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

Risk and liberty

Interesting new book "What Price Liberty" from UK academic, Ben Wilson. You can download the book from the publishers (Faber & Faber) from now until 4 June for whatever price you think it's worth.

China worries about U.S. carbon tariffs

Tung, the former Chief Executive of Hong Kong, was talking about the Waxman-Markey bill that provides for 'border adjustments' should cap-and-trade costs for energy-intensive industries not be fully offset by U.S. government subsidies. China has been campaigning against this draft legislation since it's introduction.