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Audience Assessment: End of Year Test

Posted on December 20, 2016 by climatechangefork

2016 is about to end. It was a very challenging year around the world. Certain factions gained ground internationally, winning significant majorities in publicly elected government. In some senses, globalization has become a curse – when it gives rise to … Continue reading →

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The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

Posted on December 13, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at the separation between the rural and urban vote in the just-concluded US presidential elections. This week I will examine whether this split is a unique American phenomenon or part of the global transition as we … Continue reading →

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The Second Debate: Kenneth Bone Saves the Day

Posted on October 18, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am running behind. My intention this week was to cover two of the most contentious issues in this election period – not only within the US but globally: immigration and trade. I discussed immigration in a series of blogs … Continue reading →

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Assessment – Fall 2016: Global Issues, Personal Perspectives and Climate Change

Posted on October 4, 2016 by climatechangefork

Shana Tova! The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is here. For me, it’s a family celebration. According to tradition, we are entering into the year 5777, but nobody that I know of dwells too much on the origin of this … Continue reading →

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Immigration: IPAT

Posted on June 29, 2016 by climatechangefork

Noah Smith wrote an article in Bloomberg about how to convince the Japanese to have more kids: Japan would like to stabilize its rapidly aging population, and there are really only two ways to do that. It can let in … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability | Tagged Abortion, Adaptation, adult, Affluence, Anthropocene, carbon dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, child, China, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Contraception, developed countries, Developing Countries, Economics, Economy, Education, elderly, emigrant, Emissions, Energy, Environment, Fertility, Fertility Rate, Fertility Replacement Rate, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, identity, immigrant, immigration, impact, India, indicator, individual, IPAT, IPCC, Japan, labor force, migration, Mitigation, one child, One-Child Policy, Population, Romania, Romney, social security, Sustainability, Technology, US, World Population | Leave a comment

Educating for the Anthropocene: The Global Picture

Posted on June 7, 2016 by climatechangefork

Just as the Anthropocene is global, so its governance must be as well. Of course, this is easier said than done; countries are the only sovereign entities we have, meaning that any such global governance can only be attained through … Continue reading →

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Assessment: Spring 2016: Earth Day, Birthday(s), and Passover

Posted on April 26, 2016 by climatechangefork

As I said in Friday’s mini-post, this weekend I got to celebrate Earth Day, Passover, my wife’s birthday, and CCF’s 4 year anniversary – what a culmination of great events! Every year, I take this time to reflect on the … Continue reading →

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Climate Change and the Election: What is at Stake?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by climatechangefork

I started writing this blog on Wednesday, April 13. On that day, 71 years ago, I was liberated by American Army soldiers while on my way from Bergen-Belsen to Theresienstadt (Terezin). This blog will be posted on Tuesday, April 19 … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 2: Which People Vote?

Posted on March 22, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week (March 15) we looked at three key findings: From the Pew Research survey of voters cast in OECD countries, the United States (ranked 4th from the bottom in the voters participation survey (2012 presidential elections) records about 55% … Continue reading →

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Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 1: The Money of the Few Can Be Balanced by the Will of the Many

Posted on March 15, 2016 by climatechangefork

I have mentioned before that according to the Democracy Index compiled by The Economist, the US comes in last (#20) among the “full democracies.” Its score on this index is 8.05, compared to Norway (#1) which gets 9.93. One of … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: China

Audience Assessment: End of Year Test

The Urban/Rural Voting Split: a Global Perspective

The Second Debate: Kenneth Bone Saves the Day

Educating for the Anthropocene: The Global Picture

Climate Change and the Election: What is at Stake?

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 2: Which People Vote?

Democracy vs. Oligarchy Part 1: The Money of the Few Can Be Balanced by the Will of the Many

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