Category Archives: Anthropocene

Simultaneous Global Disasters

Posted on September 1, 2020 by climatechangefork

About a month ago (August 4th), I wrote a blog that used a Venn diagram to show the overlap of climate change, COVID-19, projected population change, job availability, and socio-economic status. My discussion was relatively abstract. Now, only one month … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, law, politics, US | Tagged air conditioner, air conditioning, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, apocalypse, apocalyptic, asteroid, Belarus, blackout, California, Christianity, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, Durer, Election, Electricity, Energy, Extreme Weather, fire, Gulf Coast, Hurricane, Islam, Judaism, Kenosha, Laura, Louisiana, Marco, Minneapolis, police violence, Policy, religion, Science, sins, social justice, storm, Texas, wild fire | 5 Comments

Happy Holidays!

Posted on December 31, 2019 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year! The end of the year brings Christmas (December 25th) and Hanukkah (December 22nd-30th), two traditional holidays, and Kwanzaa (December 26th – January 1st), which began in 1966. All three include giving presents. Children all over the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change | Tagged 2050, carbon dioxide, Christmas, Climate Change, climate refugee, CO2, coast, dutch, Flood, Flooding, Future, GHG, greenhouse gas, Hanukkah, high tide, holidays, Kwanzaa, Netherlands, presents, refugee, Sea-Level Rise, WMO | 1 Comment

Renewable Energy Use – Is Zero Carbon Achievable by 2050?

Posted on November 5, 2019 by climatechangefork

If you’ve been following my latest series detailing the indicators for the global energy transition (starting October 15th), you’ll agree that it’s time to ask the most important question: how are we doing? We can estimate the answer by examining … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability | 3 Comments

Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears

Posted on September 17, 2019 by climatechangefork

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 | 15 Comments

Children and Climate Change

Posted on August 6, 2019 by climatechangefork

Children are our future, and this is especially true with regards to climate change. They are the ones that will bear the brunt of its effects. Fortunately, some of them are well aware of this and taking action: our grandchildren … Continue reading →

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Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050

Posted on July 23, 2019 by climatechangefork

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 →

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Campus Sustainability – NYC and CUNY

Posted on June 4, 2019 by climatechangefork

Sustainability in NYC In mid-April, the New York City Council passed an incredibly important piece of legislation regarding our city’s sustainability, calling for landlords to upgrade the built environment: New York City Passes Historic Climate Legislation The Climate Mobilization Act … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, AOC, Bloomberg, budget, building, built environment, C40, campus, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, carbon neutral, city council, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Mobilization Act, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, conversion, Cornell, Cost, CUNY, Ed Markey, Emissions, Energy, energy footprint, energy transition, Environment, environmental, experimentl science, funding, Future, Global Warming, goal, governance, Government, green new deal, greenhouse gas, initiative, insulation, lab, laboratory, landlord, law, legislation, Mitigation, natural science, New, New York, NYC, old, PlaNYC, PlaNYC2030, Population, projection, Renewable, renewable energy, renovation, retrofit, School, Science, Solar, study, Sustainability, Sustainable, US, Wind, zero carbon | 5 Comments

Campus Sustainability – National

Posted on May 28, 2019 by climatechangefork

About three weeks ago, shortly after spring began, The New York Times ran a short article about how local leaders in many communities are approaching adaptation to the major increase in flooding. Two short paragraphs capture the essence of the … Continue reading →

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Graduation: Congrats to My Students!

Posted on May 21, 2019 by climatechangefork

Classes ended this week. By the time that I post this blog, my students’ final exams will also be history. The last four guest blogs were written by students in my Physics and Society course—a research-based course that I offer … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: How Income Inequality Correlates with CO2 Emissions and What We Can Do About It

Posted on May 14, 2019 by climatechangefork

Hello readers! This week’s guest blog is from Benjamin K, Quinn Downes, and Michael Guerin. Combined, we carry degrees in the fields of physics, chemistry, and biology. Through this blog post, we hope to spread information on the correlation between … Continue reading →

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Category Archives: Anthropocene

Happy Holidays!

Renewable Energy Use – Is Zero Carbon Achievable by 2050?

Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears

Children and Climate Change

Extreme Heat: Big Cities, 2050

Campus Sustainability – NYC and CUNY

Campus Sustainability – National

Graduation: Congrats to My Students!

Guest Blog: How Income Inequality Correlates with CO2 Emissions and What We Can Do About It

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