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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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Doha is worthwhile, but real decisions are elsewhere
Climate change is all about energy: the way we generate and use it. UN climate negotiators just don’t have the authority to change these dynamics.
Nick Rowley

Nov 27, 2012

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Australian diplomacy can help put the world on a low-carbon diet
With the carbon price and bipartisan support for Kyoto 2, Australia is well placed to use the Doha climate summit to help strengthen global ambition.
Will McGoldrick

Nov 22, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Greenhouse gases hit record high
Atmospheric CO2, methane, N2O at record levels in 2011. Saudi-Morroco solar; Areva’s turbine build; China solar settles; Desertec troubles denied; China’s wind play.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2012

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Australia feels the heat, as climate planning unravels
The World Bank says we’re heading for more heatwaves, so why are we unravelling efforts to protect vulnerable communities?
Barbara Norman

Nov 20, 2012

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