Tag Archives: China

Back to ESG

Posted on August 16, 2022 by climatechangefork

ESG (Environmental Social & Governance) is back at the forefront of discussion as an investment tool. Put ESG into this blog’s search box and you will get a few entries. The May 24, 2022 blog provides some details and connections … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Sustainability | Tagged assets, China, Climate Change, Economics, Economy, environmental, ESG, ethical, Future, Gas, governance, Government, green, greenwash, Investment, Market, Milton Friedman, oil company, renewable energy, social, social capital, Sustainability, Sustainable, value | 1 Comment

The Sky as an Inspiration

Posted on July 5, 2022 by climatechangefork

A week ago, I got a new email from a young friend, reacting to the recent verdict by the Supreme Court that negates Roe vs. Wade, which has defined the abortion landscape for the last 50 years: I was reading … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, politics | Tagged Abortion, bottom-up, carbon emissions, change, China, choice, Climate Change, constitution, covid, COVID 19, democracy, economic, Economy, EPA, executive, Fertility, Future, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, guns, judiciary, law, legislation, minority, NYC, rights, Roe v. Wade, Russia, Second Amendment, separation of power, Supreme Court, surveillance, Technology, top-down, Ukraine, vote | 3 Comments

Population Transition

Posted on January 4, 2022 by climatechangefork

Happy New Year 2021 was not a great year. We are all hoping that 2022 will be better but I doubt that will be the case. I do think, however, that we will be up to the challenges it brings. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged age, birth rate, Brazil, China, demographic, Fertility Rate, Fertility Replacement Rate, France, global trend, Italy, Japan, Jim Foreit, Pope, Population, Population Growth, Transition, World Population | Leave a comment

Conclusions From COP26

Posted on November 23, 2021 by climatechangefork

This semester, I am teaching two courses directly related to climate change. I start both with an exploration of the basic science involved. It’s a multidisciplinary topic that requires using first principles to address the overlap of the physical, natural, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Energy, Sustainability, UN | Tagged Adaptation, Brazil, Brooklyn College, car, Carbon, CCS, China, Climate Change, climate finance, CO2 emissions, Coal, committment, COP26, Electricity, emission, Energy, fossil fuel, Gas, Glasgow, greenhouse gas, India, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Net-Zero, Oil, pact, Paris 2015, Paris Agreement, pledge, Power, Renewable, Research, resilience, Science, Scotland, Solar, Technology, US, Wind | 1 Comment

Managing the Energy Transition on a Global Scale

Posted on November 9, 2021 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 Figure 2 I have been (starting on September 21st) focusing on energy companies’ transitions away from fossil fuels; many are finally realizing that such global shifts are necessary if we cannot implement an acceptable way to capture the … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability, US | Tagged Adaptation, Biden, Brazil, carbon capture, Chile, China, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, COP26, COVID 19, Economy, Egypt, Electricity, Energy, energy transition, ExxonMobil, fossil fuel, Future, Gas, greenhouse gas, MAGA, Mitigation, Morocco, Nuclear, Oil, Poland, Pollution, Renewable, Rex Tillerson, Russia, Scotland, Spain, Technology, Transition, UK, US, Vietnam | 1 Comment

The Price of the Green Shift

Posted on October 5, 2021 by climatechangefork

I started this series of blogs about energy companies and their shift toward greener power sources with a citation from an earlier blog (July 17, 2013), quoting then-CEO of ExxonMobil, Rex Tillerson, who opined, “What good is it to save … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy | Tagged carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Chevron, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Exxon, Fossil Fuels, Gas, green, Natural Gas, Oil, power plant, Renewable, Rex Tillerson, Shell, shortage, Solar, subsidize, UK, utilities, Wind, Wyoming | 2 Comments

The Math Identity for Olympic Medals

Posted on August 17, 2021 by climatechangefork

One of the biggest shocks of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics was Simone Biles’ historic withdrawal from several events. Her teammates expressed solidarity with her decision and she received a lot of positive feedback globally for placing her health above her … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, US | Tagged Australia, carbon emissions, China, Emissions, France, GDP, Germany, IPAT, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, OECD, Olympics, Russia, sports, State, Tokyo, UK | Leave a comment

Infrastructure Timing

Posted on August 10, 2021 by climatechangefork

They did it! Today, after a long slog of debate, the US Senate has finally passed a bipartisan version of the infrastructure bill that came out of the American Jobs Plan the Biden administration proposed in April. For more information … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Energy | Tagged Adaptation, Biden, bill, bipartisan, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, commercial, competiiton, consumption, Cost, electric car, Electricity, Energy, energy cost, energy services, energy transition, fossil fuel, house, industrial, Infrastructure, input, manufacturing, mining, Mitigation, output, Physics, r&d, refining, residential, senate, Solar, Sputnik, transportation, US, utilities, Wind | Leave a comment

The IEA, Heat, and Net Zero

Posted on June 29, 2021 by climatechangefork

Summer has officially started. Over the last week or so, I’ve been keeping track of which large US cities have experienced temperatures above 100oF, according to the New York Times weather report (see August 18, 2020 blog for descriptions of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Biofuel, Brazil, Carbon, carbon emissions, carbon zero, China, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, decarbonization, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, IEA, India, Indonesia, Mitigation, OECD, Solar, South Africa, Sustainability, Utility, Wind | Leave a comment

Sputnik and China: US Response to Tech Rivalry

Posted on June 15, 2021 by climatechangefork

Back in April, I outlined President Biden’s new American Job Plan. Granted, the $2.3 trillion plan was more of a wish list than a proposal; given the 50-50 split in the Senate and the narrow majority in the House, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economics, law, politics, US | Tagged Adaptation, American jobs plan, Biden, bipartisan, China, Climate Change, Competition, Development, Economy, Education, engineering, GDP, Global Warming, Government, house, innovation, law, Math, Mitigation, NDEA, PPP, r&d, Research, rivalry, Russia, Science, senate, space race, Sputnik, stem, tech, Technology, Trump, US, USSR | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: China

The Sky as an Inspiration

Population Transition

Conclusions From COP26

Managing the Energy Transition on a Global Scale

The Price of the Green Shift

The Math Identity for Olympic Medals

Infrastructure Timing

The IEA, Heat, and Net Zero

Sputnik and China: US Response to Tech Rivalry

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