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Rajendra Pachauri fails to get British support over ‘unsubstantiated’ climate report claims

Chair of IPCC facing allegations that claims made in key reports did not have required standard of scientific reviewDamian Carrington Rajendra Pachauri, who has faced criticism as chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change following allegations of inaccurate statements in panel reports, suffered a fresh blow last night when he failed to get the [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

Global warming: Undeniable evidence

The unwillingness of scientists at the University of East Anglia to release climate data to people who choose not to believe in climate change was a mistake. Science advances through openness, through the ability of others to replicate the same findings or demonstrate error in discovery and interpretation. Reluctance to disclose – revealed last week [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
 

Miliband defends climate science

The climate change secretary denies that controversies over scientific data have undermined efforts to tackle global warming.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

Climate Chief Hid False Glacier Claims At Summit

The Times Online reported that the chairman of the leading climate change watchdog was indeed informed that claims made before the Copenhagen summit about melting Himalayan glaciers were false.

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
 

Could generating energy from waste be the answer?

Scientists are helping to find answers to one of the most difficult problems facing the world today: generating energy without accelerating climate change or harming food production. Researchers are investigating biofuels generated from wastes. Thes…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

The Big Issue | Sceptics fiddle while the planet burns

Robin McKie’s article “Glaciergate was a blunder, but it’s the sceptics who dissemble” (Comment, last week) brings clarity and balance to the debate about climate change science. Yes, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Himalayan glacier projection was wrong, but that doesn’t undermine the rigorous seven-year IPCC process that led to the last assessment report [...]

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |
 

Pachauri was told of false glacier claims before Copenhagen

The chairman of the leading climate change watchdog, Pachauri, was informed that claims about melting Himalayan glaciers were false before the Copenhagen summit, The Times has learnt.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

Inuit must adapt to climate change: study

Inuit people must adapt to environmental changes coming to the Arctic, which will put their way at life at risk, concludes a new study from a group of Canadian reseachers.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

U.S. Commits to Greenhouse Gas Cuts under Copenhagen Climate Accord

The U.S. officially committed in writing yesterday to the greenhouse gas emission cuts proposed by President Obama in Copenhagen –4 percent below 1990 levels by 2020. The letter to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |

Climate, Energy Programs May See Boost Despite Budget Freeze

Climate change and clean energy programs, which the Obama administration has championed, are expected to remain priorities at U.S. EPA and the Energy Department in the president’s fiscal 2011 budget request despite a request to freeze non-military d…

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Science |