What's causing the surface warming slowdown? Scientists tell us what they think | Carbon Brief

Professor Michael Mann from Pennsylvania State University tells us:

"[W]hen we look at periods as short as a decade over the past century, its easy to find time intervals where natural factors ... obscure the warming trend."

...Hegerl tells us:

"[T]he hiatus certainly has lasted a bit now, and raises interesting questions."

Professor Mann explains:

"[W]hen we account for the effects of natural factors like El Niño and La Niña, volcanic eruptions, etc. we find that the warming trend is proceeding steadily at about 0.15 degrees Celsius warming per decade."

Companies spend millions looking for energy efficiency scheme participants | Carbon Brief

Now another energy saving policy is running into trouble as suppliers spend millions looking for customers to participate in the scheme. The Financial Times yesterday reported the Energy Companies Obligation (ECO) could add as much as £100 to household energy bills.

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Polar Bear Alley – Guide to the Polar Bears of Churchill

The ice looks to be fairly good this year across much of the arctic and most reports are of a late spring (there was just a blizzard in Churchill yesterday…) so that’s more good news for the bears.