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Move to drop debate on climate change in schools faces backlash
Plans to remove the climate debate from geography lessons for under 14s have been strongly criticised by green and student groups. Leo Hickman  takes a closer look at how the old and new geography curricula compare, and argues perhaps it's not cause for panic.
The Guardian 

News:

Ed Davey warns wind farm companies about Scottish independence
An independent Scotland could no longer rely on subsidies from British energy bill payers to lower the cost of producing renewable energy, Ed Davey warned yesterday. An independent Scotland could also face fierce competition from renewable energy exporters Norway and Ireland, he said.
The Telegraph

Scots favour wind twice as much as nuclear or shale gas
New YouGov polling commissioned by Scottish Renewables finds 62 per cent of people in Scotland would be generally in favour of wind farms in their local area, compared to 24 per cent for shale gas and 32 per cent for nuclear power.
Energy News Live

Homeowners 'at risk' as spending on flood defence work is slashed
The Times reports flood protection funding will fall by nearly half over the next two financial years, despite official warnings that changing weather patterns make flooding more likely in the future.
The Times

Largest concentrated solar power plant opens in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi has opened the world's biggest solar power plant, the same size as about 280 football pitches. It is expected to provide electricity for 20,000 homes.
BBC News 

Commentary:

Yes, you should be worried about climate change education
"We're all agreed that the issue of teaching climate change schools is political, but where do the political divides lie", asks academic & writer Alice Bell, following news that the topic could be cut from the national curriculum below Key Stage 3.
The Guardian

With a big if, science panel finds deep cuts possible in U.S. vehicle emissions and oil use
A report from the National Academy of Sciences in the US finds it's possible to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cars by 80 per cent by 2050, but only with alternative fuels, more efficient engines and much stronger policies.
NYT Dot Earth

Science:

A warmer planet means bigger hurricane surges
Based on records of storm surges in the past 90 years, a study in the journal PNAS suggests hurricanes like Katrina become between two and seven times more likely as earth warms by 1 degree Celsius.
Ars Technica

Reaching ambitious greenhouse gas concentration goals
US modelling suggests new improved technologies, like biofuels with carbon capture and storage, could help bring down the cost of achieving ambitious emissions targets. But without major cuts from the world's biggest emitters, these targets are impossible to reach.
PhysOrg

Significant contribution of Greenland's peripheral glaciers to sea-level rise
New research calculates that in addition to meltwater from the icesheet, glaciers in Greenland contributed about 50 million tons of water each year between 2003 and 2008 - a figure much higher than expected.
PhysOrg


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