biodiversity, definition of

Climategate refers to release/leak/stealing of emails, data and programs related to research into global warming by UEA's Climate Research Unit (CRU); that occurred in 2009 before the Copenhagen Climate Conference (and was therefore probably contributory to its failure). The information obtained was made publicly available for all to see and read through.

It indicates that there good reason to conclude:

• Problems with data retention and archiving;
• Weakly documented data processing both in terms of process and actions undertaken.
• A 'closed ranks' mindset to external criticism and freedom of information
• Close interdependent relationships between a small set of international researchers leading to peer review and career advancement support occurring within the group.

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• Australia’s renewable energy goals can’t come at the cost of biodiversity – we need a strategic approach | Hugh Possingham
  The Port of Hastings windfarm block highlights a growing conundrum – how to expand renewable infrastructure without damaging fragile ecosystems
• Middle-class fear of green policies fuels rise of far right, Colombia’s Petro warns
  Guerrilla leader turned president says, faced with having to reduce their carbon consumption, upper classes fear ‘the barbarians are coming’
• What impact does the Guardian have on the natural world?
  We have been measuring our organisation’s biodiversity footprint – here’s how we did it
• It’s one of Europe’s last pristine rivers. Can scientists save it from 50 dams?
  The Neretva, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, is one of the most biodiverse rivers on the continent – supporting bears, wolves, lynx and many rare species – but more than 50 planned dams could permanently transform the ecosystem
• Farms that Create Habitat Key to Food Security and Biodiversity
  We need to recognize the vital work many farmers are doing that supports biodiversity.
• Vast fossil fuel and farming subsidies causing ‘environmental havoc’
  World Bank says subsidies costing as much as $23m a minute must be repurposed to fight climate crisis
• High temperatures boost biodiversity in Arctic and sub-Arctic seas
  has confirmed that the high temperatures in the Arctic and sub-Arctic seas -especially affected by global warming- are promoting the settlement in these waters of species that previously lived in warmer areas located further south.

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