Monthly Archives: December 2024

Figure 1 – A bright future With the winter holidays, the coming new year, and the approaching inauguration of the Trump administration, last week’s blog was focused on longer-term global trends that can lead either to destruction or to a … Continue reading →

(Source: Pinterest)​ Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa all start on the same day this year. Ramadan starts a few months later (March 11th, the birthday of my ex-wife). In a diverse city like NYC, many of us greet each other with … Continue reading →

(Source: JD Supra) Last week’s blog included the following paragraph: President-elect Trump’s current attitude on climate change is not much different from his 2016 attitude (see the March 14, 2017 blog). He withdrew from the Paris Agreement as soon as he could. … Continue reading →

 (Source: Grist, Amelia Bates) Last week’s blog showed the continuing accelerated rise of average global temperature along with the continuing rise of global carbon emissions, in spite of the fact that the average carbon emissions of developing countries is starting … Continue reading →

To have a better idea about the impact that the coming Trump administration will have, it’s time to address the state of the energy transition before the January 20th inauguration. This blog will be data-heavy and next week’s blog will … Continue reading →