Another week of GW News, November 29, 2009

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Another week of GW News, November 29, 2009

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November 29, 2009

More black humour in the GW vein:

The excitement is building, on the road to Copenhagen:

The rump end of the British empire held a meeting in Port of Spain:

Apparently there was a G77 meeting in Beijing this week as well:

Eight Amazon countries met Thursday to devise a save-the-jungle plan:

A group of scientist updated the IPCC 2007 report with a Copenhagen Diagnosis:

The Met Office, NERC and the Royal Society issued a Climate Science Statement:

CSIRO released a Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Report Card:

A collection of articles in Lancet emphasized the benefits of mitigating climate change:

And on the Bottom Line:

One Copenhagen issue that doesn't get much exposure is the rent-seeking behaviour of the developed countries:

Accounting for broken promises:

A disquieting theory from Tim Garrett got a mixed reception:

Solar forcing debunked, again:

The CRU hack distraction rolls on:

The Arctic melt continues to garner a lot of attention:

As for the geopolitics of Arctic resources:

While in Antarctica:

A report that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet is losing mass:

The food crisis is ongoing:

So, are these land grabs Colonialism V2?

And how are we going to feed 9 billion?

Nida blew around the Western Pacific far from land and Bongani bothered the Indian Ocean, but otherwise it has been quiet:

While elsewhere in the hurricane wars:

As for GHGs:

This sounds good, but...Note that it's carbon intensity from the year 2005:

And in the carbon cycle:

As for the temperature record:

While in the paleoclimate:

Glaciers are melting:

Sea levels are rising:

As for ocean currents:

Meanwhile in near earth orbit:

More GW impacts are being seen:

And then there are the world's forests:

Desertification looms as a threat:

As for heatwaves and wild fires:

And speaking of floods & droughts:

The strange, sad story of wild Australian camels in the drought:

Elsewhere on the mitigation front:

Consider transportation & GHG production:

While in the endless quest for zero energy, sustainable buildings and practical codes:

As for carbon sequestration:

Large scale geo-engineering keeps popping up:

Meanwhile in the journals:

And other significant documents:

Before we get into politics, there was some science done:

Hansen, redux:

James Annan Esq. and the AGU journals:

Tobis:

How will Carbon Labelling work?

The debate over the optimal strategy [carbon trading, carbon offsets, auction vs. allocation, and/or a carbon tax] to use in dealing with GHGs continues:

Meanwhile on the international political front:

Indian PM singh visited the USA, had a state supper and signed a 'Green Partnership':

As for GW & security:

The issue of the law and activism is playing out around the world as nations scramble to deal with climate change:

And on the American political front:

Another poll has people wondering:

The US Chamber of Commerce is still a target:

The Obama chatter took off this week with Copenhagen speculation:

The actions of the Obama administration are being watched closely:

As for what is going on in Congress:

The Gore-apalooza is still bopping along:

While in the UK:

And in Europe:

Meanwhile in Australia:

The meltdown of the opposition Liberal party has everyone entranced:

And in New Zealand:

While in the Indian subcontinent:

And China:

And Japan:

Elsewhere in Asia:

And in Russia:

And South America:

In Canada, minority neocon PM Harper, continues his do-nothing policy: