David Cameron to Address COP21 Conference in Paris after Months of Silence on Climate Change

David Cameron is addressing the world today at the opening leaders’ event at the Paris COP21 climate conference. The British Prime Minister has until now remained almost entirely silent on the issue of climate change.  So, where does Britain stand going into these negotiations, and what does it hope to get out of them? From ‘Hug a Husky’ […]

Obama Bid To Secure Climate Legacy at Paris COP21

BY KYLA MANDEL AND BRENDAN MONTAGUE IN PARIS Barack Obama knows COP21 is his legacy moment. His presidency has been book-ended by the two most critical international climate summits – the disastrous Copenhagen and now the hope-filled Paris. The American president joined 150 world leaders for the opening ceremony on the first day of the UN climate […]

Making the Moral Case on Climate Change Ahead of COP21 Paris Summit

This is a guest post by Lawrence Torcello, cross-posted from The Conversation. Much of the general public is well aware of scientists’ recommendations on climate change. In particular, climate scientists and other academics say society needs to keep global temperatures to no more than two degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels to avoid the most dangerous effects of […]

Interesting Events You Won’t Want to Miss At The Paris COP21 Climate Conference

The time has finally arrived. We’re on the Eurostar heading to Paris for the COP21 climate conference kick-off. On Monday, the world is meeting in Paris to (hopefully) agree a deal that will curb our carbon emissions and avert catastrophic climate change. The stakes are high. Over the course of just two weeks, we’ll see leaders doing […]

Obama's Secret Plot to Launch Communist World State at Paris Climate Conference*

BY BRENDAN MONTAGUE AND KYLA MANDEL IN PARIS Barack Obama is leading a clandestine international project to establish a Communist-fascist world government through the United Nations COP21 climate change conference in Paris. That’s the reality that Viscount Monckton wakes up to every day. The president of the United States is working alongside an international network of “totalitarians” who […]

How Amber Showed Red Light to Green Policies Ahead of COP21

BY BRENDAN MONTAGUE AND KYLA MANDEL IN PARIS Amber Rudd is expected to arrive back in Paris today to lead Britain’s negotiators at the climate COP21 talks as her own energy policy appeared to be in complete disarray. The secretary of state for energy and climate change has attacked climate deniers and has favourably quoted Margaret […]

Meet Jeffery Hildebrand, the Texas Oil Billionaire Who Wants to Drill in the Arctic

This is a guest post by Tim Donaghy of Greenpeace USA. Royal Dutch Shell may have recently scrapped its plans to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea, but the oil industry has not given up its designs on the Arctic Ocean’s fossil fuels. In September, Houston-based company Hilcorp submitted a plan to develop and produce oil from […]

GOP Representative Lamar Smith On A Foolish Crusade To Discredit Climate Scientists

Lamar Smith, the Republican Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, has launched a one-man crusade to discredit climate scientists whom he believes are only working to advance President Obama’s climate initiatives. In October, Smith began fighting with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over a study it published showing that climate […]

Climate Denial in the Classroom: Textbooks of Doubt

This is an excerpt cross-posted with permission from the National Center for Science Education. A recent survey by the National Surveys on Energy and the Environment found that only 16% Americans believe there is no solid evidence for global warming. Though good news for the public at large, there are still questions about how global warming is […]

Five Things to Know about Osborne’s £1bn Carbon Capture and Storage Fund Cut

The UK government has been fiercely criticised after Chancellor George Osborne quietly scrapped a £1bn project to cut carbon emissions and removed more “green crap” from household energy bills reports the Independent (alongside almost every other British media outlet). The announcement to cancel the competition for carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology – just six months […]