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Can climate-friendly development survive a fossil fuel boom?
Climate warnings, growing louder
Fresh water “more precious than gold” in Bangladesh
Heartland Institute wastes real scientists' time – yet again
Heat-related deaths in Manhattan projected to rise
How bad is the rebound from energy efficiency efforts?
No matter how strong the evidence, deniers will keep denying
Stressed ecosystems leaving humanity high and dry
The Canadian "War on Science"
Understanding
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This is a re-post from The Guardian's Climate Consensus – the 97%
In an opinion article for the London Times this past Monday, writer Matt Ridley discussed his interpretation of a new paper which suggests that the Earth's climate sensitivity may be a bit lower than current best estimates. Climate sensitivity refers to the average amount of warming that will occur at the Earth's surface in response to an increased greenhouse effect.
This new paper, led by Alexander Otto at the University
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After our Consensus paper was published with extensive media coverage, law professor and climate communicator Dan Kahan posted an emotive blog post (he characterised it as a "haughty outburst"). He questioned the value of a study measuring consensus and whether consensus is something climate communicators should be emphasising.
Once Dan had a chance to calm down, we corresponded about his post and he suggested he summarise his views in a 4-point article that I could respond to. Dan's 4 point
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10 Reasons Canada Needs to Rethink the Tar Sands
A black mound of Canadian oil waste is rising over Detroit
Ads aimed at U.S. lawmakers
Could NAFTA force Keystone XL on United States?
Is Canada’s tar sands oil too dirty for Europe?
Keystone XL pipeline has become too big to approve
Keystone XL pipeline not a big deal
Lines in the sand
Major donors urge Obama to reject Keystone XL pipeline
Native Americans quit talks over Keystone XL pipeline
UK signals support for EU import of Canadian
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Over the last few days, there has been intense interest in our consensus paper and The Consensus Project website. The fact that the paper has been reported widely in mainstream media across the world is an important step towards reducing the gaping chasm between public perception of scientific consensus and the 97% reality. Having President Obama tweet about our paper to over 31 million followers (with 2,400+ retweets!) will certainly help close the consensus gap.
However, as the above
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