Illegal: EU Commission Cannot Dictate Emission Limits

European Court of Justice says Commission exceeded its powers by imposing limits on emissions in Poland and Estonia. The European Court of Justice today ruled that the European Commission exceeded its powers by imposing a ceiling on greenhouse-gas emissions in Poland and Estonia in 2007. The European of First Instance ruled in 2009 that the ceilings should be scrapped. But the Commission appealed against the decision “to protect the integrity of the EU-wide market of allowances.”

Is Conservatism Our Default Ideology? - Miller-McCune

New research provides evidence that, when under time pressure or otherwise cognitively impaired, people are more likely to express conservative views.

Tackling belief is the key to overcoming [lack of belief in the global warming hoax] | Adam Corner | Environment | guardian.co.uk

What this experiment illustrates, though, is that "belief" in climate change is very much what matters. Without belief in climate change, scientific evidence simply bounces off. And it is social views and cultural beliefs that predict climate change denial, not people's level of knowledge about climate science.