Week in review – Paris edition

by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.

Oliver Geden:  #COP21 marks a paradigm shift in #climate policy, with mixed results. [link]
Ridley & Peiser: Your Complete Guide To The Paris Climate Summit [link]
NYTimes: At Paris, big gap between scientific realities and diplomatic possibilities – Climate Talks Avoid …‘Carbon Budget’ [link]
Don’t expect miracles – what we can realistically hope for, from COP21 in Paris. In today’s Independent [link]
WSJ:  “That climate change is the biggest problem [is] unfounded:We can readily think of bigger problems” says @RichardTol [link] …
Useful infographic from @CarbonBrief clarifying negotiating blocks at #COP21 [link] …
Republicans vow to deny Obama climate funds to derail Paris talks [link] …
Has the 2 °C target become a fantasy?  @naturenews article by @jefftollef [link]
Inconvenient truths for the environmental movement [link] …
No debate in Paris on the science: [link]
Is the truth somewhere between these extremes? “Climate change clashes in US politics” [link] …
Would/could India derail Paris climate talks? [link]
Senate Republicans Just Promised To Undermine The Paris Climate Negotiations [link]
India Warns Kerry’s Bullying Threatens Paris Consensus [link]
US Senate Sends The World A Message: Don’t Expect Any Money For Obama’s Climate Promises [link]
From new book, Michael Hart on how UN using climate framework to push old government control agenda [link] …Filed under: Week in review

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