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A Dispatch from the Paris Climate Conference: Part Deux

CIRES News December 16, 2015 The 2015 Paris Climate Conference (also known as COP21 – the 21st meeting of the conference of parties ) ended with an agreement this past Saturday. Several of our CIRES and NOAA colleagues attended the … Continue reading

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How fast can the world decarbonize?

The Week December 15, 2015 by Jeff Spross This weekend, international leaders managed to hammer out a deal for how to tackle climate change. And on the surface, it’s not hard to see why naysayers on both the left and … Continue reading

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A Climate of Change in Media Coverage?

by Dr. Gesa Luedecke Climate Matters December 15, 2015 My twitter account has slowed down during the second week of COP21. Was it because no one had new stories to tell from Paris? Did my contacts all leave the conference? … Continue reading

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Lisa Dilling on KGNU Science Show: Beyond Cop21Paris

Beyond Cop21Paris: Climate Science & Policy How on Earth KGNU Science Show December 8, 2015 Changing Climate, Changing Policy (start time: 7:06): As political leaders are still hammering out an accord at the UN Climate Summit, or COP21, in Paris, … Continue reading

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Creative Climate Communications at COP21

by Max Boykoff Inside the Greenhouse December 5, 2015 Despite a current ban on a ban on public demonstrations the Paris area – and particularly around the Champs-Elysees in central Paris and in Le Bourget through the end of next … Continue reading

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Do the Mainstream Media Tell the Full Story? A Critical Account of Coverage at COP21

by Maxwell Boykoff Climate Matters December 3, 2015 Do you need a ticket to COP21 in order to get the full story of what goes on? A week ago in Bilbao Spain, this provocative question was posed by Dr. Unai Pascual to … Continue reading

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Coloradans on Hand for Climate Change Summit in Paris

9News November 30, 2015 Dozens of people from Colorado are now in Paris, along with 50,000 others, for the 21st annual Conference of Parties, known as COP-21. President Barack Obama is among the world leaders from nearly every country on … Continue reading

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Global Warming Doesn’t Exacerbate Wildfires, Obama’s Policies Do

The Libertarian Republic November 12, 2015 by Andrew Follett Scientists and lawmakers are placing the blame for recent wildfires on President Barack Obama’s policies, not global warming. “Our nation’s forests are sick and flammable, but they don’t have to be. … Continue reading

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Climate Change Adding Billions to U.S. Hurricane Costs

by Doyle Rice USA Today October 19, 2015 The cost of U.S. hurricane damage has increased dramatically from 1900 to 2005 as a result of man-made climate change, an economic study released Monday concludes. “The rise in losses is consistent … Continue reading

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Gov. Brown’s Link Between Climate Change and Wildfires is Unsupported, Fire Experts Say

by Paige St. John Los Angeles Times October 18, 2015 The ash of the Rocky fire was still hot when Gov. Jerry Brown strode to a bank of television cameras beside a blackened ridge and, flanked by firefighters, delivered a … Continue reading

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