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Tag Archives: Environment
Guest Blog: Would a Carbon Tax Reduce Carbon Emissions?
Hello! Happy belated Earth Day and happy 7th birthday to the Climate Change Fork blog! We are guest bloggers Nataly Azouly and Anelisa Defoe. Respectively, our majors are Actuarial Mathematics (BS) with a minor in Physics, and Physics (BA) and … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Guest Blog, IPCC, law, Sustainability, US
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, assessment, bill, bipartisan, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Tax, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, Global Warming, graph, greenhouse gas, inverse relationship, IPCC, law, Mitigation, Oil, Paris, Paris Agreement, Price, proportion, proposal, Science, statistics, Sustainability, US, variable
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The Little Ice Age
Last week, I talked about Philipp Blom’s book, “Nature’s Mutiny.” It illustrates some of the historical impacts of global climate change, especially with regards to the stress that it has inflicted on society. The book also looks into some of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Adaptation, Agriculture, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, bicycle, black death, borehole, bubonic plague, Byron, Capitalism, China, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, coral, creative destruction, degradation, Economy, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Europe, Fahrenheit, famine, feudalism, fishing, France, Frankenstein, French revolution, Future, generation, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, historian, History, hockey stick, ice cores, immune system, indicator, literacy, little ice age, Manchu, Mary Shelley, migration, Ming, Mitigation, paleothermometry, Past, Philipp Blom, Physical Environment, pollen, Population, potato, proxy, Qing, riot, Science, sediments, shifting baseline, shortage, society, stress, sub-fossil pollen, Sustainability, Tax, Temperature, thermometer, thirty years' war, tree rings, US, Variability, War, Watershed, Weather, witch, witch trial
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Global Stress: Life Expectancy, Climate Change, and the Future
A few days ago I watched “One Nation Under Stress,” an HBO documentary narrated by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. I had no idea what it was going to be about but previous exposure to Dr. Gupta’s TV presentations was a strong … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Book, Britain, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, consequence, Documentary, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Europe, France, Future, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, History, ice age, instability, Japan, life, life expectancy, Military, Mitigation, national security, nature's mutiny, Philipp Blom, Science, security, Sustainability, US
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Electric Cars: What’s Driving the Transition?
In the last two blogs I tried to show that without a parallel effort to decarbonize the power sources of electricity generators, our efforts to promote electric car fleets mean little in the scheme of progress against climate change. So—why … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Sustainability
Tagged America, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Belgium, Britain, California, car, Carbon, carbon neutral, carmaker, China, Clean Energy, clean power, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Connecticut, Copenhagen, Costa Rica, decarbonize, Denmark, Electric Cars, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, energy transition, Environment, fossil fuel, France, Future, Geothermal, Germany, global energy transition, Government, hydro, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Maryland, Massachusetts, Morocco, New York, Nicaragua, Norway, Oregon, Paris, power plant, Quebec, regulation, Rhode Island, Rome, Science, Scotland, Solar, solar power, subsidize, subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Sweden, Taiwan, Transition, transportation, UK, Uruguay, US, USA, vehicle, Wind, wind power
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Electric Cars, Power Sources, and Truth in Advertising: Doing the Math
As I have often mentioned here, I teach two courses that relate to climate change at my university: the advanced Physics and Society and the general education Energy Use and Climate Change. This blog plays an important role in both … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, Electric Cars, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, calculation, China, Class, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Education, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, environmental impact, Fossil Fuels, France, fuel, fuel economy, Gasoline, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Japan, Math, Mitigation, mpg, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Physics, Power, Power Plants, power source, Renewable, renewable energy, Russia, savings, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Technology, US, vehicle, Wind
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Electric Cars, Power Sources, and Truth in Advertising
Close to three weeks ago (February 24th), I watched a 60 Minutes segment on electric car production in China. I was impressed with the Chinese efforts to promote the transition, including waiving the high tax on license plates in Shanghai … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, air pollution, altima, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, BAIC, BMW, Cars, Chery, China, Clean Energy, clean power, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Cost, Economics, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, France, fuel, fuel economy, Gas, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Japan, kwh, leaf, license plate, mpg, Natural Gas, nissan, Nuclear, Pollution, Power, power plant, Power Plants, renault, renewable energy, Science, Shanghai, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Tax, Technology, Tesla, US, vehicle
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Expanding Environmental Impact Statements
I use the cartoon above to teach my students one of the most fundamental tenets of physics, unimaginatively called the “Second Law of Thermodynamics.” A quick Google search will tell you that thermodynamics is, “the branch of physics that … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability
Tagged adapt, Adaptation, alternative, asbestos, bipartisan, business as usual, carbon dioxide, chemical, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, disorder, Economics, effect, EIS, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Entropy, Environment, environmental impact statement, EPA, evaluate, FERC, Fossil Fuels, Future, Gas, glass, Global Warming, governance, green new deal, greenhouse gas, impact, IPCC, law, mineral, mitigate, Mitigation, Natural Gas, NEPA, Oil, paper, Physics, pipeline, proposal, RCP, Recycling, regulation, SC-CO2, scenario, Thermodynamics, waste
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To Make America Great Again, Please Stand Tall
I interpret standing tall as holding your head up and meeting oncoming challenges rather than burying it in a pile of sand to avoid reality (see the October 16, 2018 post on ostrich myths and the American government’s deliberate obtuseness … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Election, immigration, law, politics, refugee, Sustainability, Trump
Tagged Adaptation, administration, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Arizona, Balance, Chuck Todd, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Congress, coral, Cost, damage, Dan Coats, Democrat, democratic socialist, denial, Donald Trump, Economics, EIS, Election, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, environmental refugee, evidence, Extreme Weather, fire, Florida, forest fire, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Warming, GOP, governance, Government, green, green new deal, greenhouse gas, heat stress, house of representatives, immigration, impact, Industrial Revolution, intelligence, IPCC, law, legislation, Local, Media, Mitigation, North Carolina, North Korea, objective, opinion, ostrich, politics, reef, refugee, reporter, Republican, resolution, responsibility, Science, senate, socialist, subjective, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, Trump, UN, US
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The Green New Deal Resolution: Is it Viable?
The “Green New Deal” that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, and Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass, have proposed has became the talk of the town. People are alternately warning it could spell disaster and praising it as our potential saving grace. To … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, immigration, law, politics, refugee, Sustainability, Trump, UN, Water
Tagged Adaptation, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Congress, coral, Cost, damage, Democrat, democratic socialist, Donald Trump, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, fire, forest fire, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Warming, GOP, Government, green, green new deal, greenhouse gas, heat stress, house of representatives, Industrial Revolution, Mitigation, politics, reef, refugee, Republican, resolution, responsibility, Science, senate, socialist, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, UN, US, Water Stress, wildfire
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Wisdom from Australia: Are You Reading This?
In my first blog that I posted more than six and a half years ago, I described my early Holocaust experiences and their connection to my interest in climate change. I was born in Warsaw, Poland three months before the … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Holocaust, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, anomaly, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Australia, blog, brumby, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, cold, comic, consequence, denial, Donald Trump, effect, Environment, Family, feral, Future, Global Warming, heat, heat death, Heat Stroke, Holocaust, horse, Israel, Meteorology, Mitigation, NASA, NOAA, Polar Vortex, politics, Present, question, regulation, Science, survivor, Trump, understand, understanding, US, visit, vote, Weather, wild horse, winter, WMO
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