Subscribe
-
Recent Posts
- Burying our Heads in the Sand
- Guest Blog by Sonya Landau: Unsustainable Desert: People Have Been Living in Tucson for Thousands of Years; How Much Longer Can That Continue?
- Insanity at the Helm: Are We Steering the Wrong Way to the Future?
- Blurred Lines: Balance, Bias, Kavanaugh, and Fox News on Climate Change
- Naming Seasons and Weather Events
Archives
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- August 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- May 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
Categories
About Micha
CCF around the Web
My Favorite Climate Change Sites
Publications
Social Media
Meta
Tag Archives: Russia
Insanity at the Helm: Are We Steering the Wrong Way to the Future?
The last two weeks have seen a great deal of heavy breathing and crying. I summarized much of it in last week’s blog. The climax in this week’s news was probably Thursday’s testimonies of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine … Continue reading
Posted in administration, politics, Trump, UN
Tagged alliance, ally, America First, Australia, Brett Kavanaugh, Brunei, Canada, carbon dioxide, Charles Lindbergh, Chile, China, Christine Blasey Ford, climate refugee, CO2, denuclearization, Donald Trump, due process, Economics, Energy, energy use, England, environmental refugee, federalist society, France, Future, G-7, GDP, Germany, Global Population, globalization, Human Rights, ICC, immigration, international criminal court, Iran, Japan, John Bolton, justice, Kavanaugh, life expectancy, Lindbergh, MAGA, Malaysia, Mexico, migration, NAFTA, nationalist, Nazi, New Zealand, Nuclear, pandemic, Paris, Paris 2015, Paris accord, Paris Agreement, partnership, patriot, patriotism, Pearl Harbor, Peru, Policy, Population, refugee, Russia, Singapore, sovereign, sovereignty, Supreme Court, TPP, trade, treaty, Trump, UN, UN commission on human rights, unilateral, unilateralist, urbanization, US, Vietnam, War, World Population, WTO, WWII
Leave a comment
Vulnerabilities: Water Stress
Figure 1 in last week’s blog listed key impacts of climate change as a function of increasing global temperature relative to the average temperature between 1980 and 1999. Based on NASA measurements (Figure 2 in the same blog), we have … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability, Water
Tagged Adaptation, Agriculture, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, California, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, Congo, dam, Desalination, divert, domestic, Drought, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, farm, farming, Fossil Fuels, Fresh Water, Future, GDP, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Indonesia, industrial, Israel, Jerry Brown, LA, Marc Reisner, Mexico, Mitigation, NASA, Nigeria, OECD, Pakistan, Pat Brown, Russia, South Africa, Sustainability, Technology, temperature rise, US, Water, water distribution, Water Management, water productivity, Water Stress, water use, World Bank, World Population, WRI
2 Comments
Vulnerabilities
My last five blogs (starting on February 20, 2018) have focused on some key indicators of the global energy transition as they relate to climate change and the IPAT identity. I examined the 12 most populous countries, which together represent … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Adaptation, Africa, Agriculture, altitude, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Carbon, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Congo, Denmark, Desalination, developed, developing, Development, driving force, Drought, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, employment, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy cycle, energy distribution, energy mix, energy production, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, Flood, Flooding, Fossil Fuels, France, Fresh Water, fuel mix, Future, GDP, Germany, Global Population, Global Warming, Greece, greenhouse gas, hydro, India, indicator, Indonesia, IPAT, Italy, Mexico, middle east, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, non-combustible, nonrenewable, Norway, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, petrochemical, petroleum, Poland, political refugee, Population, Portugal, Power, Power Plants, Precipitation, refugee, regional, Renewable, Russia, Science, Sea-Level Rise, Solar, Solar Energy, Spain, standard of living, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, UK, UN, US, vulnerability, vulnerable, Water Cycle, Water Shortage, Water Stress, water withdrawal, World Bank, World Population
3 Comments
Energy Transition: Regional Impacts and Highlights
I started this series (February 20, 2018) by introducing energy-related indicators for the ten most populous countries (with the addition of two African countries that are projected to join those ranks by 2040). I aim to use these indicators as … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Africa, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Austria, Belgium, Biofuel, BP, Brazil, Carbon, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, combustible, Denmark, developed, developing, Economics, EIA, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy distribution, energy production, energy transition, Environment, EU, Finland, Fossil Fuels, France, fuel mix, Future, GDP, Geothermal, Germany, Global Population, Global Warming, Greece, greenhouse gas, hydro, India, Indonesia, Italy, middle east, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Netherlands, non-combustible, Nuclear, Oil, petrochemical, petroleum, Poland, Population, Portugal, Power, Power Plants, regional, Renewable, Russia, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Spain, standard of living, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, UK, UN, US, World Bank, World Population
Leave a comment
Fossil Fuel Preferences and BP’s Energy Outlook
I started this series on February 20, 2018 to explore the IPAT identity. The last term within that identity that I have yet to cover includes the nature of the fossil fuels used. The popular perception is that use of … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Africa, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, BP, Brazil, Carbon, carbon emission, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Coal, Congo, consumption, Denmark, developed, developing, Economics, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy demand, energy mix, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, fracking, Future, Gas, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, indicator, Indonesia, IPAT, Mexico, Mitigation, Natural Gas, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, outlook, Pakistan, Physics, Population, Power, Power Plants, primary energy, Russia, scenario, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, US, World, World Population
1 Comment
Electricity Generation
This week, I’m looking at the role of electricity in the ongoing global energy transition. Dieter Helm argued (see the February 13, 2018 blog about his book, Burn Out) that our increased usage of electricity is an indicator of our … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Brazil, burn out, China, Clean Energy, climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Congo, Denmark, Dieter Helm, Economics, electric car, Electricity, electricity access, electricity consumption, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, Fossil Fuels, Future, GDP, GDP per capita, GDP/capita, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Hydroelectric, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Mitigation, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, OECD, Pakistan, Population, Power, power consumption, Power Plants, purchasing power parity, Renewable, Russia, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, US, Weather, Wind, World Bank, World Population
2 Comments
Primary Energy
As promised, this blog and the next (barring unforeseen circumstances) will focus on some key indicators of the global energy transition – specifically with regard to climate change and the IPAT identity. I am continuing my study of the same … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Africa, alternative energy, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Black Swan, BP, Brazil, carbon intensity, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Congo, Denmark, Economics, Electricity, emission, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy intensity, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, hydro, India, indicator, Indonesia, Mexico, Mitigation, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Nuclear Energy, OECD, Pakistan, Population, Power, Power Plants, Russia, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, UN, US, World Bank, World Population
Leave a comment
Markers for the Global Energy Transition
Last week I talked about Dieter Helm’s book, where he portrayed a future in which oil companies are going broke and fossil fuel prices are collapsing due to their practically infinite supply (via fracking and horizontal drilling). Growing awareness of … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged accountability, Adaptation, alternative energy, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Brazil, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Carbon Footprint, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Congo, Dieter Helm, Distribution, Donald Trump, Economics, electric, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy industry, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Fossil Fuels, fracking, GDP, GDP/capita, Global, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, horizontal drilling, identity, Income, income distribution, India, Indonesia, IPAT, IPCC, Local, marker, Mexico, Mitigation, Nigeria, Pakistan, peak oil, Population, Power, Power Plants, primary energy source, Romney, Russia, Science, Solar Energy, sovereign, Sustainability, Technology, Trump, UN, US, World Bank, World Population
2 Comments
Doomsday Predictions – Disaster Porn?
Figure 1 – Doomsday Clock Three weeks ago (before Charlottesville) I summarized the climate-change-related events that took place during my July vacation and promised to expand upon those issues. Given my necessary digression, I am reposting some of those elements … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Advocacy, Al Gore, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, attribute, Australia, biodiversity, business as usual, charlottesville, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, daniel aldana cohen, David Wallace-Wells, disaster, disaster porn, Donald Trump, doom, doomsday, doomsday clock, Economics, ecosystem, Electricity, Emissions, End of Now, Energy, energy mix, energy transition, Environment, EPA, extinct, extinction, Fossil Fuels, Future, global nuclear war, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Holocaust, human contribution, inconvenient, IPCC, Mitigation, New Zealand, North Korea, Nuclear, nuclear weapon, Paul Ehrlich, PNAS, porn, Power, projection, Russia, Science, Sustainability, Technology, US, World Population
2 Comments
Limits to Global Affluence?
[TEVYE] “Dear God, you made many, many poor people. I realize, of course, that it’s no shame to be poor. But it’s no great honor either! So, what would have been so terrible if I had a small fortune?” If … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Affluence, Amancio Ortega Gaona, Australia, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bill Gates, billionaire, Brazil, Carlos Slim Helú, China, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Denmark, dream, Economics, Education, Electricity, Energy, Environment, fiddler on the roof, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, impact, Income, income distribution, India, Indonesia, influence, IPAT, Japan, Jeff Bezos, Jew, Jewish, Lawrence J. Ellison, Lichtenstein, limit, Luxembourg, Macau, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael R. Bloomberg, millionaire, Mitigation, Monaco, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Population, Qatar, rabbi, Rich, richest, Rothschild, Russia, saturation, saturation point, Switzerland, Technology, Tevye, US, Warren E. Buffett, Wealth, World Population
6 Comments