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EU wants Paris climate deal to cut carbon emissions 60% by 2050 | Environment | The Guardian

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

‘The world’s states should commit to a legally binding emissions cut of 60% by 2050, with five-yearly reviews, in a Paris Protocol to replace the moribund Kyoto agreement at a climate summit later this year, according to a leaked EU document.’

via EU wants Paris climate deal to cut carbon emissions 60% by 2050 | Environment | The Guardian.

Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations : The Two-Way : NPR

Tuesday, February 24th, 2015

‘The chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Rajendra K. Pachauri, stepped down Tuesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct that have engulfed the celebrated Indian economist and engineer.’

via Head Of UN Climate Change Panel Resigns Amid Harassment Allegations : The Two-Way : NPR.

Things just got very hot for climate deniers’ favorite scientist – The Washington Post

Monday, February 23rd, 2015

‘…But Soon is not without controversy. During the weekend, Greenpeace released a batch of documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act that showed Soon received more than $1.2 million from Exxon Mobil, Southern Company, the American Petroleum Institute and the Charles G. Koch Charitable Foundation.’

via Things just got very hot for climate deniers’ favorite scientist – The Washington Post.

India’s Huge Commitment to Renewable Energy Provides ‘Gift to the World’ » EcoWatch

Monday, February 23rd, 2015

‘Prime Minister Narendra Modi proclaimed India’s “megawatts to gigawatts” challenge at the Renewable Energy Investment Summit (RE-Invest) last week, building on his existing commitment to 160 gigawatts of solar and wind by 2022.’

On climate risk in India:

“…India is particularly vulnerable to the downside of fossil fuels and global warming. The City of Mumbai, which generates 40 percent of the nation’s tax revenues, has a larger population at risk from sea level rise and storm surge than any city on the planet—2.5 million residents are already forced to live below the high tide line at present sea level.”

via India’s Huge Commitment to Renewable Energy Provides ‘Gift to the World’ » EcoWatch.

Senator Edward Markey to investigate energy companies on climate science funding – Metro – The Boston Globe

Sunday, February 22nd, 2015

‘WASHINGTON — Senator Edward J. Markey is calling on coal and oil companies to reveal whether they are funding scientific climate change studies after his staff reviewed newly obtained documents illuminating the relationship between a researcher for a Cambridge-based institution and energy interests.’

via Senator Edward Markey to investigate energy companies on climate science funding – Metro – The Boston Globe.

European grain yield stagnation related to climate change, says Stanford scholar

Saturday, February 21st, 2015

‘After changes in government policy and farm practices, European grain yields leveled off. Stanford’s Frances C. Moore says climate trends account for 10 percent of that stagnation.’

via European grain yield stagnation related to climate change, says Stanford scholar.

Davis hosting Interfaith Climate Conference

Saturday, February 21st, 2015

‘Members of all faiths and the public are invited to explore what people can do together to slow their own contributions to climate change and to lead the whole community to a more sustainable future.’

via Davis hosting Interfaith Climate Conference.

India Lowers Expectations For Paris Climate Talks – Forbes

Saturday, February 21st, 2015

‘…Developing countries like India may be reluctant to accept any enforcement mechanism that could have the effect of limiting economic growth. Were they asked to rank economic growth against climate objectives, Ramesh said, developing countries would choose growth.’

via India Lowers Expectations For Paris Climate Talks – Forbes.

Developing World Will Grow On Coal, Climate Leaders Predict

Saturday, February 21st, 2015

‘The developing world will rapidly increase its use of electricity in the next 15 years, and coal remains the most likely fuel to power that growth, despite carbon emissions, according to a panel of world leaders in climate policy and economics.’

via Developing World Will Grow On Coal, Climate Leaders Predict.

New York City Could See 6-Foot Sea Rise, Tripling of Heat Waves by 2100 – Scientific American

Saturday, February 21st, 2015

‘Heat waves and floods caused by climate change could mean disaster for the Big Apple’s five boroughs by the end of the century, with sea levels now predicted by a new report to climb by as much as 6 feet by 2100.’

via New York City Could See 6-Foot Sea Rise, Tripling of Heat Waves by 2100 – Scientific American.