December 2, 2014 The ongoing United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (December 1 through 12, 2014) in Lima must not fail to slow, and eventually halt, the use of fossil fuels and nuclear energy to generate electricity. That would greatly reduce carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the … Continue reading
Category Archives: Global Warming
The Caribbean
G-20 Infrastructure Commitment On November 16, 2014 leaders of G-20 nations in Brisbane, Australia presented a plan to boost global GDP by more than $2 trillion over five years by investing in infrastructure and increasing trade. Presumably the infrastructure they have in mind will include projects to reduce the use … Continue reading
The Conquest of Drought
Speaking at Brookings on the economics of climate change, Secretary of the Treasury Jacob Lew remarked that “the cost of inaction or delay is far greater than the cost of action.” The fact of the matter is that there is no national or international consensus among leaders on what, if … Continue reading
Consequences of Climate Change Assessment by the U.S. Department of Agriculture
Excerpted from the full report August 2012 Executive Summary The 2010 Resources Planning Act (RPA) Assessment is the fifth report prepared in response to the mandate in the 1974 Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act (Public Law 93–378, 88 Stat 475, as amended). This report summarizes findings about the … Continue reading
Remarks Of Secretary Jacob J. Lew On The Economics Of Climate Change
Editor’s note: does not offer a solution to drought. Excerpt of the full transcript …The need for action is clear. The world can either choose to ignore the challenge today and be forced to take more drastic action at greater cost down the road. Or we can make sensible, modest … Continue reading
Comments of Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Climate Change at Arequipa, Peru
(Excerpt of his complete remarks) October 13, 2014 The Security Implications of Climate Change Today, this region has become one of the most stable in the world. In many nations of the hemisphere, economies are growing and democracy is flourishing. But we must be ready to confront emerging and future … Continue reading
Another Perspective to Secretary John Kerry’s Comments on Climate Change
October 12, 2014 Secretary Kerry is of course correct in his understanding that climate change must be quickly addressed. However, his prescription –clean energy- the equivalent of a vaccine, is not a remedy for the full blown disease our planet is suffering from. No doubt it might have helped 45 … Continue reading
Secretary John Kerry on Climate Change
October 9, 2014 (Excerpt of his complete remarks) …the gathering storm that Sir Winston also warned about. And there is no element of that gathering storm more critical than climate change. Together, both of our countries recognize that never before has a threat like climate change found in its solution … Continue reading
Southern Oceans Warmer Than First Thought
The world is warming faster than we thought October 2014 by Michael Slezak New Scientist It’s worse than we thought. Scientists may have hugely underestimated the extent of global warming because temperature readings from southern hemisphere seas were inaccurate. Comparisons of direct measurements with satellite data and climate models suggest … Continue reading
The Dying Aral Sea
The Independent September 30, 2014 It was once the fourth largest lake in the world, but what used to be an expanse of water in the basin of the Kyzylkum Desert now lies almost completely dry. The Aral Sea has been retreating over the last half-century since a massive Soviet … Continue reading