Global Warming and Climate Change News

Poll: Americans Unfazed By Climate Change Concerns (redOrbit)
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 1:09 pm

A new survey shows that 49% of Americans are not worried about climate change, while 35% are very concerned about the polarizing issue.Zogby's newest poll indicates that the amount of people not worried increased 10% from 2007, while 48% said they were highly concerned.The survey coincides with the United Nations climate change conference, as global warming warning continue to grow.Former US ... [News Source]

Greater sea level rise likely, study warns
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 1:05 pm

A new study using fossils and sediment from 125,000 years ago says the ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are likely to melt faster, raising sea levels more than earlier predicted. This NASA satellite data shows how Greenland's ice sheet changed between 2003 and 2005. Low coastal regions (blue) lost three times as much ice per year from excess melting and icebergs than the high-elevation interior (orange/red) gained from excess snowfall.Global warming in this century might raise sea levels more than expected in future centuries, says a study that looked at what happened at a time when Neanderthals roamed Europe.


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Video: Climate e-mail controversy in review
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 11:15 am

Dec. 16: The wrangle between climate change researchers and skeptics was fueled by hundreds of leaked e-mails, released just before the Copenhagen summit. NBC's Natasha Sachs looks at the altercation that won't go away. (NBC News Web Extra)Dec. 16: A wrangle between climate researchers and skeptics was fueled by leaked e-mails. NBC's Natasha Sachs looks at the row as well as climate concerns. (NBC News Web Extra)


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Climate conference leaves a giant footprint
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 10:16 am

The driver of a luxury sedan of the Bahamas delegation exits his vehicle outside a hotel in the center of Copenhagen on Tuesday.If they fail to reach a climate deal in Copenhagen, world leaders flying in their private jets and huddling in five-star hotels will have little to show beyond a big carbon footprint.


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Gloria flies to Copenhagen for Climate Change summit (Malaya)
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 10:03 am

PRESIDENT Arroyo flew to Copenhagen yesterday for the Climate Change summit, saying she hopes to encourage other nations to band together in fighting global warming. [News Source]

Deal to save forests near.
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 9:00 am

Negotiators have all but completed a sweeping deal that would compensate countries for preserving forests, and in some cases, other natural landscapes like peat soils, swamps and fields that play a crucial role in curbing climate change. This could be the most significant achievement to come out of the Copenhagen talks. [News Source]

Nuclear power expansion in China stirs concerns.
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 9:00 am

China’s aggressive program of building new nuclear plants could cut carbon emissions, but experts worry that the pace may lead to safety shortcuts. [News Source]

In Copenhagen, ‘to be elaborated’ means a stalemate.
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 9:00 am

In a symbolic S O S, a United Nations functionary carried an orange-and-white life preserver to a news conference on Tuesday. The gesture seemed lighthearted, but the message was not: Progress has been halting in international climate negotiations here. [News Source]

Copenhagen: Geoengineering’s big break?
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 9:00 am

While it hasn't been featured in the formal negotiations, geoengineering has been a significant sub-theme in Copenhagen. And if the climate talks at Copenhagen fail, it could give geoengineering advocates the break they've been waiting for. [News Source]

U.S.-China showdown looms over climate talks.
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 9:00 am

In a showdown between the world's two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on commitments to fight global warming and the top American envoy declared the U.S. would not change its offer on cutting greenhouse gas emissions. [News Source]

Amid Copenhagen’s climate din, a corporate silence.
Wednesday December 16th 2009, 9:00 am

Diplomats could use a helpful shove in the right direction — and perhaps surprisingly, some of that force could come from a corporate sector that was once dead set against climate action. [News Source]