By Peter Lewis From the ABC – 7 December 2010 - It was a year ago today that the hottest gig in global warming opened in Copenhagen, amidst expectations that the world’s leaders would rise above their geographical interests and make a stand for the future. Twelve months on and the hopes of Copenhagen seem as retro as a Midnight Oil album, the world has opted to sleep even when our beds are burning. While the lack of political action over the past year has been well Read More  
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17 August 2010 – The Greens have called for Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard to improve their five per cent emission reduction targets after the release of an Australian Academy of Sciences report detailing comprehensive evidence of climate change. The release of the “Science of Climate Change” report comes as Prime Minister Gillard failed to mention climate change in her campaign launch speech yesterday. The report details a comprehensive assessment of climate change, including: What is climate change? – The role of greenhouse gasses in determining climate and causing climate change. How has the Earth’s climate changed in the distant/recent past? – The stability in the Earth’s climate for the last 8000 years until the Industrial Revolution. Are human activities causing climate change? The increase in greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere as a result of human activity and its role in causing global warming. How do we expect to evolve in the future? Continued increases... 
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Brief: October 1 - While countries such as Australia have much to lose through rising sea levels, in many developing nations the consequences will be dire. The New York Times reported recently that a study by the Vietnamese government shows the Mekong Delta, one of the world’s most fertile areas and the source of food for millions, is under threat from rising sea levels and temperatures. The report, released last month by the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) , says that more than one third of the delta, which provides nearly half the country’s rice, could be submerged if sea levels rise by just under a metre this century, as projected in the study. The report contains scenarios compiled from extensive historical data and the best current estimates by the Vietnamese and international scientific community. According to the Vietnamese government it will continue to update the scenarios, especially on sea rise level, so that ministries, sectors and provinces... 
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