-12hu26.html 4. New Year, Old Challenges… For Climate Change http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ghislaine-maxwell/new-year-old-challenges-f_b_6413706.html 5. Climate Change will Cause Irreversible Impacts If Action…
9 REASONS NOT TO BE DEPRESSED ABOUT THE PLANET
Climate Changes Updates 29-31 December 2014 2015: A year for carbon pricing, peer pressure and Paris – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/29/2015-a-year-for-carbon-pricing-peer-pressure-and-paris/#sthash.u7QrJxcC.dpuf Greenland ice loss outpaces climate models http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/29/greenland-ice-loss-outpaces-climate-models/ Norway’s Statkraft plans $8 billion green energy drive – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/29/norways-statkraft-plans-8-billion-green-energy-drive/#sthash.jweRLN0w.dpuf Crowdfunded “ice stupas” help Ladakh adapt to climate change – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/29/crowdfunded-ice-stupas-help-ladakh-adapt-to-climate-change/#sthash.zrQj7FoG.dpuf…
All-electric car may not be so green
Climate Changes Updates 23-28 December 2014 1. 2014 will likely be hottest on record — So why can’t we change? http://blog.seattlepi.com/bigscience/2014/12/26/2014-will-likely-be-hottest-on-record-so-why-cant-we-change/#29408101=0&29407103=0 2. Climate change wrecks havoc at Mount Rainier http://www.theolympian.com/2014/12/28/3494819_climate-change-wrecks-havoc-at.html?sp=/99/109/&rh=1 3. Climate change learning standards for W.Va. students altered http://www.wvgazette.com/article/20141228/GZ01/141229489/1419#sthash.QrhGcNNG.dpuf 4. New York takes the wrong approach to ‘fracking’ http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/new-york-takes-the-wrong-approach-to-fracking/2014/12/27/c2ef0006-87c5-11e4-b9b7-b8632ae73d25_story.html 5. Greenhouse-gas limits / Curious…
The climate is ripe for social change
Climate Changes Updates 17-18 December 2014 Flood, drought risks must be managed, with or without climate change http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-1219-sobel-calif-drought-hurricane-sandy-20141219-story.html 2. Climate change could cut 18 percent of world food production by 2050 http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/climate-change-cut-18-percent-world-food-production-2050/ 3. Study: Climate change affecting fish movement http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/sports/outdoors/fishing/hooked/2014/12/18/study-climate-change-affecting-fish-movement/20614891/ 4. Jeb Bush is no moderate and he won’t fight climate change http://grist.org/politics/jeb-bush-is-no-moderate-and-he-wont-fight-climate-change/ 5. Climate change…
Why climate change is forcing some environmentalists to back nuclear power
Climate Changes Updates 15-16 December 2014 1. The renewable energy sector needs to commit to getting off subsidies http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/dec/16/renewable-energy-sector-needs-commit-getting-off-subsidies 2. Electric Cars a Mixed Bag For Health, Climate http://www.climatecentral.org/news/electric-cars-mixed-bag-for-climate-18447 3. White House issues climate change guide for hospitals http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/12/15/obama-health-care-climate-change-best-practices-guide/20425313/ 4. In Climate Talks, Soft is the New Hard – and That’s a Good Thing http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/12/15/in-climate-talks-soft-is-the-new-hard-and-thats-a-good-thing/…
Climate Change Creates New Geography of Food
Climate Changes Updates 11-14 December 2014 4 issues to resolve before gavel falls on UN climate deal – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/11/4-issues-to-resolve-before-gavel-falls-on-un-climate-deal/#sthash.0a2f7vSn.dpuf France climate chief admits Lima talks may not deliver clear result – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/11/france-climate-chief-admits-lima-talks-may-not-deliver-clear-result/#sthash.Q3r6QEON.dpuf Slow progress at Lima climate talks “costing lives” says Oxfam chief – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/11/slow-progress-at-lima-climate-talks-costing-lives-says-oxfam-chief/#sthash.vaMhrARw.dpuf LIVE…
Climate change poses a risk to your water supply
Climate Changes Updates 8-10 December 2014 1. Melting Antarctica glaciers dropping Mount Everest worth of ice into sea, Scientist says http://www.inferse.com/20811/melting-antarctica-glaciers-dropping-mount-everest-worth-ice-sea-scientist-says/ 2. The Secret Deal to Save the Planet http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/the-secret-deal-to-save-the-planet-20141209 3. Green Climate Fund to back energy ‘paradigm shift’: director http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/12/10/us-climatechange-energy-idUKKBN0JO14620141210 4. Workers must lead transition to green economy, unions say at climate talks http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/12/9/cop20-labor-union.html…
Why climate finance figures can’t be trusted
Climate Changes Updates 4-7 December 2014 1. Green Climate Fund to start funding projects in 2015 – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/04/green-climate-fund-to-start-funding-projects-in-2015/#sthash.WQ6DAIVH.dpuf 2. UK solar “competitive without subsidies” by 2020 http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/04/uk-solar-competitive-without-subsidies-by-2020/ 3. LIVE IN LIMA – DAY 4: UN COP20 climate change summit – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/12/04/live-in-lima-day-4-un-cop20-climate-change-summit/#sthash.bVNXvD21.dpuf 4. China outlines vision for 2015 UN climate…
The Forest That Fights Climate Change
Climate Changes Updates 1-3 December 2014 1. Pivoting the Climate Debate from Oil to Coal http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/pivoting-climate-debate-oil-coal 2. Numbers show how pollution has changed Earth http://poststar.com/news/national/numbers-show-how-pollution-has-changed-earth/article_342305e6-7aa7-11e4-8dd7-9379d3ac6fb9.html 3. Fossil fuel investors risk being stranded by tougher climate rules http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/fossil-fuel-investors-risk-being-stranded-by-tougher-climate-rules-20141202-11yvlh.html Keystone Antagonist Steps Down as Head of Climate Group 350.org http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-02/keystone-antagonist-steps-down-as-head-of-climate-group-350-org.html 5. Little backing in Congress for Obama…
Foregone Conclusions of Global Warming
Climate Changes Updates 28-30 November 2014 Australia, Canada should reveal climate targets, says EU – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/28/australia-canada-should-reveal-climate-targets-says-eu/#sthash.hMAQ0zQP.dpuf Could geoengineering make climate change worse? http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/29/could-geoengineering-make-climate-change-worse/ Mapped: Around the world in climate change targets – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/29/mapped-around-the-world-in-climate-change-targets/#sthash.pocNhQFT.dpuf Spain pledges €120m to UN-backed green fund http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/28/spain-pledges-e120m-to-un-backed-green-fund/ Jargon busting: Inside the world of the…
Great Lakes Region Is Benefiting From Global Warming
Climate Changes Updates 26-27 November 2014 UN calls for carbon capture incentives in global climate deal – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/25/un-calls-for-carbon-capture-incentives-in-global-climate-deal/#sthash.yesDL23y.dpuf Paris deal unlikely to meet 2C warming limit, say climate veterans – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/26/paris-deal-unlikely-to-meet-2c-warming-limit-say-climate-veterans/#sthash.SZaFvSse.dpuf Call for UN climate deal to support carbon market links – See more at: http://www.rtcc.org/2014/11/26/call-for-un-climate-deal-to-support-carbon-market-links/#sthash.tlASKIta.dpuf Why flexibility must…