Climate change - the POLITICAL debate. Vol 2
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turbobloke said:
Green Energy Policy In Germany Beginning To Strangle The Economy
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s abrupt exit from nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster in Japan and aggressive push into renewables has unnerved German industry. A recent overhaul of the country’s complex renewable energy law has done little to alleviate uncertainty over future policy or assuage fears about German energy competitiveness. “Energy intensive industries in particular have lost confidence in the future of Germany as a business location,” said Thomas Mayer, a former chief economist at Deutsche Bank.
Reuters, 16 August 2014
German Greens Frothing At The Gills
The Green Party has criticised Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, for cancelling her attendance at the UN Climate Summit on 23 September in New York and accused her of giving preference to lobby interests. "Instead of fighting for global climate protection on the international stage, she rather goes to speak to the lobby group of German industry which is not known to be a haven of climate change activism," said the party's parliamentary deputy Oliver Krischer.
Die Welt, 15 August 2014
Sie bitte kann nicht alle menschen die ganze zeit. Or something.Chancellor Angela Merkel’s abrupt exit from nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster in Japan and aggressive push into renewables has unnerved German industry. A recent overhaul of the country’s complex renewable energy law has done little to alleviate uncertainty over future policy or assuage fears about German energy competitiveness. “Energy intensive industries in particular have lost confidence in the future of Germany as a business location,” said Thomas Mayer, a former chief economist at Deutsche Bank.
Reuters, 16 August 2014
German Greens Frothing At The Gills
The Green Party has criticised Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, for cancelling her attendance at the UN Climate Summit on 23 September in New York and accused her of giving preference to lobby interests. "Instead of fighting for global climate protection on the international stage, she rather goes to speak to the lobby group of German industry which is not known to be a haven of climate change activism," said the party's parliamentary deputy Oliver Krischer.
Die Welt, 15 August 2014
It's all going splendidly, isn't it?
ERMAGEEEEEERRRRDDD!!!!! Please let me pay some more tax to combat this.
Phew, thank fk for that.
Thought my taxes might have been going to waste but looks like they did some good after all
The Daily Express said:
SHOCK WEATHER FORECAST: Hottest August in 300 YEARS on way as jet stream BOILS Britain
BRITAIN will roast in the hottest August EVER with temperatures set to hit an unbearable 100F within weeks.
The average temperature so far this month is 61.3F (16.3C), 2.3F (1.2C) above the long-term average according to the Met Office.
http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/493781/SHOCK-WEATHER-FORECAST-Hottest-August-in-300-YEARS-on-way-as-jet-stream-BOILS-BritainBRITAIN will roast in the hottest August EVER with temperatures set to hit an unbearable 100F within weeks.
The average temperature so far this month is 61.3F (16.3C), 2.3F (1.2C) above the long-term average according to the Met Office.
ERMAGEEEEEERRRRDDD!!!!! Please let me pay some more tax to combat this.
Metro said:
Coldest August in 100 years is a wet blanket for Bank Holiday weekend plans.
The Met Office expects temperatures to be well below average for the month, saying it is not expected to rise above 9C (48.2F) in parts of the North during the day while the low pressure system persists.
The last time it was this cold in August was in 1919, when temperatures did not rise above 9C for four days in the North.
http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/18/coldest-august-in-100-years-is-a-wet-blanket-for-bank-holiday-weekend-plans-4837218/The Met Office expects temperatures to be well below average for the month, saying it is not expected to rise above 9C (48.2F) in parts of the North during the day while the low pressure system persists.
The last time it was this cold in August was in 1919, when temperatures did not rise above 9C for four days in the North.
Phew, thank fk for that.
Thought my taxes might have been going to waste but looks like they did some good after all
HD Adam said:
http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/18/coldest-august-in-10...
Phew, thank fk for that.
Thought my taxes might have been going to waste but looks like they did some good after all
The 4 of the top 5 "Most Read"links on the page as I just saw them make for some interesting comparisons.Phew, thank fk for that.
Thought my taxes might have been going to waste but looks like they did some good after all
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Most Read Stories in Nature
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Summer 'knocked on the head' as Britons face wet and miserable Bank Holiday weekend
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SHOCK WEATHER FORECAST: Hottest August in 300 YEARS on way as jet stream BOILS Britain
3
Arctic winds and torrential rain bring summer to a soggy end
4
Which bird should Britain take under its wing?
5
Summer over? Week-long autumn chill to hit Britain as Arctic blast brings SLEET
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Based on the content of number 2 Mr. Corbyn has to hope for something rather dramatic in the next few days if the attributions have been reported accurately.
turbobloke said:
Green Energy Policy In Germany Beginning To Strangle The Economy
Chancellor Angela Merkelâs abrupt exit from nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster in Japan and aggressive push into renewables has unnerved German industry. A recent overhaul of the countryâs complex renewable energy law has done little to alleviate uncertainty over future policy or assuage fears about German energy competitiveness. âEnergy intensive industries in particular have lost confidence in the future of Germany as a business location,â said Thomas Mayer, a former chief economist at Deutsche Bank.
Reuters, 16 August 2014
German Greens Frothing At The Gills
The Green Party has criticised Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, for cancelling her attendance at the UN Climate Summit on 23 September in New York and accused her of giving preference to lobby interests. "Instead of fighting for global climate protection on the international stage, she rather goes to speak to the lobby group of German industry which is not known to be a haven of climate change activism," said the party's parliamentary deputy Oliver Krischer.
Die Welt, 15 August 2014
I guess they see no irony with the lobby group preference line?Chancellor Angela Merkelâs abrupt exit from nuclear energy after the Fukushima disaster in Japan and aggressive push into renewables has unnerved German industry. A recent overhaul of the countryâs complex renewable energy law has done little to alleviate uncertainty over future policy or assuage fears about German energy competitiveness. âEnergy intensive industries in particular have lost confidence in the future of Germany as a business location,â said Thomas Mayer, a former chief economist at Deutsche Bank.
Reuters, 16 August 2014
German Greens Frothing At The Gills
The Green Party has criticised Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, for cancelling her attendance at the UN Climate Summit on 23 September in New York and accused her of giving preference to lobby interests. "Instead of fighting for global climate protection on the international stage, she rather goes to speak to the lobby group of German industry which is not known to be a haven of climate change activism," said the party's parliamentary deputy Oliver Krischer.
Die Welt, 15 August 2014
Hundred-Year Period Of Increased Solar Activity Coming To An End
At the moment, the space climate is undergoing an extremely interesting phase. Now a 100-year period of heightened solar activity is coming to an end.
Juha Merimaa, Helsinki Times, 18 August 2014
Solar Cycles Linked To Global Warming Pause Says New Paper IPCC Gurus Tried to Quash
Long-Term natural cycles linked to the sun could explain the pause in global average surface temperatures and offer a better guide for coastal planners to predict sea level rises, storm surges and natural disasters. Publication of the findings in Ocean and Coastal Management follows a decade-long struggle for the lead author, Australian scientist Robert Baker from the University of New England, whose work has challenged the orthodox climate science view that carbon dioxide is the dominant factor in climate change. His latest paper with his PhD student faced a series of objections from scientists close to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change but was published after an 11-member peer review panel voted 8-3 to publish.
Graham Lloyd, The Australian, 16 August 2014
At the moment, the space climate is undergoing an extremely interesting phase. Now a 100-year period of heightened solar activity is coming to an end.
Juha Merimaa, Helsinki Times, 18 August 2014
Solar Cycles Linked To Global Warming Pause Says New Paper IPCC Gurus Tried to Quash
Long-Term natural cycles linked to the sun could explain the pause in global average surface temperatures and offer a better guide for coastal planners to predict sea level rises, storm surges and natural disasters. Publication of the findings in Ocean and Coastal Management follows a decade-long struggle for the lead author, Australian scientist Robert Baker from the University of New England, whose work has challenged the orthodox climate science view that carbon dioxide is the dominant factor in climate change. His latest paper with his PhD student faced a series of objections from scientists close to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change but was published after an 11-member peer review panel voted 8-3 to publish.
Graham Lloyd, The Australian, 16 August 2014
More on solar which got missed a few days ago, unless Guam posted it already in which case it's another beer owed.
http://www.reportingclimatescience.com/news-storie...
As to what constitutes evidence, say n'more squire.
http://www.reportingclimatescience.com/news-storie...
Link said:
The implications of this result are controversial as they appear to fly in the face of evidence presented by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and accepted by many climate scientists that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) have been the main factor driving up global temperatures in the industrial age and that the sun has played a minor role.
NSSAs to what constitutes evidence, say n'more squire.
If, and it's a fairly over-fed and under-exercised if, the science is slowly being 'corrected', and thus grants for greenwash presumably diminish as the political climate changes (could be decades?), where will be the next bonanza for research chappies?
Global cooling? Influenza pandemic? Religious fundamentalism? Cash book accounting?
All that state funded grantola has to find a home somewhere...
Global cooling? Influenza pandemic? Religious fundamentalism? Cash book accounting?
All that state funded grantola has to find a home somewhere...
The Don of Croy said:
If, and it's a fairly over-fed and under-exercised if, the science is slowly being 'corrected', and thus grants for greenwash presumably diminish as the political climate changes (could be decades?), where will be the next bonanza for research chappies?
Global cooling? Influenza pandemic? Religious fundamentalism? Cash book accounting?
All that state funded grantola has to find a home somewhere...
... and you'd like to be in on the ground floor?Global cooling? Influenza pandemic? Religious fundamentalism? Cash book accounting?
All that state funded grantola has to find a home somewhere...
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