Climate Changes Updates 10-13 October 2013

1)   The Government’s answer to global warming? Cold feet

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/the-governments-answer-to-global-warming-cold-feet-8876359.html

2)   Varad Pande: Changing the climate of the India-US strategic partnership

http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/varad-pande-changing-the-climate-of-the-india-us-strategic-partnership-113101200638_1.html

3)   Climate change concerns loom at Arctic conference

http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/20131012/climate-change-concerns-loom-arctic-conference

4)   Cloudy with a chance of… climate change: Discovery that agricultural practices help form clouds could change the way we calculate global warming

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change/cloudy-with-a-chance-of-climate-change-discovery-that-agricultural-practices-help-form-clouds-could-change-the-way-we-calculate-global-warming-8876474.html

5)   Climate minister sets roadmap for new global climate deal

http://cphpost.dk/national/climate-minister-sets-roadmap-new-global-climate-deal

6)   Green Climate Fund sidesteps firm date for donor pledges

http://www.trust.org/item/20131010155947-73n1m/?source=hptop

7)   Dubai announces first green economy summit in Mena

http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/dubai-announces-first-green-economy-summit-in-mena-2013-10-11-1.524207

8)   UN supportive of post-2015 agenda

http://www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2013/10/11/un-supportive-post-2015-agenda

9)   Iron in Earth’s Core Weakens Before Melting

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010142750.htm

10) Hybrid Cars Are Status Symbol of Sorts for Seniors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010124829.htm

11) ‘Stadium Waves’ Could Explain Lull in Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010104803.htm

12) The Tundra: A Dark Horse in Planet Earth’s Greenhouse Gas Budget

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/10/131010091700.htm

13)   Green group split on cash for cans

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/green-group-split-on-cash-for-cans-20131010-2vb07.html

• Salmond doubles Scottish climate justice fund to £6m

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/10/salmond-doubles-scottish-climate-justice-fund-to-6m/

• Arctic ice melt means more pirate and terrorist chases say UN climate hosts –

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/10/polish-cop19-climate-talks-blog-hails-energy-savings-of-arctic-melt/

• Lord Deben: Cameron is ‘utterly committed’ to fighting climate change

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/10/lord-deben-cameron-is-utterly-committed-to-fighting-climate-change/

• SSE chief claims ‘green agenda’ causes energy bill hikes

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/11/sse-chief-claims-green-agenda-will-cause-more-energy-bill-hikes/

• Could China’s carbon emissions peak sooner than expected? –

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/11/could-chinas-carbon-emissions-peak-sooner-than-expected/

• What does climate change mean to young people?

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/10/what-does-climate-change-mean-to-young-people-around-the-world/

• Ban Ki-moon summit set to decide fate of Green Climate Fund

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/10/11/ban-ki-moon-summit-set-to-decide-fate-of-green-climate-fund/

21)  Ed Davey: UK on track to meet third carbon budget

http://www.edie.net/news/6/Ed-Davey–UK-on-track-to-meet-third-carbon-budget-/

22)                    Record temperatures set to reach tropics first

http://www.enn.com/wildlife/article/46534

23)  European Union on Track to Reach 2020 Climate Goals

http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/46530

24)  Climate modeling update

http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/46528

25)   Why climate change contrarians owe us a (scientific) explanation

http://www.skepticalscience.com/scientific-explanation-climate-change-contrarians.html

26)   Global warming – a world of extremes and biological hotspots

http://www.skepticalscience.com/global-warming-world-of-extremes-biological-hotspots.html