Climate change plan 'could ruin Australia'

AUSTRALIA will go broke and become the laughing stock of the world if politicians ignore basic science on climate change, a leading global warming sceptic says.
Adelaide University professor of mining geology, Ian Plimer, said he feared Australia would become an economic backwater if due diligence was not part of developing climate change policy.
"My greatest fear is this country's lights will go out and the rest of the world will think no one is home - and they will be right," Professor Plimer said today.

High Capital Costs Plague Solar (RPS mandates, cost dilution via energy mixing required) Part III — MasterResource

One can guess how these projects will fare relative to tried-and-true generation alternatives that are market tested and market chosen–not very well. After all, the energy in the sun’s stock–oil, gas, and coal–is much more intense that the sun’s dilute flow. Technology has not and probably will not bridge this gap anytime soon.

[Marine biologist blames CO2 for last weekend's rain in Hawaii]: Kauai climate change conference on Saturday

KAUAI—The intense rains that flooded Hanalei last weekend and closed the road into the valley for nearly 24 hours served as an example of the extreme weather events that scientists predict will occur more frequently as a result of global climate change.

Dr. Carl Berg, a marine biologist and senior scientist with Surfrider Foundation described how the heavy rainfall and flooding along the island’s windward side gave Kauai residents a sneak preview of what lies ahead, setting the stage for an upcoming conference on how the cumulative effects of global climate change are likely to impact the Hawaiian Islands, and specifically Kauai.

Food summit turns down UN funding appeal

FAO's Assistant Director-General Alexander Mueller said governments kept away from firm commitments due to the economic crisis and because they expect they will need to channel money to the developing world at next month's summit on climate change in Copenhagen.