- Bishop Hill blog - Graun podcast dull

Not a question is asked, not a hypothesis probed. With such an array of extreme predictions made, you would have thought that it would have been enlightening to challenge one or two of them - or perhaps enlightenment is not the objective. This is what groupthink looks like.

A suggestion to Dr. James Hansen: go protest coal in China | Watts Up With That?

You see, Dr. Hansen of NASA GISS, has been using his position to protest the use of coal in America. That’s certainly his right. But, since his concern is global CO2 produced by coal, is he really being effective by protesting here? It seems that he should think locally, but act globally. Have a look at this graph and see if you think he’s making any difference in the places coal is being used the most...

China still living beyond its environmental means: WWF

China's economic fortunes continue to be underwritten by coal, the dirtiest of fossil fuels as well as one of the biggest sources of atmospheric carbon dioxide, one of the greenhouse gases responsible for global warming.

"China's carbon emissions have increased more than 20 times in the last 50 years and that is really what is driving the fast growth of the economy," said Leape.

Durban to host COP17

The ICC Durban in South Africa is to host the COP17 conference in 2011.

The 17th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change is set to attract more than 30,000 delegates.