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Tag Archives: Science
Pay Now or Pay Later: The Economic Costs of Climate Change
As an old guy who still teaches students and does scientific research, I have to be up-to-date on the science that relates to what I do. To study and teach climate change, I have to be current not only with … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Sustainability
Tagged action, biodiversity, business as usual, carbon emissions, cartoon, children, climate, Climate Change, climate change denier, climate denier, CO2, CO2 emissions, Cost, damage, denial, doubt, economic impact, Economics, Economist, Economy, effect, externality, Future, generation, GHG, greenhouse gas, Greta Thunberg, kids, Merchants of Doubt, Naomi Oreskes, News, Nicholas Stern, ocean acidification, Price, quid pro quo, risk, Science, stationarity, Stern report, worst-case
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Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears
My original plan was to continue writing about what I learned during my summer-long trip. Last week I focused on Dubai and I thought to focus this week’s blog on the greenhouses in the Netherlands. However, as usual in this … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Al Gore, Anthropogenic, Arctic, arctic melt, biogas, cherry picking, climate, Climate Change, conservation, Economy, Electrical Grid, Electricity, energy transition, Environment, experiment, Germany, global energy transition, Greta Thunberg, ice, ice melt, inconvenient, inconvenient truth, initiative, matter, Netherlands, phase transition, photovoltaics, polar bear, profit, Renewable, renewable energy, renewables, satellite, Science, sea ice, Solar, subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable, thermometer, turbine, Water, wildlife, Wind, wind farm, wind power
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Around the World in 5 Weeks: Three Weddings, Climate Change, and the Holocaust
Travel My wife joined me on a whirlwind trip from New York City to Brisbane and Melbourne, Australia to Dubai, UAE to Paris, France to The Hague, Netherlands to Farsleben and Berlin, Germany to Krakow, Poland. We returned a few … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Holocaust, Sustainability
Tagged airplane, Anthropogenic, Australia, Berlin, Brisbane, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, contribution, D Day, Dubai, Emissions, Farsleben, flight, fossil fuel, France, fuel economy, fuel efficiency, Germany, Greta Thunberg, human contribution, invasion, Krakow, Melbourne, Mitigation, Netherlands, New York City, NYC, Paris, plane, Poland, Science, Sustainability, The Hague, travel, UAE, Vacation, Warsaw, WWII
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Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050
We are entering new levels of extreme heat. June 2019 was the warmest June ever recorded. The Weather Channel summarized it: At a Glance Four separate analyses, including from NOAA and NASA, found Earth’s warmest June on record was in … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sustainability
Tagged 1880, 2050, a/c, Adaptation, air conditioner, air conditioning, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Beijing, Britain, C40, Cairo, China, city, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Delhi, Drought, Dubai, Egypt, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Europe, extreme heat, Extreme Weather, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Health, heat, heat wave, heatwave, India, Istanbul, Japan, Ljubljana, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, Mitigation, Moscow, NASA, New York City, NOAA, NYC, Renewable, renewable energy, risk, Science, Seattle, Slovenia, Solar, Spain, summer, Sustainability, Temperature, temperature change, Tokyo, urban population, US, Water, water crisis, Water Shortage, Water Stress, Wind
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Buildings: Emissions
In urban environments, buildings are major contributors to climate change. In fact, according to the NYC Greenhouse Gas Inventory of 2016, they are responsible for two-thirds of New York City’s annual emissions. I have been looking at mitigation efforts of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, building, Carbon, city council, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Efficiency, efficient, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, Global Warming, governance, Government, green, greenhouse gas, law, legislation, Mitigation, NYC, Renewable, renewable energy, Science, Solar, Sustainability, Timeline, urban green, US, Wind
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Sustainable CUNY Solar + Storage Summit 2019
Over the last few years, the City University of New York has organized several Solar + Storage summits focused on local needs and opportunities to accelerate the local energy transition to a carbon neutral economy. This year, the conference was … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Conference, Education, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Carbon, carbon neutral, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, CUNY, DG Hub, diesel, Economy, Education, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, generator, Global Warming, Green Bank, greenhouse gas, Kathy Hochul, Microgrid, Mitigation, model, National Grid, Natural Gas, New York, NREL, NY, NYC, NYCEEC, Policy, policymakers, PV, Renewable, renewable energy, resilient, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, solar panel, Storage, Sustainability, Sustainable, US, Wind, zero net carbon
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Multilevel Confrontations with Climate Change: State Legislation
Wherever you live or work there is a very good chance that you are subject to multiple jurisdictions , with laws that you have to abide by. In my case, those include New York City and State, and the US … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Brooklyn College, California, carbon neutral, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, CUNY, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Future, Global Warming, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, jurisdiction, law, legislation, Mitigation, New York, NY, NYC, Policy, Renewable, renewable energy, rule, Science, socio-economic, socioeconomic, Solar, State, Sustainability, US, Wind
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Campus Transition into Sustainability Teaching Laboratory
My May 28th blog discussed the Sierra Club’s ranking of university campuses’ sustainability conversions. I also included the organization’s methodology. Later, in my June 4th blog, I suggested that campuses could convert this transitional process into a teaching moment — … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, bicycle, bike, carpool, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, coal mining, college, commute, compost, contractor, conversion, divest, divestment, e waste, Education, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy transition, energy use, Environment, ewaste, food waste, Future, Geothermal, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Hydroelectric, innovation, Investment, lab, laboratory, learning, LED, Local, mass transit, mining, Mitigation, offset, organic, outreach, paper, publication, Recycling, Renewable, renewable energy, Research, runoff, School, Science, scientific literacy, scope, Sierra Club, Solar, storm water, students, Sustainability, Sustainable, tar sands, telecommute, university, US, vegan, vegetarian, waste, waste reduction, Water, water consumption, Wind
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D-Day Anniversary: 75 Years Later and What I Mean by Self-Inflicted Genocide
A photo from a meeting of WWII liberators and survivors (I am in the middle of the back row) The 75th anniversary of D-Day was on Thursday. The celebration was not about me. It was about the soldiers that took … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Climate Change, Holocaust, Sustainability, Trump, US
Tagged Adaptation, America, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bergen-Belsen, Britain, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, D Day, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Farsleben, FDR, free rider, Future, game theory, Genocide, German, Germany, ghetto, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, History, Holocaust, institution, International, Jew, Jewish, liberation, liberator, Magdeburg, Mitigation, Nazi, Normandy, Paris 2015, Paris accord, Paris Agreement, Peace, Poland, Potsdam, Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth, Renewable, renewable energy, Roosevelt, Science, Self Inflicted Genocide, self-inflicted, Solar, survivor, Sustainability, UK, US, Warsaw, Wind, WWII
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