Browsing: Adaptation, science

McKinsey director Jeremy Oppenheim says halving emissions 'boils down to four things and four things only', while Lord Nicholas Stern warns against looking at climate change only through the prism of 'narrow cost-benefit analysis'.

As Labor pledges $32 million for soil carbon research and the Coalition continues to hammer its potential, a NSW biochar study finds avoided greenwaste landfilling – rather than soil-sequestration of carbon – can sometimes be its major greenhouse gas benefit.

The financial crisis might buy a little much-needed breathing space, but by itself it won't prevent emissions in 2030 reaching levels that could result in mean global warming above four degrees by 2100, says professor Ross Garnaut.

• Combet moves to the climate policy coalface
  
• Coalition criticises Garrett over Gunns calls
  
• Maverick Liberal MP takes the road less travelled

• NSW issues guide on planning for sea level rise
  
• Wong moves on reporting scheme changes
  
• Turnbull tells Coalition to be part of the solution
  
• Greens unveil proposed inquiry terms
  
• Farm institute warns of trading costs

Australia has more to lose than most from 'unprincipled' approaches to compensating trade-exposed, large emitters, Professor Ross Garnaut told a conference yesterday.

• Royal Commission into fires likely to consider climate change
  
• Build 20,000 new homes to a seven-star standard, Senate told
  
• Caesar, Whitlam, Rudd – energy efficiency company warns of profiteering
  
• Federal energy efficiency scheme to offer workshops
  
• Think-tanks urge U.S.-China presidential climate summit

• Energy ministers release climate change work plan
  
  
  
• Trading scheme will mean a 1% increase in CPI, Reserve Bank says
  
  
  
• Environment group pushes climate change video clip

• Treasury puts a number to permit handout costs
  
• Milne's bid for Senate targets inquiry set to fail
  
• Abetz leaves no stone unturned

Former U.S. Vice-President Al Gore overnight spelt out to a U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee key ingredients for a Copenhagen deal and delivered a bleak update on the effects of climate change and the latest scientific findings. (with video link)