HANS LABOHM (Amsterdam)

The Cancun climate conference was much like Copenhagen.  The Cancun mountain gave birth to less than a mouse. But global warmers will persevere. They will continue their quest for the Holy Grail of legally binding CO2 reductions … ad infinitum. It is like the proverbial irresistible force colliding with an immovable object. Next stop will be South Africa.

Links after the jump.  (More on Cancun at CFACT.tv)

Richard Black: UN climate change talks in Cancun close in on deal

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11975470

The State of the Climate. A cool view of a hot debate (De staat van het klimaat. Een koele blik op een verhit debat)

This is the title of a new book of de Dutch science journalist Marcel Crok. It is generally hailed as the best and most comprehensive treatment of the issue in Dutch.

http://fp.dagelijksestandaard.nl/2010/11/simon-rozendaal-lees-dit-boek-echt-bijzonder/

http://video.elsevier.nl/11818914

http://fp.dagelijksestandaard.nl/2010/11/diederik-samsom-versus-marcel-crok/

http://www.staatvanhetklimaat.nl/over-marcel-crok/

How the Dutch minister of finance might save many billions

Gerrit van der Lingen explains (in English):

http://www.youtube.com/euxtv#p/u/4/phBygQLtQ5c

Climate realism in Berlin (EIKE)

Concise reports from the latest international EIKE conference on climate and energy in Berlin

http://www.eike-klima-energie.eu/news-anzeige/klima-realismus-in-berlin-die-3-internationale-klima-und-energiekonferenz-erfolgreich-beendet/

http://www.science-skeptical.de/blog/berlin-berlin-wir-waren-in-berlin/003414/#comment-6982

(Unfortunately only in German)

Marc Morano’s updated list of climate sceptics – over 1000!

http://www.climatedepot.com/a/9035/SPECIAL-REPORT-More-Than-1000-International-Scientists-Dissent-Over-ManMade-Global-Warming-Claims–Challenge-UN-IPCC–Gore

Kees de Jager and Silvia Duhau: updated projections of future solar activity, heralding a new Grand Minimum

http://www.cdejager.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/2010-Variable-solar-dynamo3.pdf

Washington Times: Climate change no longer scares Europe

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/nov/5/climate-change-no-longer-scares-europe/

German Section

– New postings on:

http://www.eike-klima-energie.eu/

Swedish section

– New postings on

http://www.theclimatescam.se/

Dutch section

– New postings on

Climategate.nl

http://climategate.nl/

Klimatosoof

http://www.klimatosoof.nl/

Klimaatveranderingen: fabels en feiten

http://www.klimaatgek.nl/cms/

De dagelijkse standaard (‘The Daily Standard’, DDS – postings are in Dutch, but they often amply refer to foreign sources).