2014 confirmed as a record hot year. Without an El Nino event it was not supposed to be that way. This post has some neat graphics that split out different years according to special events that had a major influence for each respective year. 2014 was essentially neutral in that respect.
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New suvey by Pew of public policy priorities in the U.S. As usual, global warming ranks near the bottom, out of 23 issues, with just 38% of respondents taking it seriously. What is noteworthy is that the new rating is up from only 28% in a similar poll taken a year ago, with no extraordinary reason available to explain such a large jump. Could that trend continue?
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Two new studies (under one umbrella) discuss how Earth’s environmental boundaries are being pushed. One reports on the current status of nine “planetary boundaries,” with climate change being one of the four most acute. The other publishes graphs of two dozen global trends that have all been showing exponential growth since about 1950, completely within the lifetime of many of us. There are all sorts of disturbing messages to be drawn from this information. Also, it is often noted that much of the world has been left behind, and has been developing a will to catch up, implying expectations for continuation of these same already dangerous trends.
Here, from the Guardian, is another report based on these studies, which includes some extra comments and insights worth taking note of:
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An update on China. China provides a leading example of how and where the concept of limits of growth takes hold. Many of its practices are in the process of changing course. Keeping track of them should be instructive as we look ahead.
Carl