The great climate debate - Science - NZ Herald News

Few if any climate scientists would challenge the view that a further increase in concentration of carbon dioxide would cause further warming of the atmosphere that might be discerned.

However, empirical data from temperature measurements over time clearly show that carbon dioxide is not a main driver, as temperature does not rise monotonically with carbon dioxide.

For instance, there was almost 40 years of global cooling beginning in 1940 despite steadily rising carbon dioxide levels. Other factors also drive global climate change. It appears carbon dioxide is only a minor player.

Media Myth Debunked: Almost No Temperature Records Broken in Last Week's 'Record-Breaking Heat' | NewsBusters.org

That's right. There were only 34 new all-time daily temperature records set during last week's "record-breaking heat."
This is out of over 6000 records previously set for each day since such things have been reported.
For instance, the four set Thursday were out of 6,219 historically for that day. This represented only 0.06 percent.
On Friday, 20 records were set out of 6,108, or 0.3 percent.
As you can see, the actual records broken were statistically insignificant.
Yet a Google search of "record-breaking heat July 2011" produced almost 35 million results.
That's more than a million stories per new record set.

Clouds Are At Least As Reflective As Sea Ice | Real Science

It doesn’t look like there is much sunlight making it to the Arctic Ocean.

Slim chance of global carbon market post Kyoto | The Australian

IRRESPECTIVE of whether Julia Gillard succeeds in selling her carbon tax plan to the public, eight months before the next federal election the policy and political foundations for its introduction will dissolve.

Two senior staff leave broker ICAP's carbon desk - News - Point Carbon

ICAP, one of the biggest brokers in the carbon market, has seen two senior staff leave its emissions desk, a broker with the company confirmed on Friday.

CO2 market exodus to grow amid ETS gloom, policy uncertainty - News - Point Carbon

A growing number of participants look set to leave the carbon market amid a lack of demand for EU allowances and uncertainty about the future of the U.N.-backed offset market.