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1361.Scientists: halt Abbot Point coal port expansion (2014-01-29)
... More than 200 scientists have urged the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, responsible for the World Heritage listed area, to reject a major port expansion in north Queensland. In December, the Environment Minister in Australia’s conservative Liberal-National government, Greg Hunt, gave the go-ahead to the Abbot Point coal terminal expansion at Bowen in north... ...
1362.True greens should embrace fracking, says minister (2014-01-28)
... True greens should embrace fracking for shale gas in order to combat climate change, the energy minister has said. Greg Barker said ideological convictions rather than sound science motivated anti-fracking campaigners, and urged an expansion of fracking in the UK. “If you are really against climate change, then to be anti-fracking is incredibly dangerous,” he... ...
1363.Brazil dolphin is first new river species since 1918 (2014-01-23)
... Scientists in Brazil have discovered the first new river dolphin species since the end of World War One. Named after the Araguaia river where it was found, the species is only the fifth known of its kind in the world. Writing in the journal Plos One, the researchers say it separated from other South American... ...
1364.EU to cut carbon emissions by 40% by 2030 (2014-01-23)
... Europe will cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 40% by 2030, compared with 1990 levels, the toughest climate change target of any region in the world, and will produce 27% of its energy from renewable sources by the same date. The landmark deal was reached after grinding negotiations dragged on to the deadline of 11am... ...
1365.Noaa: 2013 tied for fourth-warmest year on record (2014-01-22)
... Last year was tied for the fourth-warmest year on record around the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Tuesday released its global temperature figures for 2013. The average world temperature was 58.12F (14.52C) tying with 2003 for the fourth-warmest since 1880. Nasa, which calculates records in a different manner, said Tuesday that 2013... ...
1366.Antarctic rescue: passengers of research ship back on dry land after two months (2014-01-22)
... The 52 passengers of the Akademik Shokalskiy, the scientific research vessel that became stuck in heavy sea ice off Antarctica over Christmas, arrived back on dry land on Wednesday morning, after an international rescue operation and almost two months at sea. On board the ship that had brought them back, the Aurora Australis, the passengers... ...
1367.‘Burnt out’ EU likely to curb climate goals (2014-01-22)
... Binding national targets on renewable energy are expected to be dropped from new EU proposals due to be unveiled on Wednesday. The UK has lobbied hard to have the mandatory 2030 target watered down, saying it would drive up energy bills. The EU executive will also outline a goal on emissions cuts for 2030, set... ...
1368.Atlantic current changes could bring drier summers to the UK (2014-01-21)
... The UK’s run of rain-drenched summers could be ended by a slow-down in major Atlantic currents which bring warm, wet air to Europe, according to research. The currents were known to have weakened since 2004 but the new work suggests the trend began in the 1990s and shows no sign of ending. However, the scientists... ...
1369.CO2 emissions are being ‘outsourced’ by rich countries to rising economies (2014-01-21)
... The world’s richest countries are increasingly outsourcing their carbon pollution to China and other rising economies, according to a draft UN report. Outsourcing of emissions comes in the form of electronic devices such as smartphones, cheap clothes and other goods manufactured in China and other rising economies but consumed in the US and Europe. A... ...
1370.Shark cull: Greg Hunt exempts WA from laws protecting species at risk (2014-01-21)
... Greg Hunt, the environment minister, has helped clear the way for a controversial shark cull in Western Australia by exempting it from federal legislation designed to protect threatened species. Hunt has agreed to the WA government’s request to have the cull exempt from assessment under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act, citing a “national... ...
