Climate Changes Updates 1-4 March

1.   Chinese appeal for improved environmental transparency

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-03/04/c_132207682.htm

2.   EU Energy Commissioner pledges support to Scotland with energy potential

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-03/01/c_132199926.htm

3.   Can Climate Week 2013 save the UK’s decarbonisation target?

http://www.rtcc.org/can-climate-week-2013-save-the-uks-decarbonisation-target/

4.   Antarctic ice cores back CO2 and temperature link

http://www.rtcc.org/antarctic-ice-cores-back-co2-and-temperature-link/

5.   UK nuclear paralysis threatens climate targets – MPs report

http://www.rtcc.org/uk-nuclear-paralysis-threatens-climate-targets-mps-report/

6.   Splits emerging in UN climate deal agreed in Doha

http://www.rtcc.org/splits-emerging-in-un-climate-deal-agreed-in-doha/

7.   Volcanoes can hide ‘lost’ global warming

http://www.rtcc.org/volcanoes-can-hide-lost-global-warming/

8.   Why climate change means more rain – and drought

http://www.rtcc.org/why-climate-change-means-more-rain-and-drought/

9.   Like Minded Group lays down UNFCCC Durban Platform terms

http://www.rtcc.org/un-climate-talks-like-minded-group-lay-down-durban-platform-terms/

10.                     ‘Warrior Day of Action’ highlights Pacific climate fight

http://www.rtcc.org/warrior-day-of-action-highlights-pacific-climate-fight/

11.                     EU climate chief calls on US to block Keystone pipeline

http://www.rtcc.org/eu-climate-chief-calls-on-us-to-block-keystone-pipeline/

12.                     South Korea’s climate change laws

http://www.rtcc.org/south-koreas-climate-change-laws/

13.                     Shell: Gas can cut emissions faster than renewables

http://www.rtcc.org/shell-gas-can-cut-emissions-faster-than-renewables/

14.                     Volcanoes can hide ‘lost’ global warming

http://www.rtcc.org/volcanoes-can-hide-lost-global-warming/

15.                     Cropland expansion the culprit in biodiversity loss, says study

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/45668

16.                     Ukip’s energy and climate policies under the spotlight

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/mar/04/ukip-energy-climate-policies

17.                     How extreme weather acts as a catalyst for climate concern

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/mar/04/extreme-weather-catalyst-climate-concern

18.                     Climate sceptics ‘capture’ the Bloggies’ science category

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/mar/01/climate-sceptics-capture-bloggies-science

19.                     UK businesses urged to prepare for more extreme weather

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2251947/uk-businesses-urged-to-prepare-for-more-extreme-weather

20.                     Historic town walls crumbling ‘because of climate change’

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/environment/climatechange/9907054/Historic-town-walls-crumbling-because-of-climate-change.html

21.                     Climate change is happening now and economic costs are enormous

http://www.treehugger.com/climate-change/climate-change-happening-now-and-economic-costs-are-enormous.html

22.                     China Takes a Leading Role in Solving Climate Change

http://www.skepticalscience.com/china-leading-role-solutions.html

23.                     ‘Frozen Dirt’ and Methane … ‘We Cannot Go There’

http://www.skepticalscience.com/frozen-dirt-and-methane.html

24.                     Reality Drop – using social media to rapidly respond to climate misinformation

http://www.skepticalscience.com/Reality-Drop-using-social-media-rapidly-respond-climate-misinformation.html

25.                     Shark Fisheries Globally Unsustainable: 100 Million Sharks Die Every Year

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130301153245.htm

26.                     New Insights Into Plant Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130301123314.htm

27.                     Volcanic Aerosols, Not Pollutants, Tamped Down Recent Earth Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130301123048.htm

28.                     What Lies Beneath: NASA Antarctic Sub Goes Subglacial

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130301041051.htm

29.                     Trends create angry summer

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/trends-create-angry-summer-20130303-2fefl.html

30.                     A month of rain in just three days

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/a-month-of-rain-in-just-three-days-20130303-2fe3d.html#ixzz2MdS9do23

31.                     17,000 stranded as NSW floods continue

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/17000-stranded-as-nsw-floods-continue-20130302-2fct7.html

32.                     Summer a scorcher but city set for a soggy autumn

http://www.smh.com.au/data-point/summer-a-scorcher-but-city-set-for-a-soggy-autumn-20130301-2fbp6.html#ixzz2MdT7gqqB

33.                     Floods and spills after prolonged drenching

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/weather/floods-and-spills-after-prolonged-drenching-20130301-2fbp0.html

34.                     Records confirm this summer as our hottest

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/records-confirm-this-summer-as-our-hottest-20130301-2f9xh.html

35.                     Economic woes trigger slump in environmental concerns

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/economic-woes-trigger-slump-in-environmental-concerns-20130301-2f9u1.html

36.                     Global Warming Being Slowed by Volcanic Eruptions

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/45671

37.                     In Greenland and Antarctic Tests, Yeti Helps Conquer Some ‘Abominable’ Polar Hazards

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130304123420.htm

38.                     Tornado season is as unpredictable as the weather | POLL

http://www.courierpress.com/news/2013/mar/04/tornado-season-as-unpredictable-as-the-urge/?partner=yahoo_feeds

39.                     Temperatures dropping in state’s climate change

http://www.theolympian.com/2013/03/02/2443957/temperatures-dropping-in-states.html

40.                     Carbon pricing needed to control airline CO2 emissions-study

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/04/airlines-emissions-study-idUSL6N0BTDSK20130304?feedType=RSS&feedName=industrialsSector&rpc=43

41.                     Warmer climate to open new Arctic shipping routes by 2050 – study

http://news.yahoo.com/warmer-climate-open-arctic-shipping-routes-2050-study-014328067.html;_ylt=Ak5LbVMcp7vmLsxJnMqMWBu1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwa3UxbmhyBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM2MjA0NTM4MC04ZGFlLTM2YTUtYWEzZS0zNmIxMWQwZGU0YjkEcG9zAzEEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNGVmYjVhYzAtODUzNi0xMWUyLWFmZTEtNDVkYzlhYWFiNDMw;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

42.                     Canadian energy policy could be influenced by Obama’s EPA nominee

http://news.yahoo.com/canadian-energy-policy-could-influenced-obamas-epa-nominee-212203826.html;_ylt=Avq2Q0CXFaKc.5_eygrZF4K1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwbG80NDVrBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM0NTRkNmUwMC0zMTc0LTNjMDQtOGM5ZS00MTU3ZTllMjEzMDkEcG9zAzQEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDZDc5ZDNhODAtODUxMS0xMWUyLWJlNTUtMDA0NTg1NjU0OWQ5;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

43.                     NASA Transfers Operational Control Of Environmental Satellite

http://news.yahoo.com/nasa-transfers-operational-control-environmental-satellite-160000042.html;_ylt=Aozw58I3khRmv.tCjeZ3tem1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwaWl0YnE5BG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwMwM2JlYWRjNC02ZDJmLTM1NWEtODllMC04ZDcxOGQ0OTBjZDMEcG9zAzYEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDMDhkNDNiODAtODRlNS0xMWUyLWJmN2ItOThkNjhlNTI1YWI1;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

44.                     News

• Inspector General Says EPA Needs Better Data about Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Sector

• Draft Supplementary EIS Concludes that Keystone XL Pipeline Has Little Impact on Climate Change

• United States Presents Plan for Carbon Emissions from Aviation

• Obama Administration Engaging Local Communities on Climate Change

• Bipartisan Group of Former Lawmakers and Government Officials Call for Climate Action

• PNC Shareholders Push for Climate Change Resolution

• Climate Change, Population Growth Threaten Western Reservoirs

• Rising Temperatures Could Release Methane from Melting Siberian Permafrost

• End of Last Ice Age Corresponds with Sharp Increase in Atmospheric Carbon

• Hotter, Wetter, Climate-Related Conditions Reduce Human Work Capacity

• Study: Climate Change Causes Large-Scale Wave-Like Weather Disruptions

• Other Headlines