Climate Changes Updates 10 December
1. News
At Hearing about Local Impacts of Superstorm Sandy, Senators Speak about Threats of Climate Change
Members of Congress Introduce Resolutions Disparaging Carbon Taxes in House and Senate
New Chairman of Democratic Governors Association Promises to Focus on Climate Change
Mayor Bloomberg Says NYC Will Rebuild for Climate Resilience
Students Urge College Campuses to Divest Endowments from Fossil Fuels
Threatened by Ocean Acidification, Government Moves to List 66 Corals under Endangered Species Act
EPA Pushed to Move on Emissions Reductions without Congressional Approval
Doha Negotiations Reach Familiar Sticking Point: Adaptation Funding
Six More Countries Join the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
UN IPCC: Meeting Two Degree Goal Going to Be Difficult
Vietnam Approves Cap and Trade Program Commencing in 2020
China’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Expected to Rise until 2030
Fossil Fuel Subsidies Outweigh Climate Aid
Annual Arctic Report Card Finds Accelerating Changes
Estimates of Greenland and Antarctic Ice Sheet Losses Confirmed by New Study
Superstorm Could Cause Flooding and Damage in California
2. Gender Differences Found in Seasonal Auditory Changes
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121210145232.htm
3. Structure of Carbon’s ‘Hoyle State’ Revealed
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/12/121210124715.htm
4. Kyoto Protocol extended in Doha, but doubts over short term climate ambition
http://www.rtcc.org/kyoto-protocol-extended-in-doha-but-doubts-over-short-term-climate-ambition/
5. UN climate chief dismisses Russia ‘hot-air’ protest in Doha
http://www.rtcc.org/un-climate-chief-dismisses-russia-hot-air-protest-in-doha/
6. Weak Doha climate deal leaves world on pathway to 3°C by 2040
http://www.rtcc.org/weak-doha-deal-leaves-world-on-pathway-to-3c-by-2040/
7. COP18 outcome branded ‘extremely weak’ on short term ambition
http://www.rtcc.org/brussels-is-set-to-regulate-shale-gas-industry-says-mep/
8. China’s head of climate calls for increase in low carbon technology transfer
http://www.rtcc.org/chinas-head-of-climate-calls-for-increase-in-tech-transfer/
9. UN climate talks in Qatar boost Gulf awareness
10. Doha climate talks fall short, critics say
11. Sceptic sneaks into UN climate gathering
12. Global Decline of Big, Old Trees Impacts Forest Ecosystems
http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/45327
13. Doha climate change deal makes aid to poor countries for loss and damage look likely
http://www.enn.com/climate/article/45323
14. Doha: Davey demands climate ambition after “modest step forward”