Climate change in the news
2020
Left-right split Link opens in a new window on science and the climate, Guardian, 29-9-2020
2019
Lobbying by the Fossil Fuel companies
How Fossil Fuel lobbyists influence EU climate policyLink opens in a new window, Social Europe, 14-11-2019
Public Awareness of the Threat from Climate Change
Study shows climate concerns will influence peoples' votesLink opens in a new window Guardian, 30-10-2019
Attributing blame for extreme events
The new science fossil fuel companies fearLink opens in a new window Politico magazine, 22-10-2019
Run by liars and hypocrites?
UK increases fossil fuel spending, cuts support for renewables Guardian27-6-2019
Can the law save us?
Legal challenge to UK energy policiesLink opens in a new window Guardian, 18-5-2020
Climate law-suits in 28 countries Challenging climate change in the courts
Is there a constitutional right to a climate that supports human life?
25 US teenagers sue the Federal Government Guardian5-6-2019
Is discounting unconstitutional, by discriminating against today's children in favour of today's adults?
Filmed court prceedings June 4, 2019 -- minute 46 (approx) introduces an argument by Joseph Stiglitz
Forest loss
World wide increase in deforestationLink opens in a new window Guardian 25-4-19
Should we compensate Amazonian countries for not clearing their rainforest for agriculture?Link opens in a new window (2009 article from Guardian) Apparently we decided not toLink opens in a new window (2017 article from Vox) Follow this topic!
Extinction Rebellion
Labour endorses Extinction Rebellion protestsLink opens in a new window Guardian , 23-4-19
Greta Thundberg
Speech to MPs at Houses of Parliament, 23-April 2019Link opens in a new window
Is the world waking up to climate change?
David Attenborough speaks to IMF, Bank of England warns banks,...Link opens in a new window Guardian, 18-4-19
Mark Carney: financial sector must join fight against climate changeLink opens in a new window Guardian, 17-4-19
Let Nature Help
Forests and coastlines can provide 25% of needed carbon reductions,Link opens in a new window Guardian, 3-4-19
Climate Strike
Scientists back schools climate strikesLink opens in a new window Nature, 14-3-2019
Fossil Fuel Companies
Judge halts drilling because of failure to consider effects on the climate, Link opens in a new windowGuardian, 21-3-19
BP, Chevron, Exxon Mobil spend millions to block action against carbon emissionsLink opens in a new window Guardian, 22-3-2019
2018
One less obfuscation available to climate change deniers:
Little Ice Age explained by human activityLink opens in a new window BBC News, 31-1-2019
Climate Emergency
Mozambique Floods and Climate Crisis in AfricaLink opens in a new window Guardian, 21-3-2019
School strike: "Our leaders are like children"Link opens in a new window Guardian, 4-12-2018
Bristol declares climate emergencyLink opens in a new window Bristol City Post, 15-11-2018
Warwick University GSD SSLC Motion on Climate EmergencyLink opens in a new window, 28-11-2018
Health emergency here nowLink opens in a new window Guardian, 29-11-2018
China, Russia and Canada's policies threaten 5 degree temperature riseLink opens in a new window Guardian, 17-11-2018
Nobel Prize
Nobel prize for climate economist William NordhausLink opens in a new window, Guardian, 8-10-18
Climate Sensitivity
How will the climate respond to a doubling of CO2?Link opens in a new window Guardian, 24-9-2018
Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Understanding the IPCC special report on 1.5\dc global warmingLink opens in a new window, IPCC press release, 1-10-2018
Stopping deforestation as important as reducing emissionsLink opens in a new window, Guardian, 4-10-2018
Will we reduce emissions enough to prevent more than two degrees temperature rise?
G20 nations still led by fossil fuel industryLink opens in a new window, Guardian, 14-11-2018
Direct Action
Break the law to save the climate, says the ArchbishopLink opens in a new window Guardian, 26-10-2018
Academic attacks BBC coverage of direct actionLink opens in a new window, Canary, 20-11-18
Special IPCC report on 1.5 degrees, released 8-10-18
Headline statementsLink opens in a new window (most condensed version of report)
Summary for policymakersLink opens in a new window (less condensed, moderately technical)
url for the full report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sr15/Link opens in a new window
Climate change impacts worse than expectedLink opens in a new window, National Geographic, 7-10-18
BBC NewsLink opens in a new window October 3 2018 and EcoWatchLink opens in a new window 2-10-2018
The next three months are crucial for the climateLink opens in a new window, Guardian, 6-10-18
Fossil Fuel Companies
Shell and Exxon's secret 1980's climate change warningsLink opens in a new window, Guardian 19-9-2018
Standard Chartered Bank stops financing coalLink opens in a new window, Bloomberg, 26-9-2018
Fossil Fuel Subsidies
UK fossil fuel subsidies highest in EULink opens in a new window, Guardian, 23-1-2019
Renewable Energy
Renewable overtake fossil fuels in UKLink opens in a new window, Guardian, 6-11-2018
Climate Change Denial
Five stages of denialLink opens in a new window Guardian, 8-10-18
The UN's latest report is based on pure fantasyLink opens in a new window, Daily Telegraph, 14-10-2018
Government advice to save the planet? No, that would be the nanny stateLink opens in a new window, Plant Based News, 10-10-2015
Pre-2018:
US Climate Policy
Active US presence at COP23Link opens in a new window, Guardian 11-11-2017
Strange but TrueLink opens in a new window
North Carolina's Sea-level Rise Denial BillLink opens in a new window passed into law in 2012 ABC News, 2-8-2012
(and it's still in effect: see State of denial of sea rise on NC coastLink opens in a new window, Raleigh NC News and Observer, 15-9-2017)
Public Opinion and the Media
Yale programme on Climate Change CommunicationLink opens in a new window
Nigel Lawson recognised as untruthfulLink opens in a new window: BBC aplogises for not challenging former chancellor's false statements on the climate -- Guardian, 25-10-2017
What are our chances?
No silver bulletLink opens in a new window Guardian, 1-2-2018
News itemLink opens in a new window on sobering new report from Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, Guardian, 7-11-2017
New data gives hope of meeting the Paris climate targetsLink opens in a new window, Guardian 30-10-2017
Unprecedented increase brings CO2 level to a new highLink opens in a new window , World Meteorological Organization, 30-10-2017
Guardian reportLink opens in a new window on recent article in Nature GeoScience arguing that the chance of preventing a temperature rise of more than 1.5 degrees is better than previously believed, 17-9-2017, and the authors' responseLink opens in a new window to press misrepresentation of the contents of the report, Guardian 21-9-2107
The real unknown of climate change: our behaviourLink opens in a new window - New York Times, 19-9-2017
Enough with climate optimismLink opens in a new window! - Guardian, 21-9-2017
Climate Change and Health
Food crops have lower vitamin and mineral contentLink opens in a new window as a result of increased atmospheric CO2. Politico magazine, 13-9-2017
New York Times articleLink opens in a new window on new Lancet report on health effects of temperature rises, NYT 31-10-2017
Legal Action
San Francisco Sues Big Oil!Link opens in a new window Independent, 21-9-2017
The Law and Climate ChangeLink opens in a new window -- BBC radio programme in "Unreliable Evidence" series, 27-9-2017
James Hansen calls for more lawsuitsLink opens in a new window Guardian, 17-11-2017
UK Government Policy
UN criticismLink opens in a new window of UK and German fossil fuel subsidies (July 2016)
UK Government Press ReleaseLink opens in a new window on Clean Growth Strategy (12-10-2017) and Guardian CommentLink opens in a new window 12-10-2017
Effects on the Natural World
Ocean acidification threatens marine lifeLink opens in a new window, Guardian 23-10-17
New estimates of sea-level riseLink opens in a new window: 1.3 metres by 2100 unless we stop burning coal by 2050. Guardian 26-10-2017
Intergovernmental Panel of Climate Change (IPCC) and United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Special report on 1.5 degrees: BBC NewsLink opens in a new window October 3 2018 and EcoWatchLink opens in a new window October 2 2018
5th IPCC ReportLink opens in a new window (2013-4)
Special issue of Nature Climate Change Link opens in a new windowon media coverage of 5th IPCC report
Commentary in NatureLink opens in a new window on the role of IPCC members
UNEP Emissions Gap ReportLink opens in a new window (2017): how far we are from the emissions reductions needed to avoid a temperature rise of more than 2 deg C.
The Heartland Institute's viewLink opens in a new window of the IPCC report (see Merchants of Doubt by Oreskes and Conway in this connection)
The Catholic Church
Pope Francis's Encyclical on Climate ChangeLink opens in a new window (May 2015)
Campaigner Bill McKibben's Review of the Pope's EncyclicalLink opens in a new window (NYRB, September 2015)
Economist William Nordhaus's Review of the Pope's EncyclicalLink opens in a new window (NYRB, October 2015)
Catholic church to make record divestmentLink opens in a new window (Guardian, October 3, 2017)
Market Failures and Solutions
Paul Krugman's guide to Building a Green EconomyLink opens in a new window
The view of some IMF economists on How large are global energy subsidies?Link opens in a new window (answer: $5 trillion each year for fossil fuels).
Climate Change Denial
Exxon Mobile's conspiracy to prevent action on Climate Change Link opens in a new window, NYRB, December 8th 2016
New York Times, Nov 5th 2015: Exxon Mobile investigated for possible climate change liesLink opens in a new window
Trailer for the 2015 movie Merchants of DoubtLink opens in a new window
Discounting
Discounting the future cost of climate changeLink opens in a new window (short article in Science News)
Accessible article by David RobertsLink opens in a new window from the environmental website Grist.org