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Climate change is a change in the statistical distribution of weather over periods of time that range from decades to millions of years. It can be a change in the average weather or a change in the distribution of weather events around an average (for example, greater or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change may be limited to a specific region, or may occur across the whole Earth.

In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, climate change usually refers to changes in modern climate. It may be qualified as anthropogenic climate change, more generally known as global warming.

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• Green Guffs of the week
  Quick summary of some major 'green' snarfs of the week in terms of not really doing the right thing to save the environment.
• Carbon trading is dead
  Carbon trading in the US is dead - the market set up to trade it is about to close down for lack of business.
• Biofuels destroying Rain Forests
  Biofuel producing crops are replacing rain forests, resulting in the silly situation that there is a net increase in carbon.
• Qantas A380 no crash in Singapore
  For those wondering about the Qantas A380 flight from Singapore, it did not crash.
• Climate Fools Meeting in the UK
  The UK just had a meeting at parliament of key climate skeptics and MPs to help educate other MPs and interested people in the real issues.
• Surry Hills Library wins Sustainable Architecture Award
  The Surry Hills Library and Community Centre in Sydney, Australia was recently awarded the 2010 National Award for Sustainable Architecture by the Australian Institute of Architects.
• Ocean acidification $15B NGO cash grab
  The NGO Partnership for Observation of the Global Oceans (POGO) is after $15B upfront, then $5B a year to improve our ability to measure ocean acidification on the basis of a 0.1 change in pH from 8.2 to 8.1. This is monumental waste of money and we explain why.

• India’s Ethanol Gambit: A Muddled Climate Policy
  When the effects of climate change prove less severe than commonly projected, the economic costs of policies like E20 are impossible to justify.
• 96% of climate policies are a waste of money says Science paper
  By Jo Nova Finally, 15 years and a trillion dollars too late, George Monbiot says what skeptics have been saying all along. Nearly every single carbon reduction scheme is a useless make-work machination that creates the illusion that the government is...
• Bigger-picture concerns raised around renewable diesel alternatives used by BHP
  Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.
• Bigger-picture concerns raised around BHP's renewable diesel alternatives
  Mining giant BHP has launched a "renewable diesel" trial to reduce carbon emissions at a Pilbara iron ore mine, but an environmental engineer says the company may be better off with the real thing.
• Sustainable aviation fuel in the quest for clean air travel
  On the ground, we see and hear planes flying overhead with a trail of burnt fuel streaming out behind them. Inside the plane, little thought is often given to what is fueling the ride from here to there. But it should be. The aviation industry has been...
• Thanks, Guardian, For Questioning the Virtues of Biomass
  A recent article in United Kingdom (UK)-based newspaper The Guardian gives fair coverage to the idea that biomass energy may not be as environmentally friendly as its advocates claim.
• Warning there's no quick fix to soaring energy prices
  Commonwealth, state and territory energy ministers have agreed on a plan to improve energy reliability and affordability, but it won't deliver relief for the current crisis.
• Business Council changes position on climate outlook, pushes for ambitious carbon targets
  A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
• Business Council of Australia reverses position, calling for ambitious short-term carbon emissions reduction target
  A new report by the Business Council of Australia predicts an $890 billion boost to economic activity and the creation of 195,000 jobs over the next five decades as a result of dramatically cutting carbon emissions.
• First test of tropical seaweed farming for biofuels production begins off Puerto Rico
  "Facilitating research of this nature will be key for the development of sustainable aquaculture in this area," says Roberson. "We have tested similar farm designs in New England and Alaska, but this will be the first test of the array in warm tropical...