Delaying reductions in carbon dioxide emissions would result in
faster global warming, and therefore be more difficult to
counteract in future years, shows new research by Oxford professor,
Myles Allen.

Germany is arguing that the 2030 emissions target, which the
EU is negotiating as its contribution to a global deal on
emissions, should include a minimum level of renewable energy. The
country phased out its nuclear power and has invested heavily in
renewables over the last year or two, reports the Times.

“Meeting a 50 percent target is affordable … equivalent to
a reduction in the EU annual growth rate of 0.04 percent between
now and 2030,” said Ed Davey at climate talks in Warsaw
yesterday.

The rural group known as Campaign to Protect Rural England
has announced a new, more open policy on fracking, in which it:
“recognise[s] there are no easy solutions to our energy mix if we
are to meet our current needs and allow for fuel security in the
long-term.”

A number of gas fired power stations and wind farms which
were due to come online by 2016 have been delayed because of policy
uncertainty, increasing the risk of energy shortages in the UK –
warns National Grid Chief, Steve Holliday.

Charities and NGOs have abandoned climate talks in Warsaw en
masse after governments failed to make progress towards an
agreement in the second week of negotiations. More in
The Telegraphand Independent.

Responding to “green crap” claims, Nick Clegg told listeners
to his LBC radio show: ” [Cameron and I] both want to see policies,
where we are control of them in government, made as cost-effective
as possible without cutting our commitment to reducing carbon
commitments and looking after the environment.”

More than a thousand people are expected to turn out next
Tuesday for demonstrations at the headquarters of the Big Six,
campaigning against rising fuel prices and fuel
poverty.

“The idea of a finite carbon budget has been ignored at the
ongoing climate talks in Warsaw in favor of what some scientists
say are piecemeal emissions cuts that are less likely to solve the
problem.”

The Guardian’s interactive green crap-o-meter charts the
history of environmental pledges and policies made under David
Cameron’s leadership.

The Prime Minister’s pledge to ‘roll back’ green levies
reveals a leader cowed by headlines to act against the wishes of
the vast majority of the public, argues Damian
Carrington.

The latest in a series of papers looking at the evolution of
climate policy and public understanding of climate science in
different countries, Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews turns its
attention to Portugal.

Adding calcium compounds, such as lime, to the oceans could
stave off ocean acidification and boost the amount of carbon
dioxide the oceans absorb, according to new research. But such
experiments might only be possible on small scales because of the
huge amount of lime needed.