Tag Archives: greenhouse gas

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

Analyzing Global Energy Inflation

Posted on June 14, 2022 by climatechangefork

In almost every news broadcast, fuel inflation holds the top spot. This is not surprising. With an energy inflation growth of around 30% per year (see Figure 1) and the average price of gasoline at around $5/gallon (occasionally up to … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy | Tagged Adaptation, Biden, Brazil, carbon dioxide, Clean Energy, CO2, CO2 emissions, covid, COVID 19, CPI, decarbonization, decarbonize, economic, Economy, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, EU, Fossil Fuels, Future, Gas, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, inflation, Infrastructure, LNG, Military, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Oil, oil company, pandemic, petrostate, politicians, politics, Power, Price, renewable energy, Russia, sanctions, security, Solar, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, Turkey, Ukraine, US, vaccination, vaccine, Wind | 2 Comments

Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Posted on June 7, 2022 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Brooklyn College graduation at Barclays Center My summer break started last week. A day after Memorial Day we had our first in-person commencement ceremony since the start of the pandemic. It took place in the local Barclays … Continue reading →

Posted in Electricity, Energy, Russia/Ukraine, Sustainability | Tagged alternative energy, Atmosphere, Brooklyn College, climate, Climate Change, CO2, Coal, covid, COVID 19, CUNY, Electricity, embargo, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Future, Gas, GHG, governance, Government, greenhouse gas, gun, Mitigation, NOAA, Oil, petroleum, Policy, politician, prices, Russia, Science, strategy, Sustainable, target, Ukraine | 3 Comments

Electric Utilities Through the Lens of the IPAT Identity

Posted on May 31, 2022 by climatechangefork

The last two blogs focused on applying the IPAT identity to sub-country organizations. For obvious reasons, I started this analysis with a focus on oil companies and their supposed commitments to net-zero carbon emissions in the “near” (mid-century) future. One … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy | Tagged carbon capture, CCS, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, coned, decarbonization, Desalination, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, fossil fuel, G7, Gas, GDP, GHG, global energy transition, greenhouse gas, IPAT, Net-Zero, Oil, Population, Russia, Ukraine, US, utilities, Water Stress | Leave a comment

Back to the Energy and Population Transitions: Electrification and Brain Drain

Posted on February 1, 2022 by climatechangefork

In this blog, I will look at the ongoing global energy transition and the declining populations of rich countries around the world. I am specifically interested in attempts to redefine sustainable energy sources, as well as the ways in which … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged CO2 emissions, developing, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Fossil Fuels, Future, Gas, greenhouse gas, Mitigation, Oil, Power Plants, Science, sustailable | 1 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: Specifics

Posted on November 16, 2021 by climatechangefork

Rex Tillerson, the former CEO of ExxonMobil, may have asked, “what good is it to save the planet if humanity suffers?” (September 21, 2021) but this week, in the context of COP26, the current CEO of Exxon expressed a different … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Australia, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, climate change denier, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, COP26, Darren Woods, decarbonize, Demand, energy transition, Exxon, fossil fuel, Gas, greenhouse gas, Hydroelectric, hydrogen, lobby, meat, Oil, pig, Pollution, Power, Renewable, Rex Tillerson, Solar, Supply, Transition, UN, UNDP, Wind | Leave a 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

Universal Hydrogen Economy: Part 2

Posted on November 2, 2021 by climatechangefork

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 | Leave a comment

Business as Usual: Part 2

Posted on July 13, 2021 by climatechangefork

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 | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: greenhouse gas

The Sky as an Inspiration

Analyzing Global Energy Inflation

Changes Too Quick to Follow!

Electric Utilities Through the Lens of the IPAT Identity

Back to the Energy and Population Transitions: Electrification and Brain Drain

Conclusions From COP26

Managing the Energy Transition: Specifics

Managing the Energy Transition on a Global Scale

Universal Hydrogen Economy: Part 2

Business as Usual: Part 2

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

About Micha

CCF around the Web

My Favorite Climate Change Sites

Publications

Social Media

Meta