THE SCIENCE
Introduction
The Science
Consequences
Carbon Maths
Links
SCIENCE
For the most recent comprehensive summary of climate science and potential consequences of climate change,see this Report by the World Bank (Dec 2012:) Turn down the heat
NOAA carbon tracker
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/carbontracker/
2013 Draft US Climate Assessment:
http://ncadac.globalchange.gov/
2012 Global Carbon Project Report
http://www.globalcarbonproject.org/carbonbudget/index.htm
2012 Global Temperatures paper
http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/719354main_NOAA%20NASA%20Climate%20Briefing.pdf
For a summary of the concept of the Earth’s Radiation Budget, see:
http://science-edu.larc.nasa.gov/EDDOCS/whatis.html
Is Global Warming slowing down? The Guardian 24th April 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2013/apr/24/reuters-puzzled-global-warming-acceleration
IPCC 5th Assessment 25/2/13
http://www.ipcc.ch/activities/activities.shtml#.US39Wxmyz4g
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/ccgg/trends/history.html
http://www.bis.gov.uk/go-science/climatescience
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/CarbonCycle/page1.php
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/guide
European Environment Agency: Jan 2013 Assessment GHG
http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/atmospheric-greenhouse-gas-concentrations-2/assessment-1
European Environment Agency: Nov 2012 Ocean heat content assessment:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/ocean-heat-content/assessment
http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/05/start-here/
http://www.skepticalscience.com
Two thought-provoking animations that illustrate CO2 emmisions:
http://carbonvisuals.com/work/new-yorks-carbon-emissions-in-real-time
http://carbonquilt.org/
POLICY
For an excellent animation about unburnable carbon:
http://www.carbontracker.org/unburnable-carbon-interactive
EEA: interviews re fiscal reform:
http://www.eea.europa.eu/multimedia
CDM Press info 28/2/13
http://cdm.unfccc.int/press/index.html
For a thought-provoking overview, see:
http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/global-warmings-terrifying-new-math-20120719
Learnstuff on climate change
http://www.learnstuff.com/climate-change/