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<font size="+1"><i>August 31, 2018</i></font><br>
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[just beginning]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/29/hurricane-season-coming-life-atlantic/1132669002/">'Weather
models have flipped the switch': Hurricane season coming to life
in the Atlantic</a></b><br>
Doyle Rice, USA TODAY - Aug. 29, 2018 <br>
The sleeping giant may be about to awaken.<br>
Hurricane activity in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of
Mexico is forecast to ramp up over the next couple of weeks.
"Weather models have flipped the switch on the Atlantic hurricane
season and see multiple areas of development possible, starting
mainly this weekend," weather.us meteorologist Ryan Maue said. <br>
One storm could spin up in the Caribbean over the next few days and
affect Florida over the Labor Day weekend. Looking further ahead,
"there is the potential for two or three tropical features spinning
over the Atlantic by the second weekend in September," AccuWeather
meteorologist Dan Kottlowski said.<br>
The next tropical storm or hurricane in the Atlantic basin will be
called Florence.<br>
One of the reasons for the predicted increase in activity is that
wind shear, which tends to rip apart developing hurricanes, appears
to be decreasing. "There are signs now that wind shear may drop over
a significant part of the Atlantic basin over the next couple of
weeks," said AccuWeather meteorologist Bernie Rayno.<br>
It's too early to predict exactly where or when any storm might form
or whether a storm will affect land areas...<br>
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In addition, the team investigated the presence of thermokarst
lakes. These small pocket lakes are produced from melting
permafrost. As permafrost in an area melts, it releases a large
amount of water and since ice has a larger volume than ice when
permafrost melts the land in the area tends to sag. This small
depression creates a small lake, which leads to faster melting of
the permafrost and quicker release of greenhouse gases.<br>
This sudden release of greenhouse gases triggers a positive feedback
as it adds to the overall warming. What the NASA funded researchers
are finding is that this process can be quite abrupt, leading to a
larger and quicker impact on global warming. Large releases of
carbon are not decades or centuries away, they are rapidly happening
today and with it, changing the landscape of the Arctic. <br>
<font size="-2"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/29/hurricane-season-coming-life-atlantic/1132669002/">https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2018/08/29/hurricane-season-coming-life-atlantic/1132669002/</a></font><br>
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<b><br>
[Lessons not learned will be repeated]<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://bluemassgroup.com/2018/08/another-record-setting-heat-wave-more-boston-media-climate-silence/">Another
Record-Setting Heat Wave, More Boston Media Climate Silence</a></b><br>
August 30, 2018 By thegreenmiles <br>
As meteorologists forecast this week's sweltering heat and humidity
to finally break tonight, here's a recap of this week's late-summer
heat wave:<br>
Boston had its second-hottest night ever, never going below 81 in
the early morning of August 29. Boston, Providence and Worcester all
set records for warmest night for the date.<br>
New all-time record high set for August 29 in Boston and tied in
Providence.<br>
On the same day, Worcester more than doubled its record rainfall for
the date. (Via NBC10's Matt Noyes.)<br>
2018 is on pace to be the 4th-hottest year ever globally and would
mean the last 4 years on Earth have each been among the 4 hottest on
record.<br>
How do we know global warming is loading the dice for heat waves
exactly like the one we're suffering through?<br>
Global warming is increasing heat waves.<br>
Global warming is also raising humidity, amplifying the deadliness
of the heat.<br>
Nights are warming even faster than days, making nights not just
more miserable but potentially lethal in a region like ours where
many homes don't have air conditioning.<br>
But as usual, Google News searches turn up little coverage
connecting the dots between the heat and the climate crisis. (If I
missed any, please link to them in comments.)<br>
The Boston Globe wrote about August's potentially record-setting
heat, but ignored how global warming is adding fuel to our fire. In
the weather section, Dave Epstein continues his war on people saying
global warming is causing global warming by saying, "One hot summer
isn't climate change, but this type of summer is what a change in
climate looks like." ...<br>
- - - - -<br>
"The impacts of climate change are no longer subtle," leading
climate scientist Michael Mann told CNN. "We are seeing them play
out in real time in the form of unprecedented heat waves, floods,
droughts and wildfires. And we've seen them all this summer."<br>
Maybe some day, Boston's media will start covering global warming as
the clear-and-present crisis that it is. But we haven't seen it this
summer.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://bluemassgroup.com/2018/08/another-record-setting-heat-wave-more-boston-media-climate-silence/">http://bluemassgroup.com/2018/08/another-record-setting-heat-wave-more-boston-media-climate-silence/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[CBS new reports on California]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/68MujhCkXVA">California
issues dire warning on impact of climate change</a></b><br>
CBS News video report <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/68MujhCkXVA">https://youtu.be/68MujhCkXVA</a><br>
Published on Aug 28, 2018<br>
A state report predicts California will see a significant increase
in wildfires, hotter temperatures and eroding beaches. KCBS reporter
Tina Patel has the story.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/68MujhCkXVA">https://youtu.be/68MujhCkXVA</a></font><br>
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[volatile]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/08/30/nasa-discovers-bubbling-lakes-in-the-remote-arctic-a-sign-of-global-warming/#2c64024661f5">NASA
Discovers Bubbling Lakes In The Remote Arctic - A Sign Of Global
Warming</a></b><br>
Trevor Nace - Aug 30, 2018<br>
NASA has released videos of bubbling lakes in the remote Arctic
tundra, where warming continues to release greenhouse gases into the
atmosphere at unprecedented rates.<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="https://youtu.be/ujwfgKvSVPk">New
Arctic Lakes Could Soon Be a Major Source of Atmospheric Methane</a><br>
-- <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://youtu.be/ujwfgKvSVPk">https://youtu.be/ujwfgKvSVPk</a><br>
The international research team, funded by NASA as part of their
Arctic-Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE), recently published
their results in Nature Communications. What they found are bubbling
lakes as greenhouse gases are released from the previously frozen
ground, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions and a warming
positive feedback.<br>
The Arctic is one of the largest natural reservoirs of organic
carbon, trapped within the frozen soils. If a tree dies, say in the
Amazon rainforest, it is quickly eaten (rot) away by bacteria, which
respire the same as humans. As bacteria eat the tree they inhale
oxygen and release carbon dioxide. Hence, the carbon taken up by the
tree through photosynthesis is then released back into the
atmosphere as carbon dioxide for the cycle to start all over again.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/08/30/nasa-discovers-bubbling-lakes-in-the-remote-arctic-a-sign-of-global-warming/#2c64024661f5">https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2018/08/30/nasa-discovers-bubbling-lakes-in-the-remote-arctic-a-sign-of-global-warming/#2c64024661f5</a></font><br>
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[the mouth of the Nile River]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/aug/29/alexandria-little-venice-egypt-climate-change-frontline">Houses
claimed by the canal: life on Egypt's climate change frontline</a></b><br>
Ruth Michaelson in Alexandria - Wed 29 Aug 2018 <br>
In Alexandria's 'Little Venice', a poor fishing community faces the
demolition of its homes and loss of its livelihood thanks to rising
seas – and a local government keen to clear its slums<br>
On the banks of the El Max canal near the Egyptian port city of
Alexandria, one man untangles fishing nets in his turquoise-painted
boat as the sound of a sledgehammer hitting bricks ricochets down
the waterway.<br>
Others lean out of their windows on one bank of the canal, staring
at the growing piles of rubble of what was once rows of homes on the
opposite bank. The previous occupants as well as those looking on
are a harbinger of thousands who will be forced to leave their homes
due to climate change.<br>
Abir Mohamed Abdel-Salam says she doesn't remember exactly when the
canal water first rose above the height of her front window, pouring
into her house. "It would reach the top of my thighs," she says.
Black fumes rise overhead from the adjacent petroleum factory.<br>
For years, flooding has been a regular occurrence, and now she knows
her emergency response by heart.<br>
"First I would send someone to turn off the pumps," she says,
referring to the nearby pumping station designed to prevent flooding
on an adjacent coastal road, one driven by wealthy Egyptians en
route to their summer homes. "Then we would build a fort inside our
house with the furniture."<br>
The three tiers of crumbling cement houses in El Max once formed the
backbone of a 1,000-strong fishing community. But since March, the
local authorities have forced half the residents out of their homes
and into bleak tower blocks overlooking the canal they once depended
on for their livelihood. Those that remain await the demolition of
their homes, gazing at the rubble on the opposite bank as a reminder
of what awaits them...<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/aug/29/alexandria-little-venice-egypt-climate-change-frontline">https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/aug/29/alexandria-little-venice-egypt-climate-change-frontline</a></font><br>
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[YouTube video 15 mins 'no tipping-point in human behavior']<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aeIbQzXfw">Quality of
Life drops as Climate Change hits Home</a></b><br>
Paul Beckwith - Aug 29, 2018<br>
Where I live, it has been too hot and too humid this summer. Quality
of life has degraded. Ongoing climate system change is hitting my
home, and is likely in-your-face as well this year; please comment
on your own situation. I chat about heatwaves, droughts, wildfires,
and monsoonal like torrential rains that are worsening as Arctic
sea-ice degrades. What about human responses. Scientists are very
worried but lack power. Politics is divisive. As climate change
causes more and more migration, governments become more and more
populist and nationalistic and also deny climate change.<br>
What can we do? Please support my work at <a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://paulbeckwith.net">http://paulbeckwith.net</a><br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aeIbQzXfw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8aeIbQzXfw</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Arizona Ruling lunacy bad news for academic science]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://tucson.com/news/local/court-ua-must-release-emails-by-climate-change-researchers/article_26d40e41-869f-5fea-a32c-0562e0442355.html">Court:
UA must release emails by climate-change researchers</a></b><br>
By Howard Fischer Capitol Media Services Aug 30, 2018 <br>
PHOENIX - An organization that questions the role of humans in
climate change is going to get access to the emails and records of
work done by two scientists at the University of Arizona in its bid
to argue that their research is flawed.<br>
The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a last-ditch effort
by the Arizona Board of Regents to overturn lower court rulings that
ordered the documents immediately released. While the justices did
not comment on their decision, they effectively rejected arguments
by the Board of Regents that release would be "contrary to the best
interests of the state."<br>
David Schnare, attorney for the Energy & Environment Legal
Institute, said the only question that remains is how quickly the
university will surrender the documents his organization first
sought seven years ago.<br>
At the heart of the legal battle are emails and other documents from
Jonathan Overpeck and Malcolm Hughes who both specialize in research
on climate change.<br>
Schnare said E & E is particularly interested in their work
since it became a crucial part of a report that linked human
activity to global warming. And that report, in turn, has become the
basis for policy changes that have sought to move away from the use
of fossil fuels for energy generation because of the production of
"greenhouse" gases like carbon dioxide.<br>
What E & E wants to see, Schnare said, is the interaction the
pair had with other scientists as the report was being prepared. He
said that should reveal were comments from others "that were never
included or never seriously considered."<br>
"How these reports are put together and how these comments are dealt
with is a valid question with regards to reliance on this report,"
Schnare said. "One has to ask, just because they claim they had a
lot of experts involved, was it an honest piece of work or not."<br>
Messages left with Hughes, who is still at the UA, and Overpeck who
is now with the University of Michigan, were not immediately
returned.<br>
Schnare said he is not saying that either scientists did anything
wrong or even that their research is erroneous. But he said the only
way questions can be answered is through full release of all the
documents that were being considered.<br>
Still, Schnare acknowledged that his client has a bias of sorts.<br>
E & E describes itself as a nonprofit that engages in litigation
to hold accountable "those who seek excessive and destructive
government regulation that's based on agenda-driving policy making,
junk science and hysteria."<br>
He said E & E does not doubt the climate has been changing. And
Schnare is even willing to say there is some evidence that
temperatures are rising.<br>
The question, he said, is why.<br>
"The globe's been warming up because of that cool period we had," he
said, going back to the Ice Age.<br>
"There's only one direction to go and that's up," Schnare continued.
"And at some point there's only going to be one direction to go.
It's going to be down again."<br>
And he said the theories that increased production of greenhouse
gases traps heat and is causing major temperature changes is not
necessarily borne out by the research.<br>
In filing the original lawsuit, Schnare said Overpeck was prominent
in the "cause" of global warming, including "activism for
environmental pressure groups."<br>
Schnare also said the pair came to his group's attention after a
server at a British university was hacked, disclosing thousands of
email exchanges between academics and others involved in climate
research.<br>
Some of what was found was labeled "climategate" and is being used
by groups to show that global warming is just a conspiracy.<br>
One issue that raises questions about credibility of research like
this, said Schnare, is that much of it is done with federal dollars.<br>
"There is a potential and, in some case, realized bias by the
academicians because they want to keep getting money," he said.<br>
"If you're doing environmental issues or health issues, you've got
to say that it's all going to hell in a hand basket because that's
the only way you're going to get money," Schnare continued. "If you
write a paper that says, 'Hey, everything's fine and dandy and we've
come a long way and we really don't need to spend a lot of money in
this area any more of the government,' you're not going to get
anything."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://tucson.com/news/local/court-ua-must-release-emails-by-climate-change-researchers/article_26d40e41-869f-5fea-a32c-0562e0442355.html">https://tucson.com/news/local/court-ua-must-release-emails-by-climate-change-researchers/article_26d40e41-869f-5fea-a32c-0562e0442355.html</a></font><br>
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<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28082018/tar-sands-pipeline-court-ruling-south-portland-ban-public-health-constitutional-big-oil-maine">South
Portland's Tar Sands Ban Upheld in a 'David vs. Goliath'
Pipeline Battle</a></b><br>
Citing Maine's 'home rule authority' to protect public health, the
small city took on Big Oil, which lined up behind a company
challenging its tar sands ban.<br>
BY SABRINA SHANKMAN<br>
A federal judge has ruled that the coastal city of South Portland,
Maine, did not violate the U.S. Constitution when it passed an
ordinance that blocked a local pipeline company from bringing tar
sands oil through its port.<br>
For the city of 25,000, the ruling was a surprise victory after
years of fighting what felt like an impossible battle against some
of the world's biggest oil companies, which lined up to support the
Portland Pipe Line Corporation (PPLC).<br>
Provided the ruling survives an appeal, it slams the door on a
significant plan to ship Canadian tar sands oil, one of the most
carbon-intensive fuels on the planet, to the East Coast for export
to international markets, and it could offer a guide for other
communities hoping to block energy projects.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28082018/tar-sands-pipeline-court-ruling-south-portland-ban-public-health-constitutional-big-oil-maine">https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28082018/tar-sands-pipeline-court-ruling-south-portland-ban-public-health-constitutional-big-oil-maine</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Solar cents sense]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://solaracademy.com/2018/03/04/it-is-not-how-much-sun-you-get-it-is-how-much-you-pay-for-your-electricity-stupid/">It
is not how much sun you get, it is how much you pay for
electricity. Stupid.</a></b><br>
Many people think how much sun they get is the main driver for going
solar. It is not.<br>
Of course having a roof that is clearly exposed to the sun is
important. Having shading from trees, chimneys or other structures
will affect your ability to put solar and make a decent return on
your investment.<br>
Having said that, provided that you have the appropriate space for
your solar system, the amount of sun you get is relatively much less
important than the price you pay for your electricity.<br>
The solar energy production of a solar system in the US ranges only
about plus or minus 20% from the national average based on your
location.<br>
The average kWh per kW production of a solar system is about 1500
kWh per kW in the US. In the below map, you will notice that in a
not-so-sunny location like Seattle, production of solar system goes
down to about 1200 kWh per kW, and in a sunny location like San
Diego, it goes up to about 1700 kWh per kW.<br>
On the other hand, the value of electricity generated (i.e. the
value of a kWh) ranges so widely. The electricity price of a kWh can
be as low as 8 cents in Georgia where as it can be as high as 50
cents in Hawaii.<br>
This means a solar system owner would realize almost 7 times more
value from solar generated electricity in Hawaii versus Georgia.<br>
Therefore, understanding what you pay for per kWh is key in
understanding whether solar makes sense for you. One other key
aspect in doing this analysis might be understanding the rate
schedule of your utility company. Many utility companies offer
varying rate schedules based on tiered pricing or based on your
time-of-use. Net metering rules allow you to earn credit for your
solar production at your retail rate.<br>
A good rule of thumb: if you are paying more than 13 cents per kWh
than solar will most likely make sense for you.<br>
Understanding exactly how your rate schedule works is key to make
the decision to go solar. These days, most of the utility companies
have customer service departments that help you decide the most
appropriate rate schedule with or without a solar system. So if you
have questions about going solar, you should contact your local
utility company.<br>
Nowadays, many utility companies have consumer education programs
like this one from SDG&E. If you still have questions, feel
free to CALL US.<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://solaracademy.com/2018/03/04/it-is-not-how-much-sun-you-get-it-is-how-much-you-pay-for-your-electricity-stupid/">https://solaracademy.com/2018/03/04/it-is-not-how-much-sun-you-get-it-is-how-much-you-pay-for-your-electricity-stupid/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Thanks WAPO, but none of this is news]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/30/climate-change-could-render-many-earths-ecosystems-unrecognizable/">Climate
change could render many of Earth's ecosystems unrecognizable</a></b><br>
By Sarah Kaplan<br>
August 30 at 12:51 PM<br>
After the end of the last ice age - as sea levels rose, glaciers
receded and global average temperatures soared as much as seven
degrees Celsius - the Earth's ecosystems were utterly transformed.<br>
Forests grew up out of what was once barren, ice-covered ground.
Dark, cool stands of pine were...<br>
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After the end of the last ice age - as sea levels rose, glaciers
receded and global average temperatures soared as much as seven
degrees Celsius - the Earth's ecosystems were utterly transformed.<br>
<br>
Forests grew up out of what was once barren, ice-covered ground.
Dark, cool stands of pine were replaced by thickets of hickory and
oak. Woodlands gave way to scrub, and savanna turned to desert. The
more temperatures increased in a particular landscape, the more
dramatic the ecological shifts.<br>
<br>
It's about to happen again, researchers are reporting Thursday in
the journal Science. A sweeping survey of global fossil and
temperature records from the past 20,000 years suggests that Earth's
terrestrial ecosystems are at risk of another, even faster
transformation unless aggressive action is taken against climate
change.<br>
<br>
"Even as someone who has spent more than 40 years thinking about
vegetation change looking into the past...it is really hard for me
to wrap my mind around the magnitude of change we're talking about,"
said ecologist Stephen Jackson, director of the U.S. Geological
Survey's Southwest Climate Adaptation Science Center and the lead
author of the new study.<br>
<br>
"It is concerning to me to think about how much change and how
rapidly the change is likely to happen, and how little capacity we
have to predict the exact course," he said, "which creates very
large challenges for all of us out there who are trying to manage
wildfire, fish, water, soil, endangered species - all those
different ways in which natural ecosystems affect us."...<br>
- - - - -<br>
All three scientists said it would be difficult to predict exactly
how individual ecosystems will change in the years to come. Not only
is modern climate change faster than what occurred after the Ice
Age, but the ecological disruption caused by temperature increases
is compounded by pollution, deforestation and other human
activities.<br>
"That is a unique combination, and that's what makes it more scary,"
Jackson said. "It's going to take the natural adaptive capacity
that's out there and strain it, and we will probably have to adapt,
too."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/30/climate-change-could-render-many-earths-ecosystems-unrecognizable/">https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2018/08/30/climate-change-could-render-many-earths-ecosystems-unrecognizable/</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Utterly stupid]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-31/samoan-prime-minister-hits-out-at-climate-change-sceptics/10185142">Samoan
Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele hits out at climate change
sceptics during fiery speech</a></b><br>
So any leader of any country who believes that there is no climate
change, I think he ought to be taken to mental confinement. He is
utterly stupid. And I say the same thing to any leader here."<br>
<font size="-1"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-31/samoan-prime-minister-hits-out-at-climate-change-sceptics/10185142">http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-31/samoan-prime-minister-hits-out-at-climate-change-sceptics/10185142</a></font><br>
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<br>
[Lunacy report]<br>
<b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/aug/29/ukip-mep-sparks-outrage-with-report-denying-human-role-in-climate-change">Ukip
MEP sparks outrage with report denying human role in climate
change</a></b><br>
Report blames climate change on cosmic ray fluctuations and sunspot
activity, drawing derision from climate scientists<br>
A European parliament report that blames climate change on cosmic
ray fluctuations, sunspots and planetary gravitational pulls, is so
hackneyed and ill-informed it would "make the dinosaurs blush,"
climate scientists say.<br>
The non-binding opinion written by Ukip MEP, John Stuart Agnew, has
shocked EU lawmakers for its dismissal of climate science – and the
support he received to write it from mainstream rightwing and
liberal political blocs.<br>
Green MEP Molly Scott Cato said their choice of Agnew, a Norfolk
farmer, as parliamentary rapporteur by the agriculture committee,
was a "truly scandalous" fiasco that illustrated a growing populist
threat. A rapporteur is elected to shepherd EU proposals through the
European parliament and, after negotiations with the European
commission and EU states, into law.<br>
The Agnew report calls for a €5.45bn green fund called Life to be
used to prepare "for an impending Maunder Minimum" – or a period of
low sunspot activity.<br>
<br>
It deletes the European commission's proposals for funds to be spent
on clean energy infrastructure, references to climate mitigation and
obligations under the Paris agreement.<br>
<br>
Agnew claimed that his ideas represented scientific "fact". He said:
"I'm doing this to ensure that somewhere in the files and annals of
the European parliament there was somebody who said: 'The king isn't
wearing an invisible suit! The king is naked!'"<br>
<br>
Rather than human activity, the Agnew report attributes climate
change to cosmic ray fluctuations and gravitational pulls from
elsewhere in the galaxy, sunspot activity, ocean currents and
greenhouse gas water vapour, in the form of cloud cover.<br>
"The other greenhouse gases, CO2, methane and nitrous oxide have a
negligible effect on our climate," Agnew's paper claims. "The only
potential risk of a major CO2 event in Europe is an erupting
volcano."<br>
<br>
Dave Reay, professor of carbon management at Edinburgh University
told the Guardian, after looking at the paper: "It is fitting that
this laughable document misuses palaeoclimate information in its
case against human-induced climate change – the hackneyed,
pseudo-scientific arguments here would make the dinosaurs blush."<br>
<br>
Agnew's paper has no legal weight and will almost certainly be
dismissed by the environment committee when the issue is debated on
30 August.<br>
<br>
In part, it reflects a turf war between the agriculture and
environment panels over responsibility for separate proposals on
greening obligations under the next CAP.<br>
<br>
But with fears of an influx of far-right MEPs in parliamentary
elections next year growing, Agnew's success has also set alarm
bells ringing. Scott Cato told the Guardian it was "shocking" to
think that someone with his climate views could influence funding
disbursements.<br>
<br>
"It's truly scandalous that a proud climate denier has got control
of such an important file," she said. "This fiasco shows the damage
that can be done by electing populists who really have no
understanding of their brief and are not competent to undertake the
highly influential and detailed work that is required of elected
politicians."<br>
<br>
Agnew has long campaigned against what he terms "the global warming
scam". He has also drawn attention for claiming thousands of pounds
in CAP payments for his Norfolk farm every month, according to his
members' declaration.<br>
<br>
He told the Guardian that "I threw my hat in the ring to do this
[report] fully expecting to be thrown out of court," but that he
then received wide support, "to my genuine astonishment".<br>
<br>
A spokesman for the European People's Party said their backing for
Agnew was due to bidding procedures and not an endorsement of his
climate politics.<br>
<br>
Agnew was also supported by the European Conservatives and
Reformists bloc of mostly Conservative MEPs and far-right Europe of
Nations and Freedom faction.<br>
<br>
The Socialists opposed Agnew and the Greens stood against him, but
they were hampered by the abstention of the far left GUE group and
support for Agnew from the ALDE bloc of Liberals. Two ALDE MEP's
contacted by the Guardian declined to comment.<br>
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