How bad is polar ice loss?

News reports everywhere are picking up the theme of 'alarm' over the extent of ice cover at the poles.

India says ‘no’

The FT thinks it may be about the money. But I doubt it. We've seen sterile dialog like this many times in the multilateral trade system. There isn't enough money to buy the compliance of countries that have conflicting domestic incentives.

Plimer’s Heaven + Earth

I have finally finished reading and skimming Ian Plimer's thick book Heaven + Earth. I found it admirable for being a comprehensive and intelligent account of relevant evidence on climate change. I did not like it so much for the writing, or for the organization of ideas in some places, but that's a quibble in light…

U.S. and Global Temperatures: a correction

Dr Gavin Schmidt, a climate modeler at NASA and a principal author of the Real Climate weblog, has emailed me to point out an error (mine) in my review of Ian Plimer's Heaven + Earth.

Plimer review: more from G Schmidt