Doha Talks: EU Weakened Over New Emissions Targets
The European Union will enter crucial global climate talks that begin next week with a weakened bargaining position because it has already met its targets to cut greenhouse gas emissions eight years ahead of time and has no plans to put more ambitious cuts on the table.… Read More
Doha Conference Negotiator: Carbon Cuts Talks Must Wait
The debate on whether the world needs stronger greenhouse gas cuts to keep the planet from warming by 2C should be deferred until next year, according to Brazil's lead negotiator at the upcoming talks in Doha, which begin Nov. 26 and run until Dec. 7, 2012. Ambassador Luiz Alberto Figueiredo says delegates at Qatar – the most important climate neg… Read More
Climate Change Leads to Tougher Times on the Ranch
For western Colorado ranchers, the decision to sell cattle during tough times can hinge on a flower. Local cattle have developed immunity against the poisonous larkspur that live among more edible grasses. So a rancher culling a herd he can't afford to feed faces a problem restocking once economics improve: The replacements may die if they binge on… Read More
U.S. Military Warned to Prepare for Climate Change
An expert report, prepared for the intelligence community by the National Academy of Sciences, warns that the security establishment is going to have start planning for natural disasters, sea-level rise, drought,epidemics and the other consequences of climate change. … Read More
Ben Strauss Talks Hurricane Sandy and Flood Risks
Climate Central's COO and Director of the Program on Sea Level Rise Ben Strauss appeared on a myriad of national media outlets including CNN, NBC, CBS, and ABC to discuss Hurricane Sandy and it's historic flood risk. Below are a select few:… Read More
Sandy Brings Flurry of Attention to Climate Change
Finally, columnists, bloggers and politicians have not missed this sudden flurry of attention paid to climate change, after the subject was completely ignored during all three of the presidential debates. Here are a few noteworthy news stories, blog posts and op-eds that attempt to place climate change in the context of the national discussion. … Read More
NOAA Revives Weather Satellite After Lengthy Outage
NOAA operates two GOES spacecraft that orbit at a distance of 22,300 miles above the Equator, and another GOES spacecraft orbits in what is known as "orbital storage mode" in case any trouble arises. NOAA also operates the polar operational environmental satellite program satellites, which fly 540 miles above Earth’s surface, circling near the Nort… Read More
Norway to Double Carbon Tax on Oil Industry
the damaging impacts of climate change in the developing world. In one of the most radical climate programs yet by an oil-producing nation, the Norwegian government has proposed increasing its carbon tax on offshore oil companies by $72 (Nkr410) per ton of CO2 and an $8 (Nkr50) per ton CO2 tax on its fishing industry. Norway will also plough an ex… Read More
