What happened when scientists photoshopped climate sceptics | Environment | guardian.co.uk

This photoshopped image was one of the attachments leaked in the hacked climate science emails. It was sent as a joke and shows climate sceptics marooned on the north pole – here's a guide to who's who

Senior Chinese climatologist calls for reform of IPCC - The Guardian - Science | Eureka! Science News

Lü Xuedu says Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a young institution that needs to strengthen its credibilityThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) should be reformed to prevent political interference, improve research and reduce western bias, a senior Chinese climatologist has told the Guardian.Lü Xuedu, the deputy director general of the National Climate Centre and a Chinese delegate to the Copenhagen conference, said the use of flawed projections about the speed of melting of Himalayan glaciers and recent allegations that scientists blocked criticism proved there are problems with the way some IPCC documents are assessed and checked.Although he stressed support for the IPCC, of which China is an active participant, Lü said the young institution needed to strengthen its credibility."The IPCC is still in a developing stage. It cannot be perfect or complete. It needs reform, especially after problems were exposed," he said. "Some scientists take a political...  [This is supposed to be a Guardian story, but it appears to have been pulled. ]

Report blasts Abbott climate plan

A report by carbon market analysts at Bloomberg New Energy Finance said the government's scheme would cost the budget $1.5 billion over the first four years - less than the $3.4 billion of the emissions reduction fund proposed by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

Perhaps now is a good time to talk about global warming

A few weeks before the president’s State of the Union, The London Sunday Times reported that Murari Lal, the author of melting-glacier chapter of the IPCC Report, told the paper that he knew that claim was false when he made it, but Lal included it anyway, because, “We thought that if we can highlight it, it will impact policymakers and politicians and encourage them to take some concrete action.”

And that, my fellow snow-shovelers, is the substance of what the president’s expert on the subject says is “the most authoritative global assessment” on global warming.