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Mixed Greens: Arab nations climate bill – $12 billion and counting
World Bank says climate change costing Arab nations billions, will make some cities unlivable. Plus: free EV charging for ACT; Qld solar; and British Airways.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 6, 2012

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Climate aid vs Fossil fuel subsidies – guess who’s winning?
New analysis shows rich countries spent $58bn on fossil fuel subsidies in 2011 – roughly five times the spend on climate aid in developing countries.
Stephen Lacey

Dec 5, 2012

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New evidence of the human hand in global warming
A new study has found what is being described as ‘some of the clearest evidence to date of a discernible influence on atmospheric temperature.’
Michael D. Lemonick

Dec 5, 2012

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BHP Billiton: ‘Coal is going to decline. And frankly, it should’
Global mining giant’s coal chief talks climate risk, extreme weather, the absolute ceiling on GHG emissions and thermal coal’s inevitable decline.
Stephen Lacey

Dec 5, 2012

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Doha Dispatches: Carbon capture games in the desert sands
The fossil fuel industry is pushing carbon capture and storage in a big way at the Doha climate talks, and is calling for the same policy measures it once ridiculed for wind and solar. It even has the endorsement of a group of leading environmental NGOs. But do we really need it?
Giles Parkinson

Dec 5, 2012

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Doha Dispatches: Kyoto buried under mass of hot air
Hot air threatens to neuter Kyoto, and reduce ambition of future treaties. Plus: When will we see Obama’s ‘coming out’ climate party? When will rich emerging nations throw their hat into the ring? And why most fossils speak English.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 4, 2012

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IPCC’s fifth assessment will ignore crucial permafrost factor
The world’s rapidly melting permafrost contains 1.5tn tonnes of CO2, much of which would be released as methane. So why is the IPCC ignoring it?
Joe Romm

Dec 3, 2012

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Doha Dispatches: Mind the gap… and the science
At COP 18, the difference between the urgent need to act and the inertia of UN climate negotiations has never been so marked. Neither has the gap in expectations between developed and developing nations. For the most vulnerable countries, the offer on the table threatens to lock in failure.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 3, 2012

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Sea levels rising 60% faster than projected: study
New study confirms climate change is happening as fast – sometimes faster – than climate models had projected. Not so for sea-level rise.
Joe Romm

Nov 29, 2012

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Doha: Australia is off target on its approach to emissions reduction
From 2015, Australia will have a hard pollution limit on major emitting industries. So why are we aiming so low with our Kyoto 2 commitment?
Erwin Jackson

Nov 29, 2012

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Straw man science: Keeping climate simple
Much of the current climate debate uses straw man science – that is, like real climate science, but with the science, facts and complexity removed.
Michael J I Brown

Nov 28, 2012

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Doha: How does Australia’s Kyoto 2 target measure up?
Not very well, if we want to avoid 2°C warming. But Australia’s new carbon commitment does have some important upsides – and a silver lining.
Will McGoldrick

Nov 27, 2012

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