sutton086

NOAA Global Analysis- Annual 1997 The global average temperature of 62.45 degrees Fahrenheit for 1997 was the warmest year on record, surpassing the previous record set in 1995 by 0.15 degrees Fahrenheit NOAA Global Analysis- Annual 2014 The average temperature for the year [2014] was 0.69°C (1.24°F) above the 20th century average of 13.9°C (57.0°F) [ie 58.24F ] , beating the previous record warmth of 2010 and 2005 by 0.04°C (0.07°F). (H/T Ima Debatin')

Kerry at Climate Change Meeting in Peru: transcript 11 December 2014 And this is not just another policy issue. Measured against the array of global threats that we face today – and there are many – terrorism, extremism, epidemics, poverty, nuclear proliferation – all challenges that know no borders – climate change absolutely ranks up there equal with all of them . And I challenge anyone who has thought about the science or listened – actually listened carefully to national security experts tell us that these dangers are real – I challenge them to tell us otherwise and to show us otherwise. I might add that we have, as Todd mentioned, the distinguished former Vice President of the United States and Nobel Prize winner who was the leader with all of us on this issue, but the first among equals , believe me, in his passion and commitment to this. And I’ve often heard him reciting the numbers of studies and the amazing amount of evidence that has been tallied up versus the paucity of a ...

Survey: Research on climate blogs | Shub Niggurath Climate

(This post was written to respond to Don's Twitter question here ) Don, off the top of my head, here are some things I believe: 1. CO2 is a greenhouse gas 2. Greenhouse gases have a warming effect 3. Human activity has caused atmospheric CO2 to increase over the last 100+ years 4. The Earth warmed during the 20th century 5. Global sea levels rose about 7.5 inches since 1901 6. We can't burn fossil fuels forever without running out 7. Alternative energy research is a good thing 8. Energy efficiency is a good thing 9. Destroying the environment is a bad thing 10. I want the best, safest world possible for future generations Some things I don't believe: 11. The Earth is a more dangerous place at 61F than at 59F. 12. Carbon dioxide taxes can prevent bad weather 13. Increased CO2 causes drought If the hard evidence supported the idea that trace CO2 is dangerous, I would be fighting very hard ON YOUR SIDE. CO2 hysteria risks making energy less available and affordable for poor pe...

Skeptically mapping why Big-government research is often a waste of money « JoNova "If anyone was hoping to find the Grand-Poo-Bah of climate skeptics at the centre of the string-art puzzle in Black and White, I have bad news. There is no private JournoList (or SkeptoList) where we discuss strategic moves and adopt new key phrases in the PR war. There is no hub where original content gets produced by Exxon researchers and dished out in waves to each key site. The skeptics network is organic,  evolving, competitive, cooperative, and above all aimed at finding the truth. That’s why it’s winning."

Christiana Figueres - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Christiana Figueres has not only been active in the public arena and in the field of NGOs, she also collaborates actively with private sector companies that align themselves with climate friendly goals. Ms. Figueres served as Senior Adviser to C-Quest Capital, a carbon finance company focusing on programmatic CDM investments.[35] She was the Principal Climate Change Advisor to ENDESA Latinoamérica, the largest private utility in Latin America with operations in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Peru. She was also Vice Chair of the Rating Committee of the Carbon Rating Agency, the first entity to apply credit rating expertise to carbon assets"

Jean-Pascal Van Ypersele, Vice-chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change "I have been chairing the Energy and Climate Working Group of the Belgian Federal (advisory) Council for Sustainable Development since 1998. This has allowed me to practise consensus-building in a group with stakeholders of very diverse interests and opinions (including electricity producers, employers, trade unions, environment and development NGOs)."