Dana Nuccitelli writes in The Guardian about the views of President Trump and Republican lawmakers about their assumption on the views of climate scientists. When queried about the most recent IPCC report, Republican lawmakers delivered a consistent, false message – that climate scientists are still debating whether humans are responsible. There’s a 97% expert consensus … Continue reading Why Donald Trump wants to confuse the public about the 97% expert climate consensus →

Alyssa Battistoni writes on the Jacobin magazine website that the urgency of climate change has never been clearer. We need a bold vision of a good and livable future — and a political programme to match. This is a must read for all EiD followers.   There’s No Time for Gradualism There’s a strange circularity … Continue reading The time for action is now →

Much has been written about the Nobel awards for economics presented to William Nordhaus and Paul Romer.  Andrew J. Hoffman and  Ellen Hughes-Cromwick from  the University of Michigan review in an article on The Conversation website about the important contribution of William Nordhaus   Nobel award recognizes how economic forces can fight climate change Yale … Continue reading Nobel award winner William Nordhaus’ contributions to address climate change →

Increasingly, the courts are being used to address environmental concerns.  In Europe we have seen organisations such as ClientEarth active to “empower people and NGOs with the legal rights to bring forward environmental battles of their own.”  Alice Venn, Unit Coordinator in Environmental Law at the University of Bristol, provides a good article on The … Continue reading How the legal system can help address climate change →

Sheena Goodyear writes on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation website about a recent interview that CBC radio hosts Carol Off and Jeff Douglas had with Paul Romer who recently won a Nobel Prize together with William Nordhaus. You should enjoy this. Nobel Prize-winning economist says carbon taxes are the solution to climate change Just hours before … Continue reading Nobel prize-winning economist, Paul Romer, discusses how economic policy can address global warming →

This week the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its report that was a wake-up call to all of us.  You have no doubt read many news items on it this week. Matthew Adams, Principal Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Brighton, gives us a sense of the challenge ahead of us, … Continue reading The IPCC report is all about change and upheaval on a scale we have never experienced before →

While we are searching for solutions, there are increasing concerns about the impact of global warming. Yes, it is necessary to adapt but it also confirms that we must be much more ambitious to mitigate GHG emissions.  Fiona Harvey writes a good article in The Guardian on this.  While we must do more, it was … Continue reading Concerns about cities vulnerable to storms and flood as a result of global warming →

Startling analysis from the Trump administration shows that the earth will warm significantly more than we have been led to believe.  An important article by Juliet Eilperin, Brady Dennis and Chris Mooney in the Washington Post reveals analysis from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). What are your views?   Trump administration sees a … Continue reading New analysis from Trump administration “assumes the planet’s fate is already sealed” →

Recent scientific research confirms man’s impact on Antarctic waters.  Kelsey Litwin explains in an article on the National Observer website.   For the first time, scientists prove human activity is the top cause of warming Antarctic waters Neil Swart had barely begun his master’s degree at the University of Cape Town when he embarked on … Continue reading Analysis shows cause of warming Antarctic waters →