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Do-It-Yourself Ranking: How We Measure

Posted on March 10, 2020 by climatechangefork

When I first became a professor, I taught chemistry and physics. Both are traditional sciences with well-defined prerequisites. For physics you must first learn about mechanics (Kepler, Newton, etc.); in chemistry you have to start with the periodic table before … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, assessment, Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability, UN | Tagged air quality, biodiversity, chemistry, company, Data, database, ecosystem, Emissions, Environment, environmental science, EPI, ESG, framework, higher education, index, indicator, Kepler, method, methodology, Nature, Newton, Physics, Policy, policymakers, Pollution, prerequisite, proximity to target, Ranking, sanitation, scale, School, Science, score, scoring, subjective, Sustainability, Sustainable, sustainable development, UN, Water | Leave a comment

Economic Impacts Report: Worse than Predicted?

Posted on December 24, 2019 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at Naomi Oreskes’ and Nicholas Stern’s October op-ed in The New York Times, “Climate Change Will Cost Us Even More Than We Think,” which dealt with a report about the unexamined economic risks of climate change. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Extreme Weather, Sustainability | Tagged acceleration, Adaptation, aggregate, Agriculture, biodiversity, Climate Change, climate change denier, climate skeptic, Columbia, compound, Cost, Drought, economic, economic impact, economic model, Economy, ecosystem, Extreme Weather, Flood, Future, glaciers, Grantham, heatwave, ice sheets, impact, Mitigation, Naomi Oreskes, Nicholas Stern, op-ed, physical science, Policy, policy maker, Potsdam, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. The Potsdam Institute, references, Report, Research, risk, Science, Sea-Level Rise, Stern report, wildfire | 1 Comment

Pay Now or Pay Later: The Economic Costs of Climate Change

Posted on December 17, 2019 by climatechangefork

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 | 6 Comments

Location Sensitivities of Other Biota

Posted on July 24, 2018 by climatechangefork

My last blog ended with a promise that I would look into location sensitivity of other foods and drinks – after all, humans can’t survive on wine alone. When I Googled “climate change impact,” these were my top results: Marine … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, immigration, refugee, Sustainability, Water | Tagged Adaptation, Agriculture, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, biodiversity, biota, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, crops, ecosystem, extinction, fishing, Food, food security, Global Warming, immigration, Maine, migration, NOAA, phenological mismatch, phenology, pollinator, refugee, Science, Sustainability, World Population | 7 Comments

Ocean Health Issues – How Do We Measure Health?

Posted on June 5, 2018 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog was an introduction to the vulnerabilities that we face with the deterioration of our oceans. It paid particular attention to the recently published study of evidence associating the 4th mass extinction with ocean deoxygenation – which effectively … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability, Water | Tagged acidification, Adaptation, anoxia, Anthropocene, anthropocentric, Anthropogenic, atlantic, biodiversity, Brundtland report, Carbon, carbon storage, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, coast, coastal, CSSR, deoxygenation, Economy, ecosystem, Emissions, Environment, Evaporation, extinct, extinction, fishing, food provision, Fresh Water, Future, Global Warming, goal, greenhouse gas, habitat, Health, heat, heat content, heat feedback, indicator, livelihood, marine, mass extinction, melting, Mitigation, NCA4, Ocean, ocean health, Ocean Health Index, Pacific, polar ice, Precipitation, rain, recreation, Salt Water, Science, sea ice, sea level, sea water, Sea-Level Rise, species, stratification, Sustainability, Temperature, Tourism, Variability | Leave a comment

Vulnerabilities: Oceans

Posted on May 29, 2018 by climatechangefork

Let’s get back to vulnerabilities, focusing specifically on the oceans this time. Since they cover 70% of the planet, the health of our oceans is paramount. The connections between anthropogenic climate change and said health are complex and multifaceted, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability, Water | Tagged Adaptation, anoxia, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Atmosphere, biodiversity, Central America, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, conodonts, Cuba, defaunation, deglaciation, doomsday, Elizabeth Kolbert, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, eruption, euxinia, extinction, Florida, Fossil Fuels, Future, geologist, Global Warming, graptolites, greenhouse gas, Hirnantian, hydrogen sulfide, isotope, mass extinction, Mitigation, Ocean, Ordovician, Ordovician-Silurian extinction, oxygen, Phanerozoic, Prediction, projection, radiation, Science, Silurian, sixth extinction, suffocate, suffocated, Sustainability, Technology, trilobites, uranium, Volcano, vulnerability, vulnerable | 12 Comments

Doomsday Early Signs: The Science

Posted on September 19, 2017 by climatechangefork

The New York Times last week tried to highlight the dangers of climate change. On Friday, Alexander Burns opened his contribution with the following two paragraphs: For years, climate change activists have faced a wrenching dilemma: how to persuade people … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability, Trump | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, biodiversity, business as usual, Caribbean, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Donald Trump, doomsday, ecosystem, Environment, extinction, Future, Gerardo Ceballos, Global Population, Global Warming, Harvey, homogenization, Houston, Hurricane, IPAT, IPCC, irma, jacksonville, methodology, Mitigation, North Korea, nuclear weapon, nuclear weapons, Paul Ehrlich, PNAS, Population, probability, refutability, Rodolfo Dirzo, scenario, Science, sea level, sixth extinction, species, Sustainability, timing, Trump, UN, US, warming oceans, warning signs, World Population | Leave a comment

Doomsday Predictions – Disaster Porn?

Posted on August 29, 2017 by climatechangefork

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

Tag Archives: biodiversity

Do-It-Yourself Ranking: How We Measure

Economic Impacts Report: Worse than Predicted?

Pay Now or Pay Later: The Economic Costs of Climate Change

Location Sensitivities of Other Biota

Ocean Health Issues – How Do We Measure Health?

Vulnerabilities: Oceans

Doomsday Early Signs: The Science

Doomsday Predictions – Disaster Porn?

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