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

4. Provence’s Legendary Lavender and Olives Threatened by a Changing Climate

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151211-paris-climate-lavender-wine-olives-truffles-provence/

5.   Sea lions in trouble, again, off California coast

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Sea-lions-in-trouble-again-off-California-coast-6690177.php

6. As fuel shortages hit Nepal, is renewable energy an alternative?
   http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nepal-climatechange-fuel-idUSKBN0TT0Y920151210#UkbPbbfegdVcZSly.97

7.   Commentary: Will we reach peak denial soon?

http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/12/will-we-reach-peak-denial-soon

8.   Save the Planet. Eat Ugly.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/11/business/energy-environment/save-the-planet-eat-ugly.html

9.   Editorial: Cleaning the air requires a federal crackdown

http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3296778-155/editorial-cleaning-the-air-requires-a

10.   PARIS AGREEMENT — A GOOD FOUNDATION FOR MEANINGFUL PROGRESS

http://www.robertstavinsblog.org/

11. Paris climate pact: A good moment for the planet

http://www.latimes.com/opinion/editorials/la-ed-1214-paris-climate-20151213-story.html

12.   This is the end of fossil fuels

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/12/opinions/sutter-cop21-climate-reaction/index.html?utm_content=buffer8905d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

13.   The Observer view on the Paris climate deal

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/dec/13/observer-editorial-climate-deal

14.   Paris agreement a victory for climate science and ultimate defeat for fossil fuels

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/planet-oz/2015/dec/12/paris-agreement-a-victory-for-climate-science-and-ultimate-defeat-for-fossil-fuels?CMP=share_btn_tw

15.   The Paris agreement marks an unprecedented political recognition of the risks of climate change

http://www.economist.com/news/international/21683990-paris-agreement-climate-change-talks

16.   Paris climate pact looks pretty but smells bad

http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/twinkle-twinkle/paris-climate-pact-looks-pretty-but-smells-bad/

17.   The Road to a Paris Climate Deal

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/projects/cp/climate/2015-paris-climate-talks/key-points-of-the-final-paris-climate-draft

18.’This is academic freedom’: US Professor Frank Clemente hits back at Greenpeace claims

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-09/academic-returns-hits-back-at-greenpeace-claims-he-is-for-hire/7015140

19.   Climate Denial’s Ugly Side: Hate Mail to Scientists

http://insideclimatenews.org/news/11122015/climate-change-global-warming-denial-ugly-side-scientists-hate-mail-hayhoe-mann

20.   Copenhagen climate deal: Spectacular failure – or a few important steps?

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/dec/22/copenhagen-climate-deal-expert-view

21.   Climate Accord Is a Healing Step, if Not a Cure

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/science/earth/climate-accord-is-a-healing-step-if-not-a-cure.html?rref=science&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Science&pgtype=Multimedia&_r=1

22. Historic New Climate Deal: Surprises, Snubs, and What it Really Means

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/12/151212-Paris-climate-change-agreement-fossil-fuels/#.VmyoJdCdAAk.twitter

23.   Can Pulling Carbon from Air Make a Difference on Climate?

http://e360.yale.edu/feature/can_pulling_carbon_from_air_make_a_difference_on_climate/2938/

24.   Can Monsanto’s CEO move the debate about GMOs beyond good versus evil?

http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2015/dec/11/monsanto-hugh-grant-gmo-food-ethical-business-csr?CMP=share_btn_tw

25.   Woodland rejects solar farm

http://www.roanoke-chowannewsherald.com/2015/12/08/woodland-rejects-solar-farm/

26. The one word that almost sank the climate talks

http://www.politico.com/story/2015/12/paris-climate-talks-tic-toc-216721#ixzz3uGdlGDla

27.   China’s efforts on climate deal partly due to its pollution

http://bismarcktribune.com/business/technology/china-s-efforts-on-climate-deal-partly-due-to-its/article_8d8388f6-4be0-5bee-a496-cc8a59fcffa7.html

28.   World Leaders in Paris Agree to ‘Historic’ Deal on Climate Change

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/final-draft-landmark-climate-deal-unveiled-paris-n478931

29.   Nations Approve Landmark Climate Accord in Paris

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/world/europe/climate-change-accord-paris.html

30.   At Climate Talks, the Media Message Is a Job for PR Professionals

http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2015/12/11/world/11reuters-climatechange-summit-media.html?_r=0

31.   Dispatch from Paris: The flipside of COP21 … the replacements

http://www.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2015/12/commentary-from-paris-the-flipside-of-cop21-…

32.   Paris climate deal: nearly 200 nations sign in end of fossil fuel era

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/12/paris-climate-deal-200-nations-sign-finish-fossil-fuel-era

33.   Climate deal unveiled in Paris, a ‘historic turning point’

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/Climate-deal-unveiled-in-Paris-a-historic-turning-point/articleshow/50151469.cms

34.   With landmark climate accord, world marks turn from fossil fuels

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-climatechange-summit-idUSKBN0TV04L20151213#h77G7K2PXQl37CG7.97

35.   Climate change deal clinched at COP21: Here’s why India is on the receiving end

http://www.firstpost.com/world/climate-change-deal-clinched-at-cop21-heres-why-india-is-on-the-receiving-end-2544122.html

36.   COP21: Four things you need to know about the Paris climate change treaty

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/cop21-four-things-you-need-to-know-about-the-paris-climate-change-treaty-a6771931.html

37.   ‘Toothless’ climate change deal means Britain could be left pursuing ever tougher green targets

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/paris-climate-change-conference/12048834/Toothless-climate-change-deal-means-Britain-could-be-left-pursuing-ever-tougher-green-targets.html

38.   Which side of history will Turkey choose on climate change?

http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/which-side-of-history-will-turkey-choose-on-climate-change.aspx?PageID=238&NID=92476&NewsCatID=507

39.   Cloud Shields and Cow Pills: The Craziest Climate Change Fixes

http://www.livescience.com/53067-craziest-climate-change-fixes.html

40.           COP21: James Hansen, the father of climate change awareness, says Paris agreement is a ‘fraud’

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/cop21-father-of-climate-change-awareness-james-hansen-denounces-paris-agreement-as-a-fraud-a6771171.html

41.     What does the landmark climate change accord mean for the U.S.?

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/what-does-the-landmark-climate-change-accord-mean-for-the-u-s/

42.   Climate change: Government criticised for scrapping project intended to limit CO2 emissions

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/climate-change-government-criticised-for-scrapping-project-intended-to-limit-co2-emissions-a6771926.html

43.   COP21: Hitting the climate change targets agreed in Paris ‘will cost $16.5trn’

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/cop21-hitting-the-climate-change-targets-agreed-in-paris-will-cost-165trn-a6771816.html

44.   Paris Accord Considers Climate Change as a Factor in Mass Migration

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/13/world/europe/paris-accord-considers-climate-change-as-a-factor-in-mass-migration.html?_r=0

45.   China and India welcome Paris climate-change deal

http://www.rte.ie/news/2015/1213/753249-china-india/

46.   Where the climate change agreement goes from here

http://www.9news.com/story/news/local/2015/12/13/where-the-climate-change-agreement-goes-from-here/77251532/

47.   Putaruru boy speaks to world leaders at climate change conference

http://www.stuff.co.nz/waikato-times/74895267/putaruru-boy-speaks-to-world-leaders-at-climate-change-conference

48.   Our addiction to oil means that climate change and conflict in the Middle East now go hand-in-hand

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/our-addiction-to-oil-means-that-climate-change-and-conflict-in-the-middle-east-now-go-hand-in-hand-a6771471.html

49.   D.M. mayor discusses Paris climate change conference

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/2015/12/13/dm-mayor-discusses-paris-climate-change-conference/77261720/

50.   Paris deal on climate change met with calls to action from Canadians

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/cop21-climate-change-talks-saturday-announced-1.3362789

51.   Climate Change Deal Is a Threat to U.S. Sovereignty

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/12/13/climate-change-deal-is-a-threat-to-u-s-sovereignty/

52.   What people get wrong about climate change

http://www.vox.com/2015/12/12/9894234/climate-change-explained