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I have previously written that the link between extreme weather events and climate change wasn’t clear. It isn’t the case anymore as the latest research from the IPCC proves. As Cleantechies notes :
” A new report says that an increase in heat waves is “virtually certain” as a result of global warming and that extreme weather events — including hurricanes, floods, and droughts — will likely become more intense in the next century. “
” The IPCC’s “special report on extreme weather,” (…) urges governments worldwide to draft plans to minimize the likely human and economic costs of these events. “
This is what arises as the Arctic is melting much faster than the IPCC predicted in its report in 2007. ( I had blogged much about their findings during my first year of blogging here)
As Climate Progress notes : ” Far from being “alarmist,” predictions from climate scientists in many cases are proving to be more conservative than observed climate-induced impacts. “
So we thought the situation was horrible ? No problem, it is just turning even worse ! The fact we aren’t even really trying to avoid all this literally boggles my mind…
This week was published another new landmark report from the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This one is focusing on renewable energies as no less than 164 scenario where studied.
You may have read it, one of them notes that energy sources like solar, wind and biomass could answer up to 77 % of our needs by the middle of this century. This is not surprising as the WWF even believes they could answer ALL of them.
Much has been said about this on countless websites and newspapers such as the New York Times but I would like to point out a few things. Continue »
To the US NOAA ” Last month’s combined global land and ocean surface temperature made it the warmest June on record and the warmest on record averaged for any April-June and January-June periods “
The Guardian notes that the data released suggest that ” 2010 is now on course to be the warmest year since records began in 1880.” It will be more and more difficult for sceptics and deniers to say there is no such thing as climate change.
Indeed we are accumulating extreme events and temperatures, which is to the IPCC the exact definition of human-made climate change. It is high time we get moving !
In France, climate change deniers are few. As a matter of fact, I can think about only one name : Claude Allègre, a former scientist who now is a politician. His latest book - L’imposture climatique – is a model for climate deniers.
Real Climate proposes a compelling article on the many mistakes written there. As they noted : ” It is practically impossible to give a complete overview of what is wrong with the Allègre’s book.”
I propose in today’s post a selection of quotes from Real Climate’s post with the most interesting and straightforward facts. Continue »
As a possible consequence of the so-called “ Climategate ” Americans’ global warming concerns continue to drop. This occurs as the IPCC reports and actions have been repeatedly under fire.
One of my friends sent me a list of institutions believing in man-made climate change versus the ones not believing in it. The results are unequivocal, unambiguous and crystal clear.
Indeed, there is no debate, but only a few institutions paid by oil and coal companies to make you think there is one. Science, as we have seen leaves no doubt whatsoever.
Today is special as 350 is organizing the International Day of Climate Action. In 181 countries over 5200 events are taking place for the most widespread day of environmental action in the planet’s history.
350 is “ an international campaign dedicated to building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis–the solutions that science and justice demand. ”
350 stands for 350parts per million (ppm) of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, which is considered the safe amount of CO2 to reach as today’s levels are at 390 ppm. Continue »
It is widely known and agreed upon within the scientific community and our elected representatives that Mankind has to limit the increase of temperatures to two degrees Celsius (3.6°F) by 2100 compared to 1850 levels.
However, we have recently seen that the least developed nations and many island nations in the Pacific Ocean call for more drastic climate action in order to limit the rise of temperatures to 1.5°C (2.4°F).
Since temperatures already increased by 0.6°C since the 19th century we understand how much we need decisions and measures to be taken in Copenhagen Continue »
As many nations are gathering in Italy to decide of what efforts they will put in climate change mitigation, I thought it would be interesting to present you with a UNEP study showing that climate change is accelerating.
According to the Agence France Presse quoting the United Nations Environment Program paper : ” The world faces a growing risk of “abrupt and irreversible climatic shifts” as fallout from global warming hits faster than expected “
Even if I couldn’t find the full report, I believe the press release gives enough data to push our elected representatives to committing our countries into drastic and fast action.
To the Copenhagen Climate Congress preparing the meeting at the end of the year on the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the worst IPCC projected scenario is already taking place.
The International Panel on Climate Change noted in 2007 that we needed to act now as the most optimistic scenario is already worrying enough. With this data, the situation seems even more critical.
The main findings are broken down in six parts and I strongly recommend you to read the full article to better understand why we can’t wait until the end of the Kyoto Protocol in 2012. Continue »
