IPCC: Europe has been warming faster than the global average

UN climate science panel's full report shows how climate change could pan out differently across the many regions of the world

Quoted/repeated verbatim from the guardian 2 October 2013 http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/02/ipcc-europe-warming-faster-global-average Europe has been warming faster than the global average over the last 30 years, the UN's new climate report reveals.

This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released part one of its scientific report in full.

Among some of the most significant findings from a summary of the report released a few days ago are that humans are responsible for at least half of the warming experienced in recent decades. The report also predicts higher sea levels and further warming worldwide if greenhouse gas emissions continue.

The full report also looks at how climate change could pan out differently across the many regions of the world. There will be much more on this when the IPCC releases the second part of its climate report in March 2014. But the first part provides some valuable insights about how climate change affects Europe.

Read rest/whole article @ http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/oct/02/ipcc-europe-warming-faster-global-average

UNSW 2013 Jack Beale Lecture: Dr David Suzuki (21 September 2013)

Australians scientists should be up in arms and storming the ramparts in response to the Federal Government's proposed climate change policy, according to geneticist and environmentalist David Suzuki.

In delivering the annual Jack Beale Lecture at UNSW, Suzuki put the boot in the new Coalition government when he attacked Tony Abbott's promise to eliminate the carbon tax, "it will probably make this politically toxic for at least a decade before it will be able to come back on the agenda". He went on to say that, "this is what the corporations have wanted".

Suzuki drew on the similarities between the Canadian and Australian government policies and the links made by both, in that a reduction in the carbon footprint would be catastrophic for both countries economies.

He describes the cancelling of the Climate Commission and the firing of Tim Flannery as "criminal negligence through wilful blindness".

Tune in... he's a passionate advocate.

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http://www.abc.net.au/tv/bigideas/stories/2013/10/21/3866521.htm

[21 September 2013, 6pm - 7:30pm; Sir John Clancy Auditorium, UNSW Kensington campus]

Bill McKibben: On Sept. 21st, Draw the Line on Keystone XL

For the past two years, a grassroots movement has erupted to confront President Obama over the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline. On September 21st, 2013, we will draw the line on Keystone XL and the tar sands to tell him that keeping his climate promises means rejecting Keystone XL.

The world does need a red line – on climate change

Activists agree we must fight the Keystone XL pipeline in the US, but also chip away at the political power of the fossil fuel industry.

In a few weeks, a new Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, prepared by 2,000 climate scientists from around the world, will be released. Leaked early drafts reveal some frightening predictions for the next century, including a high likelihood that the globe's average temperature will rocket past the 2C target, the reddest of red lines for human existence on the planet.

More: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/09/fossil-fuels-climate-change-keystone-pipeline

Frost over the World - James Lovelock - 10 Apr 09

James Lovelock - A Final Warning: by Nature Video

BBC James Lovelock Interview 2011 - 4/4

Part 1: http://youtu.be/cl-OfHFLwWU

Part 2: http://youtu.be/Ynub6Ye2ciI

Part 3: http://youtu.be/Av7KihVSX9w

James Hansen: Extreme Heat Events Connected to Climate Change

As Climate Denial Gets Stronger, the 'Dealing in Doubt' Continues

Who likes being lied to by people paid by the oil industry who pose as “experts” on climate change? Did you know it’s been going on for 25 years?

Read more @ http://www.nationofchange.org/climate-denial-gets-stronger-dealing-doubt-continues-1378905203

Plantar árboles urbanos en Santa Cruz, Bolivia

En Santa Cruz Bolivia, los árboles están desapareciendo. Las temperaturas estan subiendo y la calidad del aire se pone peor. Esta es la historia sobre los árboles y sobre dos inspiradoras personas que están luchando por protegerlos.

In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, trees are disappearing fast. Temperatures are rising and air quality is increasingly polluted. This is a short story about trees and two inspiring people who are fighting to protect them.

The era of climate change 'denial' is over: Politicians who flatly reject climate science are now being replaced by climate policy sceptics

350.org, the US-based environmental campaign group which aims to build a "global grassroots movement to solve the climate crisis", has launched a new petition. It wants it supporters to urge the World Meteorological Organization to name hurricanes after "deniers and obstructionists".

Wednesday 28 August 2013 21.20 EST

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/blog/2013/aug/28/era-climate-change-denial-over

http://climatenamechange.org/

George Monbiot: If Abbott is elected, Australia's natural wonders will gradually be rubbed away

Tony Abbott's climate policies are about removing the social and environmental protections enjoyed by all Australians to allow the filthy rich to become richer – and filthier.

Thursday 5 September 2013 11.35 AEST

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/05/abbott-climate-change-election

350 Pacific: "We are not drowning -- we are fighting!"

Join the movement at http://350.org

On March 2nd, 2013, warriors across 14 Pacific island nations answered a call, brought on by the threat of climate change. The warrior spirit of the Pacific Islands rose to show the world "We are not drowning. We are fighting." The Warrior Spirit of the Pacific Islands has now awoken to fight climate change.

We're not giving up. We're going to fight for what is ours - our island homes and cultures.

Source: http://youtu.be/8xZlswE7IVI

Sun Come Up (trailer)

More information: http://www.suncomeup.com/film/Trailer.html

Global Power Shift: Phase 1 Report-Back

http://stories.350.org/if-somebody-tells-you-that-young-people-dont-care-about-the-future-tell-them-to-watch-this

Spread the truth about climate change

"Our challenge is to fight denial where it's happening and spread the truth about man-made climate change. Reality Drop finds climate news from around the web and connects it with the most relevant science." (Reality Drop)

Reality Drop: https://realitydrop.org

About: https://realitydrop.org/#about

Global Warming Is Very Real (Rolling Stone)
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warming-is-very-real-20130912

Climate Change Report From UN Introduces Purple Color To Depict Worsening Climate Risks (Associated Press)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/13/climate-change-report-un_n_3918823.html

Rupert Murdoch's Newspapers Mislead Public On Climate Change and Environment (DeSmog Blog)
http://www.desmogblog.com/rupert-murdoch-s-newspapers-mislead-public-climate-change-and-environment

Dollars for Deniers: Big Oil Funds Climate Science Denialism (Daily Kos)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/01/26/1182365/-Dollars-for-Deniers-Big-Oil-Funds-Climate-Science-Denialism/

The 5 stages of climate denial are on display ahead of the IPCC report (The Guardian)
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/sep/16/climate-change-contrarians-5-stages-denial?CMP=twt_gu

Alaska's Big Thaw: Climate Migration in Alaska

SBS Dateline, Tue 23 July 2013 9:30pm: Climate Migration in Alaska

Watch here: http://www.sbs.com.au/dateline/story/watch/id/601698/n/Alaska-s-Big-Thaw

Home (Trailer)

See the entire Home movie at http://youtu.be/jqxENMKaeCU

Home - the environment at http://youtu.be/KDlcANyFHhA

See also: http://youtu.be/a51mWYhVmek

Our Planet: The Overview Effect

Source: http://vimeo.com/planetarycollective/overview Perhaps interesting: http://www.ageoftransition.org

Steroids, baseball, and climate change

‘The Critical Decade 2013: Climate Change Science, Risks and Responses’

Steffen, W. & L. Hughes, 2013, Two years ago in its report The Critical Decade: Climate science, risks and responses, the Climate Commission stated that this decade, 2011-2020, is the decade to decisively begin the journey to decarbonise our economy, thereby reducing the risks posed by climate change. One quarter of the way through the Critical Decade, many consequences of climate change are already evident, and the risks of further climate change are better understood. To meet the widely accepted policy goal of limiting climate change to a temperature rise of no more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels, global society must virtually decarbonise in the next 30-35 years. This means that most of the fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground.

Download/s: http://climatecommission.gov.au/report/the-critical-decade-2013
http://climatecommission.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/The-Critical-Decade-2013_Website.pdf

Bill McKibben on Faith & Fossil Fuel Divestment

Do the Math - The Movie

http://act.350.org/signup/math-movie/ http://youtu.be/KuCGVwJIRd0

Do the Math: The Movie - International Trailer