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Tag Archives: Emissions
Integrate “Them” with “Me” and “We”: Omicron, Climate Change and Global Threats
Fall classes are over for the semester at my school (final exams are still coming, though, so it’s not over for the students). Christmas and New Year are around the corner and now’s the time to think and make wishes. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged Adaptation, CO2, CO2 emissions, commitment, COP26, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, damage, developing, Economics, Emissions, finance, GHG, Glasgow, impact, Inequality, inequity, Investment, Mitigation, Paris, Piketty, pledge, socialism, Technology
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The Math of the American Commitment
A short entry appeared in the Scientific American journal in the middle of the COP26 meeting: “Doing the Math on Biden’s Climate Pledge.” The author was trying to explain how the Biden administration—only three months after assuming control from an … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, law, politics, Sustainability, US
Tagged Adaptation, Biden, carbon capture, carbon emissions, carbon zero, CCS, clean power, Climate Change, CO2, commitment, Congress, COP26, decarbonization, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, EPA, GHG, hydrogen, Infrastructure, Mitigation, Net-Zero, Obama, Paris 2015, Paris Agreement, renewables, Rhodium, zero emissions
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Universal Hydrogen Economy: Part 2
This week, we’re back to our discussion about the hydrogen economy. The Economist published a great summary of the related challenges we’re facing right now: Today’s hydrogen business is, in global terms, reasonably small, very dirty and completely vital. Some 90m … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Economics, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, chemical, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, decarbonize, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, EU, Gas, green, greenhouse gas, hydrochemical, hydrogen, Methane, Mitigation, Oil, petrochemical, Policy, Renewable, Solar, Technology
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Learning from COVID-19 to mitigate the energy transition
Two years ago, I wrote a blog, “Cherry-Picking Data in an Energy Transition: Renewables & Polar Bears” (September 17, 2019) that took stock of where we stood in the ongoing energy transition. I am repeating the photos from that blog … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy
Tagged Adaptation, alternative energy, Carbon, Climate Change, CO2, commitment, covid, Emissions, Energy, energy supply, Fossil Fuels, Gas, low carbon, Mitigation, Oil, Pollution, Renewable, stuttering transition, Transition
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The End of Oil?
The UN COP26 is almost here: The latest round of global climate talks will take place from 31 October to 12 November 2021 in Glasgow, United Kingdom. Thousands of government delegates and people from civil society, business and the media … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Electric Cars, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, automotive, BYD, Cars, CCS, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, CO2, CO2 emissions, Economy, Electric Cars, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Gas, greenhouse gases, hydrogen, hydrogen economy, Investment, jobs, Methane, Mitigation, Oil, Oil Companies, Paris Agreement, Pollution, Technology, Tesla, Toyota, volkswagen
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The Price of the Green Shift
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
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The Social Cost of Carbon
Things are changing. My courses start tomorrow. Originally, I was scheduled to teach face-to-face but for a variety of reasons, I’m back to online-only. Many of my colleagues are still scheduled for either face-to-face or “hybrid” teaching, where at least … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Economics, Sustainability, US
Tagged Agriculture, business as usual, Carbon, carbon emissions, Climate Change, CO2, Cost, damages, Demand, Economics, Emissions, Energy, equity, Extreme Weather, Global Warming, mortality, Obama, scc, Science, social cost, socioeconomic, Supply, Trump, US
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The Math Identity for Olympic Medals
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
Breaking With Business as Usual
My last three blogs focused on our collective attempts to limit anthropogenic global warming to an increase of 1.5oC in global temperature or, failing that, no more than 2oC. The series of blogs started with a detailed road map recently … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, IPCC, Sustainability, US
Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Biden, business as usual, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, commitment, Emissions, EU, Europe, Future, green climate fund, IPCC, law, Mitigation, Paris Agreement, Policy, proposal, radiative forcing, SPM, Trump
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Business as Usual: Part 2
The Connection Between Carbon Concentration and Temperature Last week, I used The Scripps Institute and NOAA’s recent measurements of the global carbon dioxide concentration (as measured in Mauna Loa, Hawaii) to calculate the acceleration in carbon dioxide atmospheric accumulation from … Continue reading
Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability
Tagged acceleration, Atmosphere, Carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, coronavirus, covid, Emissions, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, IPCC, risk, Temperature, uncertainty, vaccine
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