Climate Conversation Group » Death of Kyoto – a Scottish view

The practical effect of Kyoto has been marginal even possibly counter-productive.
Kyoto was a symbol of a global political consensus. That political consensus has come to an end.

Tory 'Tea Party tendency' putting green energy jobs at risk, warns Ed Davey | Politics | The Observer

Tens of billions of pounds of investment in low-carbon, job-creating energy infrastructure projects that are "ready to go" could be lost to Britain because of an anti-green movement that is sweeping through the Tory party, the Liberal Democrat energy secretary warns today.

In an interview with the Observer, Ed Davey describes a "Tea Party tendency" among Conservative MPs who question climate change and green investment as "perverse", and says it is creating deep uncertainty for an industry that could do much to help lift the country out of the economic doldrums.

Sea ice reduction at tipping point

''It's a trigger that leads to more warming at a regional level but also leads to flow-on effects through other systems,'' Will Steffen, the chief adviser on global warming science to Australia's Climate Commission, said.

There are about 14 known ''tipping elements'', according to a paper published by the US Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

How Many Gas-Free Miles Have You Driven? | Facebook

Brag about your gas-free miles by sharing one of these photos.  [How much of your "gas-free" power was generated using fossil fuels?]