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Climate change and agriculture top the agenda : 22-23 February 2012, Bill Gates and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame to attend IFAD’s annual meeting
The annual Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will feature international personalities who will address climate change issues affecting the agricultural sector – more storms, droughts and rising sea levels.At the very intersection of these challenges are smallholder farmers in developing countries. Why should we focus on them? How can smallholders make a difference? How can they help lead the ... [more]
International Water Summit launched in Abu Dhabi
The launch of the International Water Summit was announced collaboratively in january by the Abu Dhabi government, Masdar and the International Water Association, providing a global platform to discuss and find solutions to the global challenges of water scarcity and security. The inaugural summit will take place alongside the World Future Energy Summit 2013 in Abu Dhabi. “The launch of the International Water Summit in Abu Dhabi is a bold and... [more]
The water challenge – How ISO standards help
ISO’s solutions for addressing vital global water challenges are the subject of a new brochure, ISO & water. The four-page document provides a concise overview of International Standards available and how they can help. Although essential for life, water supplies are burdened by drought, water shortages, climate change, contamination and pollution, the requirements of large cities, intensive irrigation and a growing population with higher stan... [more]
Weather Services International presents new pattern of more seasonable European winter temperatures
WSI (Weather Services International) expects temperatures for the upcoming period (February-April) to average lower than normal across the UK, along with parts of western Europe and Norway, with above-normal temperatures common elsewhere, most notably, across southeastern Europe. "The first half of winter has clearly been much milder than the last couple of winters, as a very strong polar vortex has controlled the pattern, so far, and shielded... [more]
Climate Change Minister encourages skills for the Green Deal and launches The Green Deal Skills Alliance
Climate Change Minister Greg Barker recently launched a partnership to ensure the UK has the right skills to implement the Green Deal, the government’s flagship policy to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. The Green Deal aims to enable private firms to offer consumers energy improvements to their homes, communities and businesses at no upfront cost and to recoup payments as a charge in instalments on the energy bill. The Green Deal... [more]
Other Climate change and global warming news and reviews
"Global Warming Has Stopped"? How to Fool People Using "Cherry-Picked" Climate Data
The current favorite argument of those who argue that climate changes isn’t happening, or a problem, or worth dealing with, is that global warming has stopped. Therefore (they conclude) scientists must be wrong when they say that climate change is caused by humans, worsening, and ultimately a serious environmental problem [...]
Understanding the Global Warming Debate
Likely you have heard the sound bite that ?97% of climate scientists? accept the global warming ?consensus?. ??Which is what gives global warming advocates the confidence to call climate skeptics ?deniers,? hoping to evoke a parallel with ?Holocaust Deniers,? a case where most of us would agree that a small group are denying a well-accepted ...
Ocean microbe communities changing, but long-term environmental impact is unclear
As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere – but researchers say it's still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it.
Global warming or global domination?
A climate change consultant at the Mining Indaba says global warming is a ruse to create a global bureaucracy to rule the world with impunity.
2C warming goal now 'optimistic' - French scientists
French scientists unveiling new estimates for global warming said on Thursday the 2 C (3.6 F) goal enshrined by the United Nations was "the most optimistic" scenario left for greenhouse-gas emissions.
Climate change to increase tropical disease range
According to climate modelling for 2050, northern sections of WA could present ideal conditions for dengue fever.
Popular Opinion on Climate Change Traced to Political Elites
It seems the general public just can't make up its mind about the existence of man-made climate change. Rather than steadily increasing or decreasing over the last decade, the U.S. public's concern over our warming planet has jumped up and down, according to Gallup polls. But what exactly is driving this seesawing of opinions on climate change? [More]
Global Warming: 'Weather on Steroids'
What impact is climate change having on our weather? To help answer, a group of researchers has just released a new online guide for understanding the links between more extreme weather and a warming planet. They call the effect 'weather on steroids.'
Global Warming: Like 'Weather on Steroids'
Climate Scientists Explain Effect of Greenhouse Gases
Maxwell T. Boykoff: When did ‘climate change’ become ‘clean energy’?
What happened to “climate change” and “global warming”?
