Stern climate change review 'not fit for purpose' says Tory MP - Public Service Europe

Describing Stern's message as "dogmatic", he continues: "The sacrifices this generation is asked to make to prevent global warming will accrue centuries ahead when people will be many times richer than us and far better equipped to adapt to, prevent, or even reverse global warming." He adds that, in any case, "global warming seems to have paused in recent years".

Lilley does not deny the science behind climate change, taking the IPCC's view on the matter as a given. "Virtually all climate scientists – from sceptics to alarmists – accept that increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases will raise temperatures, other things being equal," he writes. "The only scientific disputes are about how much, how certain and whether other things are equal. However, economic pressures do justify whether the economics of climate change policy is sound."

Global warming GOOD for biodiversity, say boffins • The Register

A study led by the University of York reveals that geologically warm periods are a biodiversity plus – but only on long time-scales.

To be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the study finds that biodiversity in warm periods rises over periods of millions of years – the downside being that species loss happens much faster (when temperatures first begin rising).

The U.S. should take the lead on the shrinking Arctic ice - The Washington Post

Within this century, and perhaps in the next 30 or 40 years, the Arctic is projected to become nearly ice-free in the summer.