News: Archive for October, 2015
‘Only 16% of Americans believe there is not enough evidence to prove global climate change is real, the lowest percentage since a survey began asking the question in 2008.’
via Americans’ Denial of Climate Change Hits Record Low, Survey Finds | TIME.
‘The Democratic hopefuls for president vowed to embrace forceful measures to combat climate change in their curtain-raising debate last night without explaining how they would enlist the help of Republican lawmakers needed to enact their ambitious plans.’
via Climate Change Emerges as Campaign Theme – Scientific American.
‘…By 1978 Exxon’s senior scientists were telling top management that climate change was real, caused by man, and would raise global temperatures by 2-3C this century, which was pretty much spot-on.’
‘Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) says the state needs to drill more oil to mitigate the impact of climate change.’
via Alaska gov.: More drilling needed to fund climate change programs | TheHill.
‘It’s been well established over many years that Exxon is one of the world’s leading voices when it comes to denying the evidence of climate change. What’s new, however, are reports that the oil giant has quietly operated for decades on the assumption that the scientific evidence is real.’
via What Exxon knew about climate change, and when it knew it | MSNBC.
‘Parmar’s solar energy pump is one of the technologies being promoted by a new project designed to help rural Indians adapt to climate change. The project, run by the international NGO, the Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research programme on climate change, agriculture and food security (CCAFS), aims to create 1,000 so-called climate smart villages across six Indian states including Haryana, Punjab and Gujarat.’
‘Finance ministers from the 20 countries most vulnerable to climate change have formed a group to call for greater access to climate finance for adaptation and mitigation in the face of the most devastating effects of global warming.’
via Vulnerable nations unite to call for greater access to climate funds | Environment | The Guardian.
‘Scientists have confirmed that for only the third time ever recorded, bleaching is hitting coral reefs on a global scale.’
via Third Time’s a Disaster: Latest Coral Bleaching Hits Reefs Worldwide | TakePart.
PARIS—
‘A train is chugging its way across France this month to raise awareness about climate change and what is at stake during December’s climate summit in Paris.’
‘Thousands of climate change campaigners have promised to blockade a major UN climate summit in Paris with what they say will be non-violent direct action on a scale Europe has not seen before.’