Tag Archives: Democratization

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 United States: Smaller Scope, Bigger Hope?

Posted on May 19, 2015 by climatechangefork

Lately I have been looking at Canada’s progress in the stuttering energy transition, however the United States might be a better focal point for assessing the impact that bottom-up policies (from smaller regions below the level of sovereign states) can … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Affluence, Alberta, British Columbia, California, Canada, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, carbon pricing, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Democratization, Drought, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, Environment, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Hawaii, IPAT, Mitigation, Nuclear, Population, Power, Power Plants, RGGI, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Technology, Texas, United States, US, Years of Living Dangerously | 1 Comment

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

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

Addressing a Global Issue –Fall 2015: What Have I Seen, What Have I Done to Take Part?

Posted on February 10, 2015 by climatechangefork

This will be a short blog. Any collective efforts to make the world a better place for all of us and for future generations have to start with individuals. The purpose here is to attract contributions about some of these … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged Adaptation, Climate Change, Comments, Democratization, Education, Environment, Media, Mitigation, Social Media, Sustainability | 49 Comments

Assessment: Winter 2015

Posted on January 6, 2015 by climatechangefork

In my July 8, 2014 blog, I promised to check in with four self-assessment reports throughout the year, at the following times: The commemorations of the American and French Revolutions (first two weeks of July) The Jewish religion’s holy day, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged academia, Adaptation, assessment, Breakthrough, citation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Democratization, Facebook, New Year, plagiarism, quarterly report, Quarterly Reports, references, Report, Social Media, Twitter | 1 Comment

Assessment: Fall 2014

Posted on October 7, 2014 by climatechangefork

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged academia, Adaptation, assessment, Barack Obama, Bloomberg, Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Democratization, denier, Earth Day, Education, finance, goal, Holocaust, Jewish, Katy Perry, Mitigation, Nazi, Obama, objective, quarterly report, Ramadan, Report, Self Inflicted Genocide, Social Media, Twitter, university, World Bank, Yom Kippur | 2 Comments

The World and Me

Posted on September 30, 2014 by climatechangefork

As I mentioned in my last blog, it’s been a busy month. Among other events, the semester started, and there was an enormous climate change march in Manhattan (paired with others globally) in anticipation of the United Nations special session … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Ban-Ki Moon, Climate Change, climatechange, decarbonize, deforestation, Democratization, Economics, Education, externality, Global, internality, Investment, NYC, Obama, People's Climate March, peoplesclimate, peoplesclimatemarch, personalize, Science, signs, UN, United Nations | 8 Comments

Elisa Wood Guest Post: Microgrids

Posted on May 6, 2014 by climatechangefork

This week, with her kind permission, I am reposting two articles by Elisa Wood. She is an editor at EnergyEfficiencyMarkets.com and has been writing about energy for more than two decades for top industry publications. Her work has been picked … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Education | Tagged Adaptation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Democratization, Economics, Education, electrical power, Electricity, Energy, Environment, Extreme Weather, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Microgrids, Mitigation, Power, Power Plants, Superstorm Sandy, Sustainability, Technology, Tornado, Utility, Water | Leave a comment

The Wicked Son

Posted on April 22, 2014 by climatechangefork

This will be the last Passover-inspired blog. As in the previous two blogs, I will try to close the gap between a very ancient tradition and present and future needs that are compatible with the objectives that we have set … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, California, Climate Change, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Democratization, DNNer, Don Cheadle, Drought, Earth Day, Education, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, Haggadah, Harrison Ford, Indonesia, Jew, Jewish, Jews, Mitigation, NYT, Passover, Present, Preservation, Public Education, Science, Showtime, Sustainability, Syria, Texas, Tom Friedman, Years of Living Dangerously | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Democratization

NIMBY: Wind vs. Fossil Fuels

Back to the United States: Smaller Scope, Bigger Hope?

Back from Vancouver

India – Climate Change Deniers?

The World and Me

Elisa Wood Guest Post: Microgrids

The Wicked Son

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