Climate Changes Updates 5-11 October 2015
1. World Bank pledges $29bn green aid; Morocco hosts EU climate summit
2. Top emitters head to Morocco to discuss Paris climate plans
3. 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 ‘win’ as Brazil shale gas auction flops
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/09/fracktivists-win-as-brazil-shale-gas-auction-flops/
6. Climate vulnerable states despair of rich, launch finance plan
7. Can we trust Shell’s ‘Energy Transitions Commission’?
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/08/can-we-trust-shells-energy-transition-commission/
8. OPEC chief defends members over missing climate pledges
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/06/opec-chief-defends-members-over-missing-climate-pledges/
9. Conservative UK climate chief defends green cuts
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/05/conservative-uk-climate-chief-defends-green-cuts/
10. Oil majors to release climate plans on 16 October, says Total chief
11. Shell chief: Business must account for cost of climate change
12. Warming seas devastate coral reefs in global bleaching event
13. New UN climate science chief touts role for business
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/07/new-un-climate-science-chief-touts-role-for-business/
14. Climate change migration is ‘genocide’, says Marshall Islands minister
15. African candidate opens up IPCC climate science chief race
16. South Korea’s Hoesung Lee wins top UN climate science job
http://www.climatechangenews.com/2015/10/06/hoesung-lee-wins-top-un-climate-science-job/
17. BBC apologises for radio show that mocked climate science
18. Laws help enforce some environmental treaties – but not on climate
http://in.reuters.com/article/2015/10/11/climatechange-summit-lawmaking-idINKCN0S506520151011
19. The U.S. needs a solar energy revolution. But it’s laying off solar energy researchers
20. In Chile, solar power lights the way to a cleaner, more competitive economy
http://www.eenews.net/stories/1060026047
- Only 25 pc of original habitats have survived in East Himalayas: WWF
22. Cutting ozone will require radical transformation of California’s trucking industry
http://www.latimes.com/science/la-me-adv-ozone-transportation-20151011-story.html
23. Climate Data Can be Critical in Fragile and Conflict-Affected States – Here’s How to Get It
http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2015/10/climate-data-critical-fragile-conflict-affected-states-heres/
24. State Department Embraces Cities As Key To Meeting Climate Goals
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cities-climate-change_5616cad2e4b0dbb8000daec6
25.Is Climate Change Ruining the Remaining Wild Places?
26. Beyond the Headlines
http://loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=15-P13-00041&segmentID=5
27. Is Money Corrupting Research?
28. Climate apocalypse is here, now: Science fiction has become our new reality
29. Teaching the Truth About Climate Change
30. NJ judge denies bid by environmental groups to block Exxon settlement
31. China’s economic shift promises to aid climate fight but packs a commodity punch
http://www.smh.com.au/business/china/chinas-economic-shift-promises-to-aid-climate-fight-but-packs-a-commodity-punch-20151005-gk1jz5.html#ixzz3oKDARnKC
32. Ted Cruz Lies Again About the Science of Climate Change
http://ecowatch.com/2015/10/11/ted-cruz-climate-change/
- Climate Change Impacts California Drought, Experts Say
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2488926/climate-change-impacts-california-drought-experts-say/#C5WI6wtJHU3KpJG6.99
34. Top boffin Freeman Dyson on climate change, interstellar travel, fusion, and more
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/11/freeman_dyson_interview/
35. In Bolivia, Ban urges action on climate change, says caring for planet is ‘moral issue’
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=52225#.Vhs4bvmUeK4
36. ‘Leave it in the ground’ climate change rally takes to Capitol steps
37. The most pessimistic climate change scientist has had a sudden change of heart
38. Meteorologist: Accepting climate change ‘doesn’t make you liberal, it makes you scientifically literate’
39. Kiribati Climate Change Relocation Refugee Crisis? Sinking Low-Lying Island Nations In Pacific, Indian Oceans Seeking Solutions Before It’s Too Late
40. Action Urged on Climate Change, Growth Slowdown
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2015/10/10/action-urged-on-climate-change-growth-slowdown
41. Ipswich Climate Change column: Maybe a tipping point
http://ipswich.wickedlocal.com/article/20151011/OPINION/151019299
42. Biology: Climate change a ‘threat multiplier’ on stressors
43. Donald Trump Calls Obama ‘Terrible’ Over Prioritizing Climate Change Leadership
44. Teaching the Truth About Climate Change
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/11/opinion/sunday/teaching-the-truth-about-climate-change.html
45. Climate change latest threat to endemic birds
http://hawaiitribune-herald.com/news/local-news/climate-change-latest-threat-endemic-birds
- The Day After Tomorrow: Global Warming Not Enough To Stop Dawning Ice Age
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/2487569/the-day-after-tomorrow-global-warming-not-enough-to-stop-dawning-ice-age/#t8FHr6WTCeZbWdQI.99
47. World will pass crucial 2C global warming limit, experts warn
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/oct/10/climate-2c-global-warming-target-fail
- The Sierra Club Responded To Getting Schooled By Ted Cruz On Global Warming, And They’re Still Wrong
49. Dramatic worldwide coral reef death blamed on global warming as reefs around the world are ‘bleached’
50. Pope is incorrect on global warming
http://www.tulsabeacon.com/article/pope-is-incorrect-on-global-warming
51. 5 POWERFUL STATS ON HISPANIC CATHOLICS AND GLOBAL WARMING
52. Global warming ‘is FAKE’: Volume of ice caps is INCREASING, claims top geologist
53. Global warming is causing butterflies to SHRINK: Insect metabolism is being altered by rising temperatures putting them at risk
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3266547/Global-warming-causing-butterflies-SHRINK-Insect-metabolism-altered-rising-temperatures-putting-risk.html#ixzz3oKM17ma8
54. Detroit-area girls to learn about global warming, pollution
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/oct/10/detroit-area-girls-to-learn-about-global-warming-p/
55. It Seems to Me: EPA global-warming rules must be stopped
56. Letter: Global warming debate rages on
http://www.sj-r.com/article/20151010/OPINION/151019984
57. Ted Cruz Embarrasses Sierra Club President In Global Warming Hearings
58. The most pessimistic climate change scientist has had a sudden change of heart
59. NEW YORK FALL FOLIAGE LOSING COLOR, GLOBAL WARMING BLAME
60.BILL CURTIS: Be wary of global warming ‘facts’
http://www.sunherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article38701947.html
61. Exxon Arctic Drilling Benefitting From Global Warming: Oil Company Denied Climate Change Science While Factoring It Into Arctic Operations, Report Shows