Sarkozy's big idea to save the world from global warming: another conference | Environment | guardian.co.uk

So what's his big idea to stop global warming, or in Sarkozy's own words, "transcend the role playing, the empty speeches, the petty diplomatic games" that have deadlocked negotiations?

Another summit, in November, just before the Copenhagen negotiations of the major developed countries that between them produce 80% of the world's emissions. And the creation of a new international organisation to deal with climate change. That will stop the speechifiers in their tracks. And the creation of a new international environmental organisation — which presumably would get rid of the bureaucratic infighting. Sarkozy such a new world body was needed to monitor any agreement that would come out of Copenhagen."

Study refutes connection of global warming and storm intensity

Over the past 70 years, hurricane frequency in the Atlantic basin is up, but the strength of the storms have remained relatively constant.

Climate change causing new El Nino weather pattern to form known as 'Modoki' - Telegraph

Global warming has caused a new El Nino weather pattern to form in the Pacific known as 'Modoki' that could cause havoc across the world, according to scientists.

Spectator debate, Nov 12, '09: Global warming - Myth or Reality? | The Spectator

Few Spectator covers in recent years have caused as much controversy as our interview with Professor Ian Plimer, the geologist whose book Heaven and Earth argued that global warming science is an elaborate con. This is a unique opportunity to see him take on his critics in a public forum.