Saturday, December 05, 2009

Our weather is manmade, says scientist - Scotland on Sunday
Professor James Curran, director of environmental science at the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, said the rise in greenhouse gas emissions had led to global warming.

Prof Curran said: "The average global temperature has increased by 0.8 degrees, so there is no natural weather left. It's now manmade weather and we are not making a very good job of it."
How to save the world: What the experts think will be achieved in Copenhagen - Green Living, Environment - The Independent
[Porritt] Recover lost ground by powerfully reasserting the scientific consensus delivered by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change in its fourth assessment report. Stay open to legitimate scepticism; nail the crazy stuff.
Flashback: Two children should be limit, says green guru - Times Online
COUPLES who have more than two children are being “irresponsible” by creating an unbearable burden on the environment, the government’s green adviser has warned.

Jonathon Porritt, who chairs the government’s Sustainable Development Commission, says curbing population growth through contraception and abortion must be at the heart of policies to fight global warming.
[Is this guy really policy-neutral?]: Climate deal certain, but won't be enough: IPCC scientist
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - The flood of world leaders heading for next week's UN climate summit make an accord certain -- but the new deal will not be enough to truly fight global warming, a top climate scientist said Saturday.

Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, vice-chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), said more top-level politicians would attend Copenhagen than previous talks in Kyoto, where the current climate treaty was agreed.
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"We will have to go much further afterwards," he urged.

"We only have one inhabitable planet in the solar system, the others are either too hot or too cold," added the scientist.

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