Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act?: Scientific American

Climate Change Imperils the State of the Planet--Will the World Act?: Scientific American: "NEW YORK CITY—More than 100 countries have signed on to the Copenhagen Accord—the nonbinding agreement to combat climate change hastily agreed to this past December at a summit of world leaders. As signatories, the countries agree to cut greenhouse gas emissions to keep global average temperatures from warming more than 2 degrees Celsius. The countries that have signed up to date represent more than 80 percent of the global emissions of such heat-trapping gases."

Don't hound the climate scientists | Rajendra Pachauri - NewsTrust.net

Don't hound the climate scientists | Rajendra Pachauri - NewsTrust.net To dismiss the implications of climate change based on an error about the rate at which Himalayan glaciers are melting is an act of astonishing intellectual legerdemain. Yet this is what some doubters of climate change are claiming. But the reality is that our understanding of climate change is based on a vast and remarkably sound body of science – and is something we distort and trivialize at our peril.

Strontium-Doped Perovskites Rival Platinum Catalysts for Treating NOx in Simulated Diesel Exhaust -- Kim et al. 327 (5973): 1624 -- Science

Strontium-Doped Perovskites Rival Platinum Catalysts for Treating NOx in Simulated Diesel Exhaust -- Kim et al. 327 (5973): 1624 -- Science: "There is a recognized need to lower greenhouse gas emissions from mobile sources in order to address concerns regarding global climate change. Diesel engines offer superior fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas reduction potential; however, one of the technical obstacles to their broad implementation is the requirement for a lean nitrogen oxide (NOx) (NO + NO2) after-treatment system, a key contributor to the high cost premium for diesel vehicles."

Global warming changes natural event: first causal link - environment - 18 March 2010 - New Scientist

Global warming changes natural event: first causal link - environment - 18 March 2010 - New Scientist: "For the first time, a causal link has been established between climate change and the timing of a natural event – the emergence of the common brown butterfly."

Leslie Berliant | Partisanship and Disinformation Surrounding Global Warming Taking their Toll

Leslie Berliant | Partisanship and Disinformation Surrounding Global Warming Taking their Toll: "A new Gallup poll shows that compared to three years ago, twice as many Americans believe that global warming’s consequences are exaggerated. And in just the last year, there has been an increase in skepticism from 41% to 48%."

Tata Motors to introduce Air Car – Is it the next big thing?

Tata Motors to introduce Air Car – Is it the next big thing?: "Tata Motors is taking giant strides and making history for itself. First the Landrover-Jaguar deal, then the world’s cheapest car and now it is also set to introduce the car that runs on air, compressed air to be specific."

The great global warming satire - CultureLab - New Scientist

The great global warming satire - CultureLab - New Scientist When we at New Scientist heard that Ian McEwan's new novel, Solar, tackled climate change, and that its protagonist was a Nobel prizewinning physicist, we had fun speculating about the real-life scientist the character might be based on. Having now read the book, I can now reveal: he wasn't based on anyone in the real world

PeerPower : Addressing trust in climate change

PeerPower : Addressing trust in climate change: "Unless the wasteful developed world honestly reduces carbon emissions and developing countries see themselves as future big emitters, stabiling global climate will remain a dream"

Which climate changes can be blamed on humans? - Short Sharp Science - New Scientist

Which climate changes can be blamed on humans? - Short Sharp Science - New Scientist: "The latest example of such a paper, in press in WIREs Climate Change, reviews a number of studies that have been done since 2007. It finds that there are definite human influences on a host of aspects of the climate, all of them driven by the rising temperatures." According to Stott's overview of published research papers, there is now a confirmed human fingerprint (links go to the original papers) on: * The rise in global surface air temperature; * The rise in surface air temperature over every continent, including Antarctica; * The rise in atmospheric humidity (caused by the higher air temperatures); * The rise in precipitation (rain, snow, etc) around the world, as a result of the higher humidities; * Shifts in precipitation: dry tropical regions are getting drier while wet regions closer to the poles are getting wetter; * The huge losses of Arctic summer sea ice; * The rise in surface ocean temperature; * Increasing salinity in the Atlantic Ocean.

Inconvenient Carbon Truths About China : Greentech Media

Inconvenient Carbon Truths About China : Greentech Media: "In Muller's opinion, a watershed moment occurred in 2006. That's when China assumed the dubious mantle of being a larger emitter of carbon than the U.S. China has had an annual growth rate of 10 percent for the last several years. If that growth rate continues, in ten years China will be emitting four times the carbon of the U.S., meaning that the U.S. becomes an insignificant producer of carbon whether we go green or not."

A quiet sun won't save us from global warming - environment - 26 February 2010 - New Scientist

A quiet sun won't save us from global warming - environment - 26 February 2010 - New Scientist: "EVEN if the sun were to quieten down appreciably for the rest of this century, it would still be business as usual for global warming. The sun goes through an 11-year solar cycle during which its luminosity varies according to the number of sunspots appearing on its face. The normal cycle has a small effect on Earth's weather. But sometimes lulls in sunspot activity can last several decades, driving down the sun's luminosity to a 'grand minimum'. The Maunder minimum lasted from 1645 to 1715 and may have contributed to the little ice age."