The Environment Communications Ltd

Reuters EU requires pension funds to assess climate change risksReutersIt comes as the European Union looks at other measures to reduce long-term systemic risks linked to climate change, extreme weather or volatile energy prices. Finance ministers have discussed the possibility of carbon stress tests for financial firms. and more »

Orkney’s ‘Churchill Barriers’ listed by Historic Environment ScotlandBBC NewsTwo of Orkney’s famous “Churchill Barriers” have been listed by Historic Environment Scotland. The concrete causeways were built during World War Two to stop enemy ships and submarines entering Scapa Flow, where the bulk of Britain’s naval fleet was … and more »

Open Democracy Paid columnists for openDemocracyUK on the environment, corporate power and democracyOpen DemocracyThe columns will form the backbone of a two-year series on openDemocracyUK about why the British state has consistently failed to deliver environmental justice. Columnists will be expected to cover a range of environmental issues, looking at the … and more »

CBC.ca Environment Canada, Old Farmers’ Almanac, coin toss disagree on winter forecastCBC.caEnvironment Canada is predicting a warmer and drier winter than usual, but Fenech points out while Environment Canada’s seasonal predictions do reasonably well in some parts of the country, they are only accurate about 50 per cent of the time on P.E.I. …

The Economist Climate change in the era of TrumpThe EconomistBLOWING hot and cold doesn’t begin to cover it. In 2009 Donald Trump signed a public letter calling for cuts to America’s greenhouse-gas emissions. In 2012 he dismissed climate change as a hoax cooked up by the Chinese. On the campaign trail he …Trump shifts stance on…

New York Times Perils of Climate Change Could Swamp Coastal Real EstateNew York TimesThe real estate industry, particularly along the vulnerable coastlines, is slowly awakening to the need to factor in the risks of catastrophic damage from climate change, including that wrought by rising seas and storm-driven flooding. But many …

Nature World News New Study Offers Insights on Global Warming ‘Hiatus’Nature World NewsDuring the said period, a temporary slowdown in the global mean surface temperature (GMST) warming was observed, and a new study suggests that the phenomenon represented a redistribution of energy within the Earth system, which includes the planet’s …‘Global Warming Hiatus’ Not Good News…

Breitbart News No, Donald Trump Hasn’t Suddenly Gone Soft on ‘Global Warming’Breitbart News“Trump now believes that man-made climate change is real” claims a headline in Mother Jones. (Top trolling, guys. Almost worthy of the Master, DJT himself.). and more »

FactCheck.org Trump on Climate ChangeFactCheck.orgIn a Nov. 22 interview at the New York Times, President-elect Donald Trump said he had an “open mind” about climate change, but he went on to repeat some of the same false and misleading claims that have been used by those who reject mainstream …Donald Trump’s Opinion on Climate Change Is…

Huffington Post Even Oil Companies In Europe Are Preparing For Climate ChangeHuffington PostThe United States and Europe have long differed on climate change. Even conservative parties in Europe acknowledge the science behind the issue, while the Republican Party remains the sole major party in the developed world to deny the evidence. and more »