Lord Turnbull: The Economic Burden Of Renewables
House of Lords, 9 March 2010: [...] The real scandal here brings me to my third point, which is a constitutional one. It is clear that the promotion of renewables, particularly those of microgeneration, will cost many billions of pounds, most of which will be paid by adding a surcharge to household and company bills. Much of the burden will fall......China Unsure On Global Warming
BEIJING: China's top climate negotiator said on Wednesday that the cause of global warming was still not clear but the problems it was creating were so serious that the world must anyway act to cut greenhouse gas emissions.Xie Zhenhua, vice-chairman of the powerful National Development and Reform Commission, also warned the United States it...
Benny Peiser: West’s Climate Policy Approach Is Wrong
Benny Peiser is a social anthropologist and director of Global Warming Policy Foundation in the UK. He places his views “somewhere between climate alarmists and skeptics.” While in Delhi, he spoke to Financial Chronicle about the impact of climate change policies on the lives of people.Excerpts:
Is there a change in the debate on...
Alaskan Glaciers Not Melting As Fast As Once Thought
The melting of glaciers is well documented, but when looking at the rate at which they have been retreating, a team of international researchers steps back and says not so fast.Previous studies have largely overestimated mass loss from Alaskan glaciers over the past 40-plus years, according to Erik Schiefer, a Northern Arizona University...
UN To Review IPCC Errors
The United Nations is to announce an independent review of errors made by its climate change advisory body in an attempt to restore its credibility.A team of the world’s leading scientists will investigate the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and ask why its supposedly rigorous procedures failed to detect at least three...
Released Emails Show Green Lobby Helped With White House PR
Emails recently obtained under the Freedom of Information Act — seen here for the first time — show how political influence and lobbyists are shaping Obama administration policy and public relations.Click the links below to read the FOIA request and the emails:
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The emails show that the...
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EU Climate Policy Faces Bankruptcy
Friday, 05 March 2010
The European Union's development chief may be forced to name and shame France, Germany and Italy for not living up to their aid commitments, contributing to a roughly $17 billion funding gap this... Read more...
Friday, 05 March 2010
The European Union's development chief may be forced to name and shame France, Germany and Italy for not living up to their aid commitments, contributing to a roughly $17 billion funding gap this... Read more...
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India Okays Conditional Association With Copenhagen Accord
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
After three months of confabulation within the government, India on Tuesday allowed a conditional association of its name with the Copenhagen Accord. The accord, which had been negotiated by 29... Read more...
Tuesday, 09 March 2010
After three months of confabulation within the government, India on Tuesday allowed a conditional association of its name with the Copenhagen Accord. The accord, which had been negotiated by 29... Read more...