#ClimateChange - Global Warming 'Pause' Was A Myth All Along, Says New Study

By Stephan Lewandowsky, University of Bristol

The idea that global warming has “stopped” is a contrarian talking point that dates back to at least 2006. This framing was first created on blogs, then picked up by segments of the media – and it ultimately found entry into the scientific literature itself. There are now numerous peer-reviewed articles that address a presumed recent “pause” or “hiatus” in global warming, including the latest IPCC report.

So did global warming really pause, stop, or enter a hiatus? At least six academic studies have been published in 2015 that argue against the existence of a pause or hiatus, including three that were authored by me and colleagues James Risbey of CSIRO in Hobart, Tasmania, and Naomi Oreskes of Harvard University.

#COP21 - Let's Ask David Cameron To Stand With Climate Vulnerable Countries!

30 vulnerable countries -- including amazing island paradises on the verge of drowning -- are calling for a 100% clean energy future.It’s the best chance to bring together rich countries like Britain and the global south -- but we need a public statement from David Cameron to help make it happen.  

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#COP21 - Political Leaders, Climate Experts And Mayors To Speak On Cities' Role In Tackling Climate Change

NEW YORK and PARIS, Nov. 30, 2015 /PRNewswire 

World famous speakers including Al Gore and Robert Redford will join a range of mayors, climate experts and celebrities at the Climate Summit for Local Leaders at Paris City Hall this December 4th, alongside COP21.

Co-hosted by Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Michael Bloomberg, the Climate Summit for Local Leaders is a historic gathering of Mayors, Governors and local leaders from all over the world, aiming to bring a decisive contribution to the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP21) and strengthen the significant role they are playing in tackling Climate Change.

The Summit is the first of its kind and scale, and represents major progress in local and global leadership on Climate policies.

#ClimateMarch - This Is The Movement Our World Has Been Waiting For

Dear extraordinary Avaazers,  We did it! Despite losing our flagship Paris event, this weekend's Global Climate March still broke records as the largest climate mobilisation in history! From São Paulo to Sydney, 785,000 of us shook the ground in over 2,300 events in 175 countries, united in one voice calling for a 100% clean energy future to save everything we love. It was front page media worldwide, and the impact is already being felt at the summit here in Paris.

Don't Wait For Global Politics To Fix Climate Change – We Can Do It Ourselves

By James Dyke, University of Southampton

It’s now almost certain that 2015 will be the warmest year ever recorded. However, rather than reduce green house gas emissions – something that has to happen quite urgently in order to avoid crashing through the safety barrier of 2℃ warming – we continue to pump more into the atmosphere.

#RefugeesWelcome - Communities Across Canada Preparing to Welcome Syrian Refugees

OTTAWA, Nov. 29, 2015 /CNW/ 

As the Government of Canada has stepped up efforts to welcome 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, communities from coast to coast to coast are also preparing to welcome Syrian refugees with open arms.