BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Harrabin's Notes: Spending $250bn [in imagined climate swindle cash]

But supposing that Copenhagen does produce a pot of gold, the world definitely needs a more open debate on how it is spent before the special pleading of industries seizes politicians' minds.

Global Warming Science and Public Policy - Global Warming for Dummies’ or Global Warming Propaganda?

“Global Warming for Dummies,” a guide which claims to “sort out fact from fiction” about so-called global climate change, in reality contains numerous biased statements – in some cases advocating the censorship of opinions which differ from those of the authors.

Climate Observations: ENSO Dominates NODC Ocean Heat Content (0-700 Meters) Data

It is clear that significant El Nino events can and do cause upward step changes in Ocean Heat Content. This indicates that ENSO events do more than simply release heat from the tropical Pacific into the atmosphere. Apparently, El Nino events also cause changes in atmospheric circulation in ways that impact Ocean Heat Content. If and when GCMs are able to recreate the variations in atmospheric circulation that cause these changes in Ocean Heat Content, GCMs may have value in predicting future climate variability. At present, they do not.

Defra confirms its bulb 'ban' is not legal - Telegraph

Low-energy light bulbs are widely detested and their energy savings and benefits vastly overstated, says Christopher Booker.

Twitter / Ellya Gold

Attended a #climate change conference in East Kilbride this morning and none of the speakers actually spoke about climate change!!

[Oxford] City council pledges carbon cut | Carbon Offsets Daily

A spokesman for the 10:10 campaign said: “Cutting emissions by ten per cent in one year is a bold target, but for most of us it’s an achievable one and is in line with what scientists say we need over the next 18 months.

“Unless we act quickly, humanity will face terrible problems. It’s now or never for the climate.”