Climate Change Updates September 9, 2013

 

• Pacific islands hope to convince world to move on climate change http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/6/pacific-islands-leadershopetoconvinceworldtomoveonclimatechange.html
• Tuvalu PM calls for urgent attention on climate change issue http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-09/an-tuvalu-pm-calls-for-urgent-attention-to-climate-change-issues/4945174
• Small islands make big statement on climate change http://www.vancouversun.com/Business/asia-pacific/Small+islands+make+statement+climate+change/8885162/story.html
• Oliver’s Washington visit to focus on Keystone and climate change http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/olivers-washington-visit-to-focus-on-keystone-and-climate-change/article14182968/
• Climate Change Leaves Hares Wearing The Wrong Colors http://www.npr.org/2013/09/08/220188619/climate-change-leaves-hares-wearing-the-wrong-colors
• Man-made climate change was factor in 2012 extreme weather, study finds  http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/7/scientists-link-2012extremeweathertomanmadeclimatechange.html
• Majuro declaration on climate change will determine every child’s future http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/sep/06/majuro-declaration-climate-change-collective-responsibility
• Australia’s New Prime Minister Wants To Immediately Dismantle His Country’s Fight Against Climate Change http://www.businessinsider.com/tony-abbott-climate-change-policy-2013-9
• AL GORE’S incredible shrinking climate-change footprint http://www.wnd.com/2013/09/al-gores-incredible-shrinking-climate-change-footprint/?cat_orig=politics
• Will palm oil survive climate change? http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/will-palm-oil-survive-climate-change-1.351951
• Climate change blamed for fish problems here and across Pennsylvania http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/892800_Climate-change-blamed-for-fish-problems-here-and-across-Pennsylvania.html
• NASA scientists link climate change with increase in wildfires http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/8/11/nasa-holds-hangoutonwildfiresamidcaliforniablaze.html
• Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles http://phys.org/news/2013-09-climate-vital-ocean-chemical.html

 

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Climate Changes Updates 9 September 2013

1)   G20 countries agree to phase down potent greenhouse gas

http://planetark.org/enviro-news/item/69696

2)   Pacific islands hope to convince world to move on climate change

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/9/6/pacific-islands-leadershopetoconvinceworldtomoveonclimatechange.html

3)   Small islands make big statement on climate change

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Small+islands+make+statement+climate+change/8885162/story.html#ixzz2eSY5MSeF

4)   Man-made climate change blamed for weather disasters

http://www.newtimes.co.rw/news/index.php?a=70234&i=15475

5)   Over 100 women in Arusha trained on climate change

http://www.ippmedia.com/frontend/index.php?l=59086

6)   Climate change dries up India tea production

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2013/09/201398144844505310.html

7)   Oliver’s Washington visit to focus on Keystone and climate change

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/olivers-washington-visit-to-focus-on-keystone-and-climate-change/article14182968/

8)   The dangerous effects of global warming

http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-dangerous-effects-of-global-warming/2013/09/08/14a96d62-1721-11e3-be6e-dc6ae8a5b3a8_story.html

9)   The biggest threat to the global economy? The weather

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/the-biggest-threat-to-the-global-economy-the-weather/article14173663/

10)                    Did global warming cause the Syrian civil war?

http://dailycaller.com/2013/09/09/did-global-warming-cause-the-syrian-civil-war/#ixzz2eSaI6FlU

11)                    NASA scientists link climate change with increase in wildfires

http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/8/11/nasa-holds-hangoutonwildfiresamidcaliforniablaze.html

12)                    Climate change will upset vital ocean chemical cycles

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-climate-vital-ocean-chemical.html

13)                    Tuvalu PM calls for urgent attention on climate change issues

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-09/an-tuvalu-pm-calls-for-urgent-attention-to-climate-change-issues/4945174

14)                    Will palm oil survive climate change?

http://www.nst.com.my/opinion/columnist/will-palm-oil-survive-climate-change-1.351951

15)                    Economic woes seen muting impact of latest climate warnings

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/economic-woes-seen-muting-impact-of-latest-climate-warnings-20130907-2tbeq.html#ixzz2eSciahoB

 

• US offers $24 million to climate vulnerable Pacific Islands

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/09/09/us-offers-24-million-to-climate-vulnerable-pacific-islands/

 

• Poland outlines ambitions for 2013 UN climate summit

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/09/09/poland-outlines-ambitions-for-2013-un-climate-summit/

 

• Direct Action: should we give Tony Abbott’s climate plan a chance?

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/09/09/direct-action-should-we-give-tony-abbotts-climate-plan-a-chance/

 

• Fracking will increase CO2 emissions without global climate deal

http://www.rtcc.org/2013/09/09/shale-gas-will-increase-co2-emissions-without-global-climate-change-deal/

20)                    Davey: UK shale gas is compatible with climate change targets

http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2293471/davey-uk-shale-gas-is-compatible-with-climate-change-targets

21)                    News

• G20 Countries Join US and China to Support Phasing Down HFC, Under Montreal Protocol
• Secretary Kerry Speaks about Climate Change at the 44th Pacific Islands Forum /a>
• GAO Reviews Methods Behind Administration’s Social Cost of Carbon Pollution
• EPA Administrator McCarthy Emphasizes Climate Change During Alaska Visit
• Climate and Clean Air Coalition Endorses Montreal Protocol for Fast Climate Mitigation
• 2013 Federal Funding Depleted for Wildfire Fighting While ‘New Normal’ in Extreme Wildfires Reached
• Hurricane Katrina Anniversary Prompts Calls to Action on Climate Change
• Project in Long Island Sound Looks at Climate Change Impact
• Climate Change Threatens Coastal Wildlife Species
• Ocean Acidification to Negatively Impact Ocean Species
• New National Wildlife Federation Report Shows Climate Change Threatening Freshwater Ecosystems
• Floods in Australia Linked to Decrease in Sea-Level Rise
• Other Headlines