Links tagged “flashback”

Experts analysed soot levels in 14 ice cores from Antarctica dating back to 1750

They found that pre-industrial soot levels were four times higher than expected

Soot has an atmospheric cooling effect, in opposition to greenhouse gases

Climate models must account for both to understand past temperature changes 

That soot levels were higher that thought means that modelling is likely off

While the planet is still warming, it is likely not doing so slower than we thought

Scientists turn political lobbyists: 

Will Steffen’s co-authored piece on “climate tipping points”, was headlined, “The growing threat of abrupt and irreversible climate changes must compel political and economic action on emissions.” The Nature paper included political rodomontade like: "In our view, the consideration of tipping points helps to define that we are in a climate emergency and strengthens this year’s chorus of calls for urgent climate action — from schoolchildren to scientists, cities and countries." ...

The ABC interviewer spliced in tape of Hoegh-Guldberg addressing a conference in Saudi Arabia (of all places) and saying, “Let’s now change the world.” ...The Academy – its members are overwhelmingly taxpayer-funded – wants to force Australia’s blue-collars, tradies and non-public servant middle classes into unpalatable and dark-green lifestyle changes. ...

Canadian investigative journalist Donna Laframboise has provided detailed history on Professor Hoegh-Guldberg, under the header, The WWF Activist in Charge at the IPCC (March 30, 2014). "The fact that he has spent his career cashing cheques from Greenpeace and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) was no impediment to him participating in the latest [Fifth] IPCC assessment. The geniuses there decided he wasn’t merely lead-author material, but that he deserved to be placed in charge of a chapter it’s called  The Ocean."

The COP26 conference hosted by the UK later this year is the world's "last, best opportunity to get real" on the climate, according to US envoy John Kerry.

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Flashback: Oh No, not again! CNN headline: US undermining ‘last chance’ climate talks — But every climate summit is hailed as the ‘last chance!’