Posted on 5 December 2015 by John Hartz

Sun, Nov 29

• African Countries Feeling Exposed to Extreme Weather Changes by Justus Wanzala, Inter Press Service (IPS), Nov 28, 2015
• The Paris Climate Talks by the Numbers by Jack Martinez, Newsweek, Nov 27, 2015
• As World Leaders Kick off Paris Climate Talks, Prescriptions Abound, from a Carbon Tax to a New Nuclear Push by Andrew C. Revkin, Dot Earth, New York Times, Nov 29, 2015
• Climate change protests across Australia – tens of thousands march by Ben Doherty and Shalailah Medhora, The Guardian, Nov 29, 2015
• George Osborne ‘has undermined UK role in climate talks’ by Robin Mckie, The Guardian, Nov 28, 2015
• Short Answers to Hard Questions About Climate Change by Justin Gillis, New York Times, Nov 28, 2015
• The Paris Climate Change Talks Represent a Critical Moment for the World by Rebecca Leber, The New Republic, Nov 29, 2015
• 1.8 million sign faith call for climate action ahead of Paris climate talks by Tierney Smith, tcktcktck.org, Nov 29, 2015

Mon, Nov 30

• Chinese Report on Climate Change Depicts Somber Scenarios by Chris Buckley, New York Times, Nov 29, 2015
• The magic number by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Nov 29, 205
• Two-Thirds of Americans Want U.S. to Join Climate Change Pact by Giovanni Russonello, New York times, Nov 30, 2015
• New Variety Of Rice Fights Global Warming And Global Hunger by James Conca, Forbes, Nov 30, 2015
• India unveils global solar alliance of 120 countries at Paris climate summit by Arthur Neslen, The Guardian, Nov 30, 204
• In Paris, Managing Humanity’s Relationship with Earth’s Climate Becomes Normal by Andrew C. Revkin, Dot Earth, New York Times, Nov 29, 2015
• Analysis: the key announcements from Day 1 at COP21, Carbon Brief, Nov 30, 2015
• Pope Francis: The world is near ‘suicide’ on climate change; ‘it’s now or never’ by Niraj Chokshi, Washington Post, Nov 30, 2015

Tue, Dec 1

• Answering the Wall Street Journal’s “Guide to Science Denial” by Peter Sinclair and Greg Laden, Climate Denial Crock of the Week, Nov 30, 2015
• Global warming seen as more concrete, urgent problem since Kyoto by Seth Borenstein, AP/PBS News Hour, Nov 30, 2015
• Unearthing America's Deep Network of Climate Change Deniers by Eric Roston, Bloomberg, Nov 30, 2015
• Obama Defends Presence at Climate Change Talks While Syria War Rages by Gardiner Harris, New York Times, Dec 1, 2015
• The Most Important Number in Climate Change by David Biello, Scientific American, Nov 30, 2015
• Votes in Congress Move to Undercut Climate Pledge by David M. Herszenhorn, New York Times, Dec 1, 2015
• Researchers: Exxon, Koch Family Have Powered the Climate-Denial Machine for Decades by Erich Holthaus, Future Tense, Slate, Dec 1, 2015
• Uncertainty is Exxon's friend, but it's not ours by Stephan Lewandowsky, Richard Pancost & Timothy Ballard, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Dec 1, 2015

Wed, Dec 2

• Explainer: how scientists know climate change is happening by Mark Maslin, The Conversation UK, Nov 30, 2015
• A Path for Climate Change, Beyond Paris by Justin Gillis, New York Times, Dec 1, 2015
• The key, tricky details that will determine whether the Paris climate meeting succeeds by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 1, 2015
• The Pope's Most Powerful Quotes About Climate Change by Alana Horowitz Satlin, Huffington Post, Dec 1, 2015
• Columbia Dean Issues Forceful Defense Against Exxon's Misconduct Allegations by Neela Banerjee, InsideClimate News, Dec 2, 2015
• Loss and damage' creeps in from the cold at UN climate talks by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Dec 2, 2015
• This is why sowing doubt about climate change is such an effective strategy by Chris Mooney, Energy & Environment, Washington Post, Dec 2, 2015
• Obama unveils $30 million for climate risk insurance to protect poor by Megan Rowling, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Dec 2, 2015

Thu, Dec 3

• Earth has lost a third of arable land in past 40 years, scientists say by Oliver Milman, The Guardian, Dec 2, 2015
• India Holds Up Farmers’ Plight from Extreme Weather for COP21 Delegates by Manipadma Jena, Inter Press Service (IPS), Dec 2, 2015
• ALEC Works to Scuttle Global Climate Agreement by Mary Botari, PR Watch, Dec 2, 2015
• Heaviest Rainfall In Southern India In More Than A Century Causes Major Flooding by Nadia Agrawal, The Huffington Post, Dec 2, 2015
• India army on war footing to rescue survivors as flood toll nears 270 by Sanjeev Miglani and Devika Krishna Kumar, Reuters, Dec 3, 2015
• How the Toxic Trade Deal You've Never Heard Of Could Kill the Climate by Deirdre Fulton, Common Dreams, Dec 1, 2015
• A sneaky new rhetoric is holding back progress on climate change by Levi Tileman, Quartz, Dec 3, 2015

Fri, Dec 4

• Germany May Offer Model for Reining In Fossil Fuel Use by Melissa Eddy, New York Times, Dec 3, 2015
• Paris COP21: Is India the Main Stumbling Block at Climate Talks? by Fred Pearce, Yale Environment 360, Dec 3, 2015
• New research finds that global warming is intensifying wildfires by John Abraham, Climate Consensus - the 97%, The Guardian, Dec 3, 2015
• Learning from Disaster: Chennai Flood Offers a Personal Lesson for Climate Adaptation by Arivudai Nambi Appadurai, World Resources Instittue (WRI), Dec 4, 2015
• How Republican ‘Thought Police’ Enforce Climate-Science Denial by Jonathan Chait, New York Magazine, Dec 1, 2015
• 5 Big Developments From the Beginning of the Paris Climate Summit by Tim McDonnell, Climate Desk/Mother Jones, Dec 3, 2015
• Republicans’ Climate Change Denial Denial, Op-ed by Paul Krugman, New York Times, Dec 4, 2015
• South Indian floods kill hospital patients, but rains ease by Sanjeev Miglani, Reuters, Dec 4, 2015

Sat, Dec 5

• World’s climate response could ‘strand’ Canada's carbon assets, Al Gore says by Shawn McCarthy, Globe & Mail, Dec 3, 2015
• Despite Climate Concerns, OPEC Plans to Keep Pumping Oil While It Can by Stanley Reed and Sara Hamdan, New York Times, Dec 4, 2015
• Analysis of Matt Ridley and Benny Peiser’s “Your Complete Guide to the Climate Debate”, Climate Feedback, Nov 27, 2015
• Climate talks enter next phase, toughest decisions ahead by David Stanway and Richard Valdmanis, Reuters, Dec 5, 2015
• Uruguay makes dramatic shift to nearly 95% electricity from clean energy by Jonathan Watts, The Guardian, Dec 3, 2015
• Nuclear Power Must Make a Comeback for Climate's Sake by Gayathri Vaidyanathan, ClimateWire/Scientific American, Dec 4, 2015
• The attack on climate change scientists continues in Washington, Op-ed by Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, Dec 4, 2015