‘Serious about battling climate change? Then you might want to consider going vegetarian. That’s because it’s looking like world temperatures will continue to climb unless people stop chowing on so much meat and dairy, according to new research from Sweden.’

via To Fight Climate Change, the Entire World Will Have to Eat Less Meat – John Metcalfe – The Atlantic Cities.

‘YOKOHAMA, Japan — Climate change is already having sweeping effects on every continent and throughout the world’s oceans, scientists reported Monday, and they warned that the problem is likely to grow substantially worse unless greenhouse emissions are brought under control.’

via Panel’s Warning on Climate Risk: Worst Is Yet to Come – NYTimes.com.

‘Even a relatively small regional nuclear war could trigger global cooling, damage the ozone layer and cause droughts for more than a decade, researchers say. These findings should further spur the elimination of the more than 17,000 nuclear weapons that exist today, scientists added.’

via ‘Small’ Nuclear War Could Trigger Catastrophic Cooling – Yahoo News.

‘Much of the extreme weather that wreaked havoc in Asia, Europe and the Pacific region last year can be blamed on human-induced climate change, according to the World Meteorological Organization.’

via Scientists to climate change skeptics: Get real – CBS News.

‘It has been widely argued that if oil prices remain high, the Northern Alberta Oil Sands will find their way to market, irrespective of whether the Keystone XL pipelinei s built or not. In this note I show that until 2030 the supply of Western Canadian heavy crude is projected to be significantly influenced by the timing of which of the currently proposed pipelines get built. The Canadian petroleum industry projects that the supply of oil sands based heavy crudes will almost quadruple by 2030. Even if all currently proposed pipelines are built, there will be a need of additional transport capacity roughly one and half times current day production. This must either be met by additional low cost pipeline infrastructure or high cost rail/barge… These calculations suggest that Keystone XL is indeed a key requirement for Canadian producers to be able to meet their projected growth path. I suggest that not permitting Keystone XL will keep at least 1 billion barrels of Alberta heavy crude in the ground.’ ~ Maximilian Auffhammer

See the full article here, or Haas blog post

‘The report warns that the effects of human emissions of heat-trapping gases are already being felt, that the ultimate consequences could be dire, and that the window to do something about it is closing.’

via Scientists Sound Alarm on Climate – NYTimes.com.

‘The world is at growing risk of “abrupt, unpredictable and potentially irreversible changes” because of a warming climate, America’s premier scientific society warned on Tuesday.’

via Climate change is putting world at risk of irreversible changes, scientists warn | Environment | theguardian.com.

‘Washington (CNN) — It might not have had the drama of a Sen. Ted Cruz overnight talk-a-thon, but some Senate Democrats hope their all-night effort draws similar attention to their issue that has been stalled in Congress: climate change.’

via Democrats’ climate change effort might be more than a one-night stand – CNN.com.

‘The all-night session was the latest effort by the group, which is working with a parallel House caucus, to elevate the issue of global warming. The members know that serious climate change legislation stands no chance of passage in this divided Congress, where many lawmakers in the Republican-majority House deny the science of human-caused global warming.’

via Senate Democrats’ All-Nighter Flags Climate Change – NYTimes.com.

‘Washington AFP – Dozens of US lawmakers eager to make climate change a major political issue will begin an all-night Senate session Monday urging Washington to enact legislation that reduces the threat of global warming.’

via US lawmakers to hold all-nighter on climate change – Yahoo News.