Tag Archives: China

China – The Price of Progress: Inequality and Transparency

Posted on August 4, 2015 by climatechangefork

While I was in China (see last week’s blog), one of the questions that I asked most often – especially of those who mentioned that they have small children – was how people imagine China 20 years from now. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Algebra, censorship, China, data source, Economic Growth, Economics, Economy, GDP, Gini Coefficients, Hong Kong, Kuznets curve, Mongolia, NBS, PNAS, reference, World Bank | 1 Comment

Back From China

Posted on July 28, 2015 by climatechangefork

In a previous blog (December 3, 2012) I described a common exercise that I give to students to highlight the important skill of scenario building: In the table below I ask undergraduates from my course (General Education – no prerequisites) … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged 1992, 2012, China, CO2 emissions, Developing Countries, Economic Growth, Economy, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, GDP, generation, Hong Kong, India, indicator, Shanghai. Beijing, Shenzhen, Urban Development, urban population, US, World Bank, Xian | Leave a comment

NIMBY: Wind vs. Fossil Fuels

Posted on June 9, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I focused on Texas. In spite of its strong inclination toward state autonomy, reluctance to implement new taxes, and its heavy dependence on fossil fuels, it is playing a vital role in the energy transition: The state is … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Democratization, Economics, EIA, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Georgetown, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Mitigation, NIMBY, Pollution, Power, Power Plants, public opinion, Renewable, Roscoe Wind Farm, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, Sustainability, Technology, Texas, Texas Interconnection, Transition, turbine, US, Wind, wind farm | 8 Comments

Back to the Stuttering Transition – One Scale Down from Sovereign States: British Columbia

Posted on May 5, 2015 by climatechangefork

One of the lessons that I learned at the Vancouver conference was to start thinking a bit smaller when talking and writing about the global energy transition. From the beginning, I have referred to this as a stuttering energy transition … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, British Columbia, Canada, Cap and Trade, carbon dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, carbon pricing, Carbon Tax, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Conference, Economics, Education, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environment, ETS, Fossil Fuels, GDP, global energy transition, Global Population, Global Temperature, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Kathryn Harrison, Kyoto Protocol, Mitigation, mountain pine beetle, Nuclear, Pacific Coast, Physics, Power, Power Plants, RGGI, Rocky Mountain Range, Rocky Mountains, Science, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, Sustainability, Technology, Temperature, temperature rise, US, Vancouver | 4 Comments

Back from Vancouver

Posted on April 14, 2015 by climatechangefork

I have just returned from Vancouver, Canada, where I attended the Seventh Climate Change Symposium. This is the same forum held in previous years in Reykjavik, Iceland (July 2014), Mauritius (July 2013) and Seattle (July 2012). I attend these conferences … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Canada, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Conference, Democratization, Desalination, Earth Day, Economics, Education, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Iceland, India, IPCC, Mauritius, Mitigation, Nuclear, NYC, Paris 2015, Physics, Population, Power, Power Plants, Rekjavic, Science, Seattle, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Technology, US, Vancouver, Water, World Population | 4 Comments

Game Theory and Climate Change

Posted on March 31, 2015 by climatechangefork

I am a scientist and a professor; I teach physics and I publish original research – mostly in physics-related publications. My degrees are actually in chemistry but I have changed my focus over time. I use mathematics often, both in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, algorithm, Australia, Carbon Tax, China, Climate Change, Clinton, Conference, deferred acceptance, Economics, Energy, Environment, Fossil Fuels, game theory, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, high school application, India, Kyoto Protocol, New York City, NYC, Paris 2015, ratification, Science, Simulation/Game, Sustainability, US, World Population | 2 Comments

2014 – Flat Carbon Emissions Rate With a 3% GDP Increase: One Year is Not a Trend Maker But Can be an Attractive Candidate for a Reference.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by climatechangefork

Dear Readers: We apologize for the delay in this week’s post. We were experiencing technical difficulties with the website, but are now back up and running thanks to Brooklyn College’s excellent support staff. Recently, a number of publications came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Footprint, CCPI, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Economics, Efficiency, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, Environment, Fossil Fuels, GDP, IEA, India, IPAT, OECD, Paris 2015, Physics, Poland, Policy, Population, Renewable Energy Act, Science, Sustainability, World Population | 6 Comments

India – Energy Policy and Climate Change

Posted on March 17, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I summarized India’s current energy policy in terms of three objectives: access, security and climate change. While I looked into the challenges and apparent contradictions in the first two objectives, I left the discussion of its policy on … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, IEA, India, Mitigation, Narendra Modi, Obama, PACE, Paris 2015, Population, Power, Power Plants, Solar, Sustainability, UNFCC | 8 Comments

India – Climate Change Deniers?

Posted on March 3, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week, I looked at the IPAT identity and the conflict between striving for affluence and aiming to keep greenhouse gas emissions from energy use low. One of the graphs showed that of the 25 major countries presented, India has … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged 3 shades, action, Bangladesh, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, climate vulnerability, Coal, commitment, Democratization, DNNer, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Fatalists, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, IPAT, IPCC, Mitigation, Pachauri, Population, Power, Quest For, Science, Solar Energy, Sundarbans, Sustainability, Technology, US | 4 Comments

India – Lighthouse for the IPAT

Posted on February 24, 2015 by climatechangefork

India is “hot” now. I just got the recent issue of The Economist (February 21st), whose cover features a personification of India, riding high on a very attractive elephant that has a jet engine strapped to its side. With most … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Chen, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, DNNer, Economics, Electricity, Energy, Global Warming, India, IPAT, IPCC, Microgrids, Mitigation, Ostrovskiy, Population, Quest for Energy, Sustainability, Technology | 9 Comments

Tag Archives: China

China – The Price of Progress: Inequality and Transparency

Back From China

NIMBY: Wind vs. Fossil Fuels

Back to the Stuttering Transition – One Scale Down from Sovereign States: British Columbia

Back from Vancouver

Game Theory and Climate Change

2014 – Flat Carbon Emissions Rate With a 3% GDP Increase: One Year is Not a Trend Maker But Can be an Attractive Candidate for a Reference.

India – Energy Policy and Climate Change

India – Climate Change Deniers?

India – Lighthouse for the IPAT

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