Global Warming or Climate Change

World Meteorological Organisation report says CO2  concentrations  grew at the fastest rate since reliable  global  records began in 1984 Experts say the rise in CO2 levels is outpacing fossil fuel use, so the planet's natural ability to soak up emissions of the gas may be slowing down The  biosphere (plants and soil)  and oceans may be absorbing less of the gas The longer fossil fuel use grows, the harder it will be to reverse the warming effect, the organisation warned Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere reached a record high in 2013 driven by a surge in the level of carbon dioxide, a study claims. Experts say carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations grew at the fastest rate since reliable global records began and have called for international action to combat climate change. The rise in CO2 levels is outpacing fossil fuel use, suggesting that the planet's natural ability to soak up emissions of the gas may be slowing down. ‘We know w...

Myth of arctic meltdown Seven years after former US Vice-President Al Gore's warning, Arctic ice cap has  expanded for second year in row.  An area twice the size of Alaska - America's biggest state - was open water two years ago and is now covered in ice.  These satellite images taken from University of Illinois's Cryosphere project show ice has become more concentrated The speech by former US Vice-President Al Gore was apocalyptic. ‘The North Polar ice cap is falling off a cliff,’ he said. ‘It could be completely gone in summer in as little as seven years. Seven years from now.’ Those comments came in 2007 as Mr Gore accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for his campaigning on climate change. But seven years after his warning, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that, far from vanishing, the Arctic ice cap has expanded for the second year in succession – with a surge, depending on how you measure it, of between 43 and 63 per cent since 2012. To put it ano...

TOM JOHNSON  | JULY 11, 2014 Report identifies transportation sector as largest source of carbon pollution, responsible for 42% of greenhouse-gas emissions The biggest challenge to reducing the greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to climate change in the state is to do so without imposing an unfair cost burden on residents and businesses, according to a new report submitted to the Legislature. The report is the work of a study group set up by lawmakers to identify ways to comply with an aggressive goal of cutting back pollution that leads to global warming, reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent from 2006 levels by 2050. It recommends that the state focus on three key areas to achieve those targets: transportation; heating and building; and energy production. It is not going to be easy or painless, witnesses said at a hearing of the Senate Environment and Energy Committee yesterday in the Statehouse Annex on a range of crucial energy issues facing the state. “T...

All efforts to stop the deadly impact of global warming will ultimately fail. Yes, fail. Our leaders are destroying us from within. Blame GOP, conservatives, Big Oil, capitalist billionaires, Koch Bros. Also the president. Harper’s quotes John Podesta, Obama’s senior adviser, warning: “History will judge Obama’s climate-change efforts as sadly insufficient.”  Morning rush hour traffic moves along the I-10 freeway in Los Angeles. America’s leaders are failing us, will never act, till it’s too late to plan for an economic catastrophe. We have lost our soul. There are four big reasons our leaders will not act in time: First. Overwhelming opposition by the GOP, conservatives and capitalists ... Second. Our blind failure to see our planet cannot feed the 10 billion people predicted by 2050. ... Third. Our addiction to “more is never enough” consumption ... Fourth. The irrational, unscientific and ultimately self-destructive belief of capitalism in perpetual economic growth...

A UN report on climate change is expected to call for a trebling of the planet's use of renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. The report is also expected to argue that the trend of increased carbon emissions can only be reversed if a "massive shift" in energy use is made. Scientists will also cautiously endorse a shift to natural gas an alternative to carbon intensive sources. The report will be released on Sunday at a press conference in Berlin. It will argue that if significant action isn't taken by 2030, global temperatures could rise by more than 2 degrees C. Such a rise in temperature would be highly dangerous, the report will argue. Continue reading the main story What is the IPCC? In its own words, the IPCC is there "to provide the world with a clear scientific view on the current state of knowledge in climate change and its potential environmental and socio-economic impacts". The offspring of two UN bodies, the  ...

The Great Green Con no. 1: The hard proof that finally shows global warming forecasts that are costing you billions were WRONG all along Read more:  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2294560/The-great-green-1-The-hard-proof-finally-shows-global-warming-forecasts-costing-billions-WRONG-along.html#ixzz2NnWIR9Kb Follow us:  @MailOnline on Twitter  |  DailyMail on Facebook No, the world ISN'T getting warmer (as you may have noticed). Now we reveal the official data that's making scientists suddenly change their minds about climate doom. So will eco-funded MPs stop waging a green crusade with your money? Well... what do YOU think? The Mail on Sunday today presents irrefutable evidence that official predictions of global climate warming have been catastrophically flawed. The graph on this page blows apart the ‘scientific basis’ for Britain reshaping its entire economy and spending billions in taxes and subsidies in order to cut emissions of greenhouse gases....