A collection of sobering take home points from a consortium of climate scientists and economists from around the world — the Global Carbon Project — and their findings for 2010, published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.
Climate change
Crikey Says: A nasty set of numbers
Durban might just keep the Kyoto protocol alive
This two weeks at the Durban climate talks might turn out to be more interesting than expected, writes academic Michael Jacobs. The stakes are certainly high enough.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Small business and the light on the hill
Crikey reads have their say.
Coba Point residents back Flannery in 2GB spat
Residents of the Sydney riverside retreat of Coba Point have backed environmentalist Tim Flannery in his bitter climate spat with 2GB presenter Ray Hadley and a dissenting neighbour David.
New Climategate emails reveal life is tough for scientists
The cache of emails reveals the difficulties that climate scientists have in going about their everyday work, particular under a constant barrage of Freedom of Information requests and public criticism, writes freelancer Graham Readfearn.
Carbon farming: there’s money in that animal poo, no bull
Welcome to the Crikey farmyard, where we examine what carbon farming initiatives are available to different farmers and how they can cash in on this burgeoning industry.
Climategate II: 5000+ new emails released sparking climate conspiracy despite evidence
Reminiscent of the ridiculous “Climategate” scandal, over 5000 hacked emails from climate scientists have been leaked just weeks before the crucial UN climate negotiations in Durban, writes Amber Jamieson.
New IPCC report: all you need to know
Brace yourself for more extreme weather, warns the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). It makes for concerning reading, says Amber Jamieson.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: Renewables are the way of the future
Crikey readers have their say.
Sideshow Alley: Barnaby Joyce on wind chimes and Angelina Jolie
Bye bye Australia, bye bye Newcastle, every time you turn a power point on, you’ll all be eaten alive by zombie carbon monsters springing from dishwashers across the nation…
Crikey Says: Crikey says: our energy future
“The door is closing…I am very worried – if we don’t change direction now on how we use energy, we will end up beyond what scientists tell us is the minimum [for safety]. The door will be closed forever.”
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The good, the bad and the Qantas
Crikey readers have their say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: On the seventh day, God didn’t create coal-fired power stations
Crikey readers have their say.
Climate scientists slam George Pell’s ‘utter rubbish’ claims
Leading climate change researchers have launched a scathing attack on a speech delivered this week by Cardinal George Pell, describing it as “dreadful”, “utter rubbish” and “flawed”., writes Graham Readfearn.
Political snippets: Gillard’s looking prime ministerial
If her approval ratings do not improve because of it then Labor really will have reason to despair.
Political snippets: A set back for the climate skeptics
There was much tut-tutting when a self proclaimed climate skeptic at Berkeley University in the United States back in 2009 decided that it was time to independently test the data that been used to allegedly claim the world was getting warmer.
Climate change a ‘grave threat’ to health and security
Over in the UK, researchers examining the health and security implications of climate change are finding some worrying results. Think mass migration and humanitarian crisis, reports Melissa Sweet.
Can lawyers save the planet?
Lawyers have been called many things over the years, but “greenie” generally isn’t one of them. Yet with politicians hamstrung to address environmental problems, the legal profession is fast becoming our planet’s last line of defence, writes Greg Foyster.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The pure political pragmatism of the climate change debate
Crikey readers have their say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: While the Canberra beltway cheers the carbon tax …
Crikey readers have their say.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The carbon tax bill, et al
Crikey readers have their say.
Mirabella helps pass carbon tax
Crikey media wrap: Despite Tony Abbott declaring he will kill the carbon price if elected, PM Julia Gillard will today get Australia’s first significant policy to cut carbon emissions passed through parliament.
carbon price Australia’s carbon tax battle: where it fits into the global war
When it comes to climate policies, the Left and Right parties in Australia have adopted virtually wholesale the positions taken by Left and Right parties in America, write Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus.
Carbon taxes and the ghosts of politicians past
As the latest carbon price package makes its way through parliament, Fergus Green takes a trip down memory lane.
Panama UN climate talks: what will they mean?
Panama is the last opportunity before the important UN Climate Summit in Durban in late 2011 for the negotiators to make progress on key issues around the scale of emission reductions. Clancy Moore previews the Panama climate talks starting tomorrow.
