Climate & Energy – Page 392

Harvard economist on climate sensitivity to CO2: ‘It is critical to recognize that every link of this chain is full of deep uncertainty that makes it very difficult to answer the question: by how much?’

Martine Weitzman writes on PBS.org: Continue reading Harvard economist on climate sensitivity to CO2: ‘It is critical to recognize that every link of this chain is full of deep uncertainty that makes it very difficult to answer the question: by how much?’

Airlines agree on strategy to thwart climate regulation

The International Air Transport Association Ask is asking for a global, market-based standard to reduce airline CO2 emissions — the perfect strategy for ensuring nothing gets done while looking proactive. Continue reading Airlines agree on strategy to thwart climate regulation

UK Minister Ed Davey accuses skeptics of denying that climate changes

False, Ed. Skeptics agree that climate is always changing, just not in the way that the warmists claim it is. Continue reading UK Minister Ed Davey accuses skeptics of denying that climate changes

Lawyers: Not a good week for private climate change litigation

Two cases got flushed last week. Continue reading Lawyers: Not a good week for private climate change litigation

Air Scare Debunked: Still no deaths reported from Chinese air pollution

The enviros claim 1,000 deaths per day. Show us a body!!–more–>

From the U.S. China Institute:

ON AN AVERAGE DAY IN CHINA outdoor air pollution causes the premature death of roughly 1,000 people. This is the conservative estimate of World Bank researchers utilizing surveys collected by Chinese government agencies and scholars. A number of news organizations reported that an internal World Bank report put the number who die prematurely each year at 350,000 to 400,000. The World Bank’s preliminary report states that air pollution costs the average Chinese urbanite 18 years of life. In 1997, the World Bank estimated 50,000 Chinese died prematurely each year due to air pollution.

But there are still no reports of deaths from air pollution in China since Steve Milloy wrote this op-ed in January.

Read “Show Us the Bodies, EPA.”

Warmist: ‘Obama is the last president who will have an opportunity to deflect a first-class disaster’

All talk and no action so far, says NRDC founding trustee George Woodell. Continue reading Warmist: ‘Obama is the last president who will have an opportunity to deflect a first-class disaster’

Warmist Ken Caldiera: ‘Emitting greenhouse gases is the equivalent of mugging little old ladies. Coal power plants are immoral and ought to be illegal’

“The rejection of climate science is another manifestation of the medievalism that’s permeated our society, where we don’t recognize a shared reality,” Caldiera said. Continue reading Warmist Ken Caldiera: ‘Emitting greenhouse gases is the equivalent of mugging little old ladies. Coal power plants are immoral and ought to be illegal’

Mother Jones: How to Fix the Climate, in One Simple Flowchart

“After we published our How to Win a Climate Argument Flowchart, we thought, “Wouldn’t it be great if all the climate solutions were boiled down into a simple, step-by-step chart?” As President Obama gets down to business in his second term, we look at what’s next for his administration as well as where your own individual choices fit into the big picture. Choose your own climate solution adventure:” Continue reading Mother Jones: How to Fix the Climate, in One Simple Flowchart

Claim: Arctic may have ice-free summers by 2050

Scientists studying Arctic sea ice say ice-free summers could be on the horizon sooner than many expected. Continue reading Claim: Arctic may have ice-free summers by 2050