The Reference Frame: Indus Valley Civilization destroyed by SUVs 3,000+ years ago

The questions inevitably continue if you try to compare this claim with the global warming orthodoxy. We've been often told that the climate has been stable for tens of thousands of years and what's remarkable about the modern era is that the human activity began to change the climate in an unprecedented way. Suddenly, we're told that the climate change is still decisive but it's been around for thousands of years.

As you expect, I don't buy either. The modern climate change isn't unprecedented and the climate change hasn't been a major issue deciding about the fate of civilizations in the recent 6,000 years. The climate was changing only very, very moderately, by a degree or two or three, and such changes have a totally negligible impact on the societies and economies. More than 6,000 years ago, the warming trend was more intense as the Earth was coming out of the last ice age and there were still continental ice sheets waiting to be melted.

Levy instead of ETS compliance for importers of certain goods - Lexology

Minister for Climate Change Issues Tim Groser has announced that the Government intends to impose a levy on importers of goods containing synthetic greenhouse gases instead of demanding compliance with the New Zealand Emissions Trading Scheme.

Rotterdam Taking on Climate Change with Social Innovation | Social Enterprise

...These have included - an Olympic rowing course that doubles as a water store; "water plazas" that under normal conditions are playgrounds but also temporarily hold water during heavy rain, then slowly release it to the drainage system; and rooftop gardens that absorb rain and CO₂ reducing the urban island temperature effect.

However, one of the challenges has been that right wing Dutch politicians question the reality of climate change

- Bishop Hill blog - Tim Osborn responds to the Yamal furore

I've just noticed that UEA has posted a response to the recent flurry of postings about Yamal, both at Climate Audit and here.

It's authored by Tim Osborn and can be seen here.