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1 Ivison: U.S. climate bill would hurt Canada
December 06, 2007
John Ivison, National Post
OTTAWA -As delegates gather in Bali, Indonesia, to negotiate a new, long-term
agreement to fight climate change, Canadian environmentalists will be
at the forefront of those demanding the United States sign a deal, any
deal, that might cut global greenhouse-gas emissions. Protesters in Bali
were giving mock swimming lessons to highlight the plight of low-lying
countries they say may sink below rising sea levels. No one wants that.
But is a bad deal better than no deal?
www.nationalpost.com
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2 Dispatch
From Bali: Will the negotiations fall apart over the idea of "Climate
Justice"?
December 12, 2007
By Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
The heart of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali is a
meeting center surrounded by several luxury beach hotels. While delegates
from 190 nations negotiate in the ballroom, the sprawling hotel complex
is used as a fairground for a global trade show on climate.
www.slate.com
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3 How technology can help fight climate change
December 12, 2007
Martin Mittelstaedt, Environment Reporter
Dealing with climate change often seems like an insurmountable task.
Scientists and governments, including many at the Bali talks, have said
carbon-dioxide emissions have to be chopped by at least 50 per cent by
the middle of the century, and then even more later on.
www.theglobeandmail.com
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4 Scientist: 'Arctic is screaming'
WASHINGTON (AP) - An already relentless melting of the Arctic greatly
accelerated this summer, a warning sign that some scientists worry could
mean global warming has passed an ominous tipping point. One even speculated
that summer sea ice would be gone in five years.
www.cnn.com
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5 New model revises estimates of terrestrial carbon dioxide uptake
December 11, 2007
By University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a new model
of global carbon and nitrogen cycling that will fundamentally transform
the understanding of how plants and soils interact with a changing atmosphere
and climate.
www.sciencedaily.com
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6 New study increases concerns about climate model reliability
A new study comparing the composite output of 22 leading global climate
models with actual climate data finds that the models do an unsatisfactory
job of mimicking climate change in key portions of the atmosphere.
This research, published online in the Royal Meteorological Society's
International Journal of Climatology, raises new concerns about the reliability
of models used to forecast global warming.
www.sciencedaily.com
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