2013-03-26 We've been tackling global warming badly for 20 years. And for a very simple reason: because we essentially try to tell people, "Could you please stop with all that fossil-fuel stuff?" The problem, of course, is fossil fuels are what power pretty much everything we like about civilization. We're not burning fossil fuels to annoy Al Gore. We're burning them because it makes us rich. Trying to tell people not to do that is a hard sell. (...) 

2013-03-25 Večer 23. března byla 1,3 miliardy lidí v půl deváté a v půl desáté, ale i v půl jedenácté a po zbytek noci bez světla - tak jako každou noc během celého roku. Bez přístupu k elektřině je pro ně tma po setmění neměnnou realitou. Téhož večera se jiná miliarda lidí zúčastní ekologické akce "Hodina Země" a od půl deváté do půl desáté zhasnou světla. (...) 

2013-03-23 A Hora do Planeta diz-nos que lidar com o aquecimento global é fácil. No entanto, ao apagarmos as luzes, a única coisa que estamos a fazer é ficar com mais dificuldades em ver. 

2013-03-22

The Guardian, by Jessica Aldred.

Thousands of cities and towns across the world, including major landmarks, to turn off lights to show concern for the environment

Earth Hour is here again, and WWF is calling on hundreds of millions of people in thousands of cities and towns around the world to switch off their lights for an hour at 8.30pm local time on Saturday 23 March to show their concern for the environment. (...)

2013-03-18 Mit Erdgas gegen die Erwärmung. Im Kampf gegen den Klimawandel bringt die deutsche Energiewende wenig mehr als nichts. Viel wirkungsvoller sei die Strategie der Amerikaner: die Verbrennung von Erdgas.

2013-03-14 NEW YORK – On the evening of March 23, 1.3 billion people will go without light at 8:30, and at 9:30, and at 10:30, and for the rest of the night – just like every other night of the year. With no access to electricity, darkness after sunset is a constant reality for these people. On the same evening, another billion will participate in the environmental event “Earth Hour” by turning off their lights from 8:30-9:30. (...) 

2013-03-14 "Propping the price of carbon permits is wrong," said Bjorn Lomborg, director of Copenhagen Consensus Center, a think tank, and an adjunct professor at Copenhagen Business School. He said higher carbon prices would damage the EU economy and would not help to achieve any significant climate goals. 

2013-03-11

Lilian Ferreira

Do UOL, em São Paulo

Mais áreas verdes e menos carros nas ruas. Asfalto e topos de prédios pintados de branco. Parque ao longo do rio Tietê. Essas são algumas soluções tidas como "simples e inteligentes" para problemas ambientais de São Paulo. E quem diz isso é Bjorn Lomborg, um dos mais famosos céticos do clima.

2013-03-11 Electric cars have garnered a reputation as “zero emissions” vehicles --- but Bjorn Lomborg presents facts and figures that demonstrate the exact opposite. He shows that electric cars are hugely carbon intensive to manufacture. They have an extremely short driving distance, which means they are unreliable – so most consumers have not been interested in purchasing them (even with a generous tax credits of up to $7500).  Added to all of this, the cars barely differ from conventional cars as measured by their carbon emissions. 

2013-03-07 Bjorn Lomborg was asked to testify before the House Subcommittee on Environment of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology on March 6, 2013. Unfortunately, the hearing had to be postponed because of snow, but you can read his presentation about "Policy Relevant Climate Issues in Context."