climate change, definition of
- Climate Change
Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time
that range from decades to millions of years. It can be a change in the
average weather or a change in the distribution of weather events
around an average (for example, greater or fewer extreme weather
events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region, or may occur across the whole Earth.
In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate. It may be qualified as anthropogenic climate change, more generally known as global warming.
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EcoWho blog posts where 'climate change' used:- Dueling Climate Reports
In the interests of free speech I'm reposting this article so it gets better exposure. - Climate Council, represents who?
The Climate Commission is being reformed as the Climate Council, we ask who do they represent and what is their funding model? - Tasmania Bushfires, lack of hazard reduction burns to blame
The Tasmania Bushfires are more a result of a lack of hazard reduction burns and not due to Climate Change. - Extreme weather not related to Climate Change says IPCC
In a rather surprising report from the IPCC they play down the link between extreme weather and Climate Change... - What is climate change?
We answer the question: what is climate change? - Carbon rap - even the young realise Climate Change is a fraud
Good video explaining what is really going on with Climate Change - Will Kyoto fall on its own sword?
It looks like Japan will stop Kyoto being extended and put a big cloud over Cancun. - Climatic Models incomplete - poor understanding of mid level clouds cited
Clouds play a major role in the climate-change equation, but they are the least-understood variable in the sky, observes a Texas A&M University geoscientist, who says mid-level clouds are especially understudied. - Indonesia to cut down rainforests for $1Bn climate aid
Indonesia plans to class large areas of its remaining natural forests as "degraded" in order to cut them down and receive nearly $1bn of climate aid for replanting them with palm trees and biofuel crops. - Climate change is not the long term problem, environmental degradation is.
We propose that man-made climate change, as a risk to society as we know it, is less of a real risk than current environmental degradation and pollution. - CO2 global levels rising, is this a problem?
According to recent reports in the media it looks like 2010 is 'expected' to be a record this year. We look into the actual facts and find this is just speculation prior to Cancum. - Solar Panel Calculator
Solar Panel Calculator, given the size, power and number of panels works out total power, rated voltage and amps. - A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response
US House of Representatives Science Committee has a meeting today titled 'A Rational Discussion of Climate Change: the Science, the Evidence, the Response' - we give you the details. - Green Blogging Sites
if you run a green or eco blog, we would be interested in hearing from you - Green gardening tips
Just some simple tips I've found that make it easier to maintain a green garden. - Plug pulled in French “Super Ministry of Environment”
Its seems the French have given a big fat 'Nill Points' to the plans to set up a “Super Ministry of Environment” in France. - ClimateGate Anniversary
ClimateGate is just about to celebrate being one year old. We look at what has changed over the last year. - Green Guffs of the week
Quick summary of some major 'green' snarfs of the week in terms of not really doing the right thing to save the environment. - Carbon trading is dead
Carbon trading in the US is dead - the market set up to trade it is about to close down for lack of business. - Biofuels destroying Rain Forests
Biofuel producing crops are replacing rain forests, resulting in the silly situation that there is a net increase in carbon. - Qantas A380 no crash in Singapore
For those wondering about the Qantas A380 flight from Singapore, it did not crash. - Climate Fools Meeting in the UK
The UK just had a meeting at parliament of key climate skeptics and MPs to help educate other MPs and interested people in the real issues. - Surry Hills Library wins Sustainable Architecture Award
The Surry Hills Library and Community Centre in Sydney, Australia was recently awarded the 2010 National Award for Sustainable Architecture by the Australian Institute of Architects. - Ocean acidification $15B NGO cash grab
The NGO Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) is after $15B upfront, then $5B a year to improve our ability to measure ocean acidification on the basis of a 0.1 change in pH from 8.2 to 8.1. This is monumental waste of money and we explain why. - Solar Panels for your home, with the reduced feed-in tariff, are they a sound investment?
We take a more detailed look at solar panels and help you work out if investing your money in solar is the right thing to do for you and the environment. - Feed-in tariff for NSW reduced to 20c/kWh
New South Wales has reviewed its feed-in tariff and reduced it to 20c/kWh, we look at what this means. - energy efficient homes and energy saving
Energy saving is something we all want to achieve at home through better efficiency. We look at the options available to you. - Compost Toilets or Waste processing system?
If you happen to live 'off grid' you often have to make the choice over what form of human waste disposal system is best suited. We give you some advice on this smelly issue... - Hebel Wall Systems, what are they..
CSR Hebel Wall Systems are a class of wall cladding that has some unique properties that makes them useful in certain building situations. - climate scientists: no consensus
A post in "The Australian" indicates that the consensus on climate change among climate scientists is a fiction. - 10:10 - 10 reasons carbon emissions trading does not work
Carbon emissions trading does not work, we give you 10 solid reasons why it won't. - resignation from American Physical Society over global warming scam
Prof Hal Lewis has just resigned from the American Physical Society after 67 years membership in disgust at the corruption around the 'global warming scam' - carbon trading does not reduce emissions
Carbon trading will not do a thing to reduce carbon emissions and protect the environment; in fact it could end up doing the exact opposite as businesses use it as a way to create profit. - 10:10 cut carbon emissions video, the links
A quick summary posting giving links to the coverage so far online and in the media. - Royal Society acknowledges significant uncertainly in climate predictions
A recent report from UK Royal Society (layman's guide to the science of climate change) has actually acknowledged that there is significant uncertainly in future climate models and predictions. - National Broadband Network - is it really Green?
How green is the National Broadband Network (NBN) and what are the alternatives? - Solar Cells at the nanoscale
it appears that some recent research is promising to improve the efficiency of solar cell light capture by up to 12 times.. - It does look like the Sun influences climate after all
The idea that changes in the sun's activity can influence the climate is making a comeback, after years of scientific vilification, thanks to major advances in our understanding of the atmosphere. - BBC calls for UN climate chief resignation
As reported by the BBC several environmentalists, UK MPs and scientists has called for the resignation of Rajendra Pachauri, chair of the UN’s climate science body. - Yahoo's super efficient Data Center
Yahoo has been able to apply passive cooling and hydro-electricity to a data center to produce massive savings in power usage and environmental foot print. - Reducing cows' methane production the natural way
It appears that oregano can actually reduce the methane 'emissions' a cow produces.. - Climate Disruption
Climate Disruption equals Climate Change equals Global Warming - the great global rebranding of AGW rolls on.. - WA Greens get evicted a Feedlot Operator for not believing in AGW
It appears in Western Australia that the Green's have no shame in wrecking a families livelihood because they expressed anti global warming opinions. This has resulted in the family been given 4 days notice of eviction. - Passive Solar Design advice
Passive Solar design can be applied to existing buildings as well as new buildings. We explain some useful techniques and give links to useful resources. - EarthCare Centre open day
The EarthCare Centre in Western Sydney is having an open day on Sustainable House Day - Sustainable House Day on this weekend
Sustainable House Day 2010 in Australia is on this Sunday 12th September - Forestry investments have all gone rotten
The Managed Investment Scheme (MIS) operators have all gone to the wall in Australia, we look at why and if they were actually green. - Self-Assembling Solar Cells Recycle Themselves Repeatedly
MIT has been researching into creating natural cell like solar cells which are able to reassemble themselves and the research so far looks quite promising... - Chicago Climate Exchange drops 50%, new record low
Basically, if it gets any lower it will be ZERO.. - IPCC must reform, recommends IAC
An independent review said the scientists who produce the periodic United Nations reports on climate change (IPCC) should be more open to alternative views, more transparent about their own possible conflicts of interest and more realistic in the reporting of the likelihood of climatic events. - Alternative Solar Energy
Alternative Solar Energy - this phrase often creates images of hippies and flower power... We look at what it really means. - US Thermal Solar Plant approved in California
California approves the first U.S. Thermal Solar Plant. - solar power efficiency
What are the factors that are important in efficiently harvesting solar power - we look at what they are.. - Special Interest Groups
To make it easier to find information on certain important topics we have made a set of SIG's (Special Interest Groups)... - New Rainwater harvesting calculator
This new calculator allows you to work out the practical tank size given average per month rainfall, your roof area and expected monthly water usage. - More Efficient Solar Cells with Selenium
Researchers have discovered that just adding a minuscule quantity of 9% selenium with zinc oxide base radically improved the sun light absorbing efficiency of the material... - Climate Change Policy in Australia
With an election just around the corner the politically sensitive issue of how Labour is to deal with Climate Change has been presented as policy today. - GE Ecomagination Challenge $200m for good ideas
GE Ecomagination contest hopes to gather ideas for improving electrical grid technology. - Call for tighter review of IPCC data
Prof Jean Palutikof, who spent 5 years at the British Met Office preparing the UN report, Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability, admitted the existing system was flawed because "quite a lot" of information had not been peer-reviewed by independent scientists before publication. - IPCC conclusions fail under legal cross examination
A cross examination of global warming science conducted by the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for Law and Economics has concluded that virtually every claim advanced by global warming proponents fails to stand up to scrutiny. - new low cost solar cell tech - dye films
solar dye film cells will be available at a projected price of 3p per kw/h, a tenth of silicon cells. - Give Curry to sheep and save the planet
Strange but true, feeding sheep curry could save the planet... - Solar companies receive $2 billion
Two solar companies have been awarded nearly $2 billion in Recovery Act funding for solar projects in three states. - New Square LED's more light directional
A new LED fabrication technique produces squares of LED's that are more directional. - Best Solar Panels for home
We look at what are the best solar panels for home use - Climatic Modelling - the problems with getting it right
Climatic Models are being used more and more to demonstrate human induced climate change is happening; we look at the problems with this. - Solar Power Calculator Updated
Our solar power calculator has been updated.. - Gillard is in
Julia Gillard is in as the new PM of Australia, replacing Kevin Rudd; what does this mean for the Green Agenda? - Insulation, how much do you need?
Working out how much insulation to install can be difficult, we show you how. - Green Home Loan Calculator
A home loan calculator that allows you to also work out what you can do to be more green, and pay off your loan quicker as well. - Quantum dot solar cells - is this the breakthrough?
Quantum Dot Photovoltaics look to be able to double solar electricity collection efficiency. Is this enough to improve the viability of solar power to be practical to more of the community and make it sustainable green? - Buy Green Books and Products
We now have an online facility to purchase green books and products. - Resource Super Profit Tax is Super Stupid
We look at the Resource Super Profit tax and show why it will not work as advertised. - Climate Change: the ice is fine
Electromagnetic survey to measure ice thickness uncovers vast areas of resilient "old" ice in the Arctic; leading researcher concludes, "Any talk about tipping points, a sudden drop and no recovery ... I don't think it is going to happen." - Keeping Cool in Summer
Keeping cool in Summer as always a challenge, we show you how to do it whilst being green. - Wind Power, is it really Green?
Can wind power be considering a really green alternative energy source in its own right? - Time to comment on the IPCC
The IPCC is awaiting your feedback, tell it as it is... - A study: The temperature rise has caused the CO2 Increase, not the other way around
Differentiating the CO2 measurements over the last thirty years produces a pattern that matches the temperature anomaly measured by satellites in extreme detail. That this correlation includes El Niño years, and shows that the temperature rise is causing the rise in CO2, rather than the other way.. - Sustainable House Day 2010 in Australia
Sustainable House Day 2010 is on for Sunday 12th September 2010, we look at how this can help you been more sustainable. - Sustainable House and Home
Sustainable housing, we look into what you need to do to make your house more green and sustainable. - Passive Solar
Passive Solar is often banded around as a good thing to do to make your house more green; we look at it in more detail. - Bilderberg 2010
Bilderberg 2010, a meeting you have never heard of, full of people you have never heard of - trying to manage the world without your say.. - Rain fall and rain harvesting calculator
A new calculator that uses some publicly available rain fall data to help work out your monthly rain fall and hence collectible rain water. - Green Directory
New Green directory service on line. - Architects held to be "Fit For Purpose"
Trade Practices Amendment (Australian Consumer Law) Bill (No. 2) 2010 will seek to remove an exception requiring Architects and Engineers to comply to a 'Fit for Purpose' warranty. We think this is a good thing. - The Skeptic Global Warming Conference
The Fourth International Conference on Climate Change is taking place in Chicago, Illinois. - New Scientist, in denial on denial
New Scientist has just published a 'Age of Denial' special edition.. - Kids test with added global warming propoganda
The recent NAPLAN test in Australia has caused an outrage due to it containing an inaccurate article that pits roo meat against beef & the coal industry in terms of environmental impact. - Is Cap and Trade really the way to care for the planet?
I reckon Cap and Trade is not the way to go.. - Is Climate Change caused by Photoshop?
We look at the images used in the media to portray climate change and find quite a few have been run through PhotoShop.. - Most convinced global warming not man made
It appears that down in Australia that there is an outbreak of common sense occurring. - heathrow expansion stopped due to climate change?
It appears that a UK judge seems to have swallowed hook line and sinker the 'settled science' of climate change and stopped Heathrow from being expanded.. - Climate Change caused an island, erm sand bar to disappear..
"Climate change sunk my sandbar..." hmm - Climate Change killed my cat..
It seems that everything from Floods through to Fires through to droughts is being blamed on global warming and climate change. I think this is oversimplifying the story and ignoring local changes we have caused. - Yet another Climate Change department?
Seems the AU government are busy producing yet more Co2 via civil servants for climate change. - Climate Change bullies?
Climate Change Scientists seem to believe they are being bulled... - National Climate Change Forum response
This is in response to the National Climate Change Forum being held in Adelaide.
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- Climate Change Denier
A Climate Change Denier (usually just Denier) is a derogatory term used to describe a Climate Change Skeptic. Usually a sign that a debate on climate change has degraded into name calling and none science based discussion.
The implication is that the 'Denier' is denying the clearly evident facts supporting man made climate change; where as what they do dispute is the link between mans influence on the climate and the changes in the climate being seen, and how much of that change is purely due to natural processes.
News & Blog articles where 'climate change' used:- Fossil fuel-funded study attempts to deny the human causes of climate change
In yet another attempt to deny the effects of climate change, the fossil fuel industry has funded a study that experts say lacks scientific credibility and is full of ‘nonsense.’ The Heartland Institute, an agency financed by coal and oil giants,... - Insiders insist National Geographic will remain autonomous, despite Fox relationship
Last week, a single piece of news rocked the internet in a way that few other headlines have. The world learned that 21st Century Fox - an outfit headed by known climate denier Rupert Murdoch - will pay $725 million to increase its stake in National a... - Insiders say that National Geographic will continue to operate autonomously, despite new relationship with Fox
Last week, a single piece of news rocked the internet in a way that few other headlines have. The world learned that 21st Century Fox - an outfit headed by known climate denier Rupert Murdoch - will pay $725 million to increase its stake in National a... - Infamous climate change denier Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon loses funding amid bribery scandal
It looks like funders are abandoning Dr. Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon, after the prominent U.S. climate change denier may have failed to disclose petroleum companies were paying him. The Guardian reports that documents obtained by Greenpeace revealed that... - Infamous climate change denier Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon gets funding pulled amid bribery scandal
It looks like funders are abandoning Dr. Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon, after the prominent U.S. climate change denier may have failed to disclose petroleum companies were paying him. The Guardian reports that documents obtained by Greenpeace revealed that... - Financial supporters pull the plug on climate change denier Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon amid bribery scandal
It looks like funders are abandoning Dr. Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon, after the prominent U.S. climate change denier may have failed to disclose petroleum companies were paying him. The Guardian reports that documents obtained by Greenpeace revealed that... - Funders pull the plug on climate change denier after his shady deals come to light
It looks like funders are abandoning Dr. Wei-Hock “Willie” Soon, after the prominent U.S. climate change denier may have failed to disclose petroleum companies were paying him. The Guardian reports that documents obtained by Greenpeace revealed that... - Petition: Don’t Put a Climate Change Denier in Charge of U.S. Environmental Policy!
When Senate majority is handed to the GOP, a Republican will become the chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee. And Senator Jim Inhofe, one of the most outspoken climate change deniers in government, is set to lead environmental policy starting
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- Climate Change Housing
Climate Change housing refers to housing that has been designed to operate in a way that minimizes its impact in contributing to climate change through reducing the man made component of climate change.
Note: This does not automatically mean that a house so designed is 'green' or 'eco' over the longer term, rather it is focused on minimizing its man made climate change impact first; which can lead to it been green if done correctly. Basically one does not automatically lead to the other.
Note: Beware of carbon 'get rich quick' schemes; i.e. solar power offsetting, etc as these often only work with costly rebates (which a lot of governments are now pulling out of supplying on mass due to them not being financially sustainable over the longer term).
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- Climate Change Skeptic
A Climate Change Skeptic is someone who believes, in the context of Climate Change, that the human influence on the climate has been dramatically overplayed compared to natural processes and other external influences (such as the Sun).
Note: It does not mean they do not believe that the climate changes, rather that the amount of that change due to human activity is over emphasized and too 'precise' given the limited time (a few hundred years) we have had to measure the climate compared to the age of the climatic system (millions of years).
News & Blog articles where 'climate change' used:- Climate change department closed by British Prime Minister
In voting to exit the European Union, the United Kingdom may also have voted to take a step back from the reality of climate change. In one of her first acts as Prime Minister, Theresa May dissolved the national Department for Energy and Climate Change...
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