Climate Changes Updates 11 March

1.   Waitrose looks to Welsh ryegrass for greener packaging

http://www.edie.net/news/5/Waitrose-Welsh-ryegrass-sustainable-packaging-/

2.   Scientists urge caution on climate geo-engineering

http://www.edie.net/news/6/Scientists-urge-caution-on-climate-change-geo-engineering-/

3.   Global Warming Pushing Trees North: The Evidence

http://news.discovery.com/earth/global-warming/trees-invade-arctic-tundra-130311.htm

4.   Who will speak up for climate change adaptation?

http://theconversation.edu.au/who-will-speak-up-for-climate-change-adaptation-12627

5.   The Earth is the Hottest It’s Been in 11,000 Years

http://www.care2.com/causes/earth-is-hotter-than-ever-in-11000-years.html#ixzz2NINslxCc

6.   Recent storms ease the drought in middle of US

http://news.yahoo.com/recent-storms-ease-drought-middle-us-190006418.html;_ylt=AhYf7wnjAT3Exf6RjCNv_Wu1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwZTEzaTQwBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwNjMTUwMmY0MS1jMzUzLTNmYzItOGYxZS1jMzY0M2M0ODgzYWQEcG9zAzIEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDYmFkNDZhNzAtOGE4Ni0xMWUyLWI1NzMtZWNjYjY4MmU5ZDE4;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

7.   Research and Markets: EU Environmental Law – The EU Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme Gives Valuable Insights in the Why’s, How’s, Trade-Offs and Critical Design Choices of the EU ETS

http://news.yahoo.com/research-markets-eu-environmental-law-194600202.html;_ylt=AtdNMT3unW2MvdD3B_HcZvy1qHQA;_ylu=X3oDMTQwMnJzaGtiBG1pdANUb3BpY3MgQ29sbGVjdGlvbiBMaXN0BHBrZwM0NjNmNzViMi1hNGM5LTMwNDItOWU0Ni0zMWE1MTcyYmNiMDgEcG9zAzMEc2VjA3RvcF9zdG9yeQR2ZXIDNTFhNTc0MTAtOGE4NC0xMWUyLWI3ZjMtNDg0MzMxZWEwOWE2;_ylg=X3oDMTFlamZvM2ZlBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDBHBzdGNhdAMEcHQDc2VjdGlvbnM-;_ylv=3

8.   Interview: Film gives voice to scientists studying climate change

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/sci/2013-03/11/c_132224903.htm

9.   Drost, Karoly, and Braganza Find Human Fingerprints in Global Warming

http://www.skepticalscience.com/drost-karoly-braganza-2012.html

10.                     Realistic ice data ‘crucial’ to climate models

http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/news/52666

11.                     Nuclear reactor operators must be financially liable for disasters

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2013/mar/11/nuclear-reactor-operators-financially-liable-disasters

12.                     Rainforests may be more resilient than feared: study

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/rainforests-may-be-more-resilient-than-feared-study-20130311-2fuss.html#ixzz2NIS3cQCi

13.                     Southern Tassie keeping the cool weather to itself

http://www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/southern-tassie-keeping-the-cool-weather-to-itself-20130310-2fu88.html#ixzz2NISp3ZG1

14.                     Share of power from coal drops

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/share-of-power-from-coal-drops-20130310-2fu5b.html

15.                     Impacts of Global Warming on Rainforest Modeled

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/45701

16.                     Remote Clouds Responsible for Climate Models’ Glitch in Tropical Rainfall

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130311151310.htm

17.                     Ozone Layer Above North Pole Expected to Recover by End of Century

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130311091313.htm

18.                     Mineral riches uncovered by climate change at stake in Greenland election

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/mineral-riches-uncovered-by-climate-change-at-stake-in-greenland-election/2013/03/11/ae3e79ae-8a31-11e2-a88e-461ffa2e34e4_story.html

19.                     Carbon dioxide’s climb speeds up.

http://tdcplone.dailyclimate.org/tdc-newsroom/2013/03/co2-climb

20.                     News

• President Highlights Climate in Nomination of New Leaders of EPA and DOE

• Atmospheric CO2 Levels Rise Markedly in 2012

• Pakistan Launches New Climate Policy

• South Africa to Tax Carbon Emissions Starting in 2015

• Australia Links Extreme Summer Weather to Climate Change

• China to Reduce Carbon Intensity in 2013

• Companies Begin Reporting Climate-Related Risk to SEC

• Insurance Industry Just Beginning to Prepare for Climate Change

• Tech Companies Win Climate Leadership Prizes from EPA

• U.S. Court of Appeals Affirms Listing of Polar Bears as Threatened

• Climate Change Could Open Up Northwest Passage

• Air Pollution: Key Public Health Threat and Short-Lived Climate Pollutant

• Other Headlines