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The Math of the American Commitment

Posted on December 7, 2021 by climatechangefork

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 →

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The Social Cost of Carbon

Posted on August 24, 2021 by climatechangefork

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 | 1 Comment

Teaching Moment 3: The Electoral College & Whose Vote Counts Most?

Posted on November 24, 2020 by climatechangefork

As of last Friday (November 20th) the election results were as follows: Total vote: Biden – 79.7 million (51%), Trump – 73.7 million (47%). The difference in the popular vote is around 4% or 6 million votes. As for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, law, US | Tagged Arizona, Biden, city, constitution, Democrat, Donald Trump, Election, elector, electoral college, faithless elector, Georgia, Government, Joe Biden, legislature, mandate, mpopulation density, North Carolina, Obama, Pennsylvania, polarization, popular vote, Population Density, president trump, Republican, Romney, rural, suburban, Trump, urban, US, vote, voter, Wisconsin | 3 Comments

Carbon Footprints and Carbon Intensity: a Summary

Posted on November 12, 2019 by climatechangefork

Last week I strayed a bit from my series about the markers of our global energy transition, in which I have examined 15 populous countries in three income groups. When possible, I have used data from the World Bank. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability, US | Tagged Adaptation, Bangladesh, Brazil, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity, China, CO2, CO2 emissions, commitment, Election, Electricity, electricity access, electricity intensity, energy transition, France, GDP, Germany, high income, India, indicator, Indonesia, Japan, low income, medium income, Mexico, Mitigation, Nigeria, Obama, Pakistan, Paris Agreement, primary energy, promise, Resources, Russia, Trump, Turkey, UK, US, World Bank | 2 Comments

John McCain’s Vision

Posted on September 11, 2018 by climatechangefork

“Today is only one day in all the days that will ever be. But what will happen in all the other days that ever come can depend on what you do today.” – Ernest Hemingway, For Whom the Bell Tolls … Continue reading →

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Balanced Arguments or False Equivalence?

Posted on September 4, 2018 by climatechangefork

In the July 31st blog and several of the ones following it, I focused on an effort by four Republican senators to investigate federal grant making as it pertains to climate change: “Research designed to sway individuals of a various … Continue reading →

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Climate-Related Doomsday – Early Signs: Harvey

Posted on September 5, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Before and during Harvey Figure 2 – Mumbai monsoon, August 2017 Figure 3 – Cost of recent hurricanes in the US The three figures above demonstrate early signs of a climate-related doomsday. Figure 1 shows Market Street … Continue reading →

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Coal

Posted on July 4, 2017 by climatechangefork

Happy 4th of July, everyone! Figure 1 – The rooftop of the Coal Mining Museum in Kentucky A coal mining museum in Kentucky is switching to solar energy, hoping to save money on energy costs. The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum, owned … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, COP21, IPCC, Sustainability, Trump, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, administration, America First, Arizona, Carbon, China, clean, clean coal, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, DNNer, Donald Trump, Economics, Economy, electric, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, hydro, Hydroelectric, India, IPCC, job, jobs, Kentucky, mine, miner, mining, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Navajo, Nuclear, Obama, Ohio, Paris, Paris accord, Paris Agreement, Physics, politics, Power, Power Plants, Renewable, renewable energy, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Technology, Trump, US, utilities, Utility, West Virginia, withdrawal | 1 Comment

America First and American Sovereignty

Posted on June 27, 2017 by climatechangefork

I have cited President Trump’s withdrawal speech a lot in my previous two blogs so I will restrict myself to the directly relevant paragraphs. Below is the part of his speech on American sovereignty: At what point does America get … Continue reading →

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“America First” and the Green Climate Fund

Posted on June 20, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Cumulative Carbon Emissions In his exit speech from the Paris Agreement on Thursday, June 1st (see the previous two blogs), President Trump characterized the parts of the agreement that call for developed countries to help pay for … Continue reading →

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The Math of the American Commitment

Teaching Moment 3: The Electoral College & Whose Vote Counts Most?

Carbon Footprints and Carbon Intensity: a Summary

John McCain’s Vision

Balanced Arguments or False Equivalence?

Climate-Related Doomsday – Early Signs: Harvey

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“America First” and the Green Climate Fund

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