The massive buildup of all that man-made global warming pollution is trapping as much extra heat energy every day as would be released by 400,000 Hiroshima-class atomic bombs exploding every 24 hours.
Warming, as the oceans absorb much of the extra energy being trapped by greenhouse gases, is set reduce seasonal sea ice and lead to changes to sea layers, which will also cause lowering of oxygen levels.
Davey is already deep in negotiation with EDF, the French energy firm, about how much extra it can charge people for electricity to cover the cost of the construction of new nuclear plants.
Much has been made about the Earth's energy imbalance (extra energy absorbed by the Earth).
Our genes are programmed to extract as much energy as possible from what we eat and to store any extra energy in fat reservoirs, available in reserve for future famines.
That may not seem like much, but under the thick canopies of Malaysian forests where B. pavonina lives, that extra energy gives the plant the juice it needs to edge out its competitors. .
"In the end, it's all about how much extra oil Saudi Arabia can or is willing to put on the market," said Amy Myers Jaffe, a Rice University energy analyst.
