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Decision Time: What Will the Election Mean For the US and Abroad?

Posted on March 8, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am starting to write this blog two days after Super Tuesday. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump came out way ahead of their competition as the leading candidates for the Democratic and Republican Party nominations for November’s election of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, COP21, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, America, Berlusconi, Bernie Sanders, campaign, candidate, censor, censorship, Citizenship, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, commitment, constitution, Cuba, Debate, democracy, Democracy Index, Democrat, Democratization, DNNer, Donald Trump, Economics, Education, electoral system, electorate, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, fascist, flawed democracy, Fossil Fuels, France, full democracy, Genocide, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Hillary Clinton, Holocaust, Hungary, IPCC, Iran, Italy, Jacques Chirac, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Jew, Jewish, Jews, John Dewey, Le Pen, Lionel Jospin, Marco Rubio, Marine Le Pen, Mitigation, National Front, natural born citizen, Nazi, neo-Nazi, nominate, nomination, nominee, Obama, participate, participation, Physics, pluralism, Policy, political party, Power, president, President Obama, Presidential Debates, presidential election, prime minister, qualification, reformist, refugee, Republican, Science, shah, sharia law, Silvio Berlusconi, Slovakia, socialism, socialist, Solar, Sustainability, Technology, Ted Cruz, Trump, US, Victor Orban, vote, voters | 1 Comment

COP21- Anticipations

Posted on December 22, 2015 by climatechangefork

The COP21 meeting is over, as is my student’s final exam, 60% of which depended on an evaluation of the conference. What’s next for my students and the world at large? My class material for next semester will answer the … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Conference, Education, IPCC, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged accord, adapt, Adaptation, agreement, Bill Gates, candidate, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, Conference, contribution, convention, COP21, Decline, Democratization, developed countries, developing, Earth Summit, Economics, Economy, Education, Election, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, enforcement, Environment, finance, Fossil Fuels, Future, GDP, Global, Global Population, global suicide, Global Warming, globe, greenhouse gas, implementation, India, Industrial Revolution, IPAT, IPCC, Kyoto, mitigate, Mitigation, Natural Gas, NIMBY, Obama, objective, Oil, Paris, Physics, Policy, political, politics, pollute, polluter, Pollution, Pope, Pope Francis, Population, Power, Power Plants, president, progress, punishment, renege, Republican, responsibility, responsible, Rio, scenario, Science, security council, Self Inflicted Genocide, senate, socioeconomic, Solar, Solar Energy, stuttering energy transition, suicide, Sustainability, Technology, treaty, UN, UNFCCC, US, Wealth, World, World Population | Leave a comment

China – Cap and Trade With Babies?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by climatechangefork

Last week I started discussing the upcoming COP21 conference in Paris. I talked about the Earth Summit, which sanctioned the IPCCC, and included the near term commitments from the 10 most carbon emitting countries as to reduction of their emissions … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Age Distribution, babies, baby, birth, Cap and Trade, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China, CO2, CO2 emissions, COP21, Economics, elderly, Emissions, Environment, Equilibrium, Family, Fertility, Fertility Rate, Fertility Replacement Rate, Gender, gender gap, Government, IPCC, Mitigation, One-Child Policy, Policy, Pollution, Population, pregnancy, pregnant, restriction, sex ratio, Sustainability, World Population | Leave a comment

Working for a Better Future

Posted on October 27, 2015 by climatechangefork

The 2016 presidential election campaign is heating up in the US and it seems to me that the widely accepted degree of cynicism about politicians is reaching new heights. In fact, it has already reached the point of paralyzing important … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropogenic, Brundtland report, campaign, carbon dioxide, climate, Climate Change, CO2, could, Debate, Democratization, Economics, Education, Election, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Environment, forecast, forecasting, Fossil Fuels, Future, GDP, generation, GISS, Global Population, Global Warming, Government, greenhouse gas, Hypothesis, Iran, Iran deal, James Hansen, Jew, Jewish, Karl Popper, leadership, might, Mitigation, NASA, Physics, Policy, politician, Popperian, Population, Power, precise, predict, Prediction, recycle, Recycling, Science, scientific method, Scoblick, specific, Sustainability, Technology, test, Tetlock, vague, Weather, World Population | Leave a comment

2014 – Flat Carbon Emissions Rate With a 3% GDP Increase: One Year is Not a Trend Maker But Can be an Attractive Candidate for a Reference.

Posted on March 25, 2015 by climatechangefork

Dear Readers: We apologize for the delay in this week’s post. We were experiencing technical difficulties with the website, but are now back up and running thanks to Brooklyn College’s excellent support staff. Recently, a number of publications came out … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Carbon Footprint, CCPI, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Economics, Efficiency, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, Environment, Fossil Fuels, GDP, IEA, India, IPAT, OECD, Paris 2015, Physics, Poland, Policy, Population, Renewable Energy Act, Science, Sustainability, World Population | 6 Comments

India – Energy Policy

Posted on March 10, 2015 by climatechangefork

Today I will focus on India’s current energy use and the policy decisions that are associated with its energy needs. Next week I will focus on future plans with an emphasis on mitigation and adaptation to climate change. This should … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy security, Environment, fuel, IEA, India, Mitigation, Oil, Policy, Pollution, Power, Sustainability | 5 Comments

Back to Sustainable Energy Transition: Scenarios and Progress

Posted on October 28, 2014 by climatechangefork

The IPCC’s original charge is as follows: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is the leading international body for the assessment of climate change. It was established by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Meteorological Organization … Continue reading →

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Europe in June: The Schedule of the Sixth International Conference on Climate Change

Posted on June 10, 2014 by climatechangefork

By the time that this blog is posted I will be in England on my way to the Netherlands and France, ending up in Reykjavik, Iceland. In Iceland I will attend the Sixth International Conference on Climate Change. This is … Continue reading →

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School for Voting

Posted on February 25, 2013 by climatechangefork

A few days ago, I attended a special session of the AAAS (American Association for the Advancement of Science) in Boston. The session was titled “International Teacher-Scientist Partnership Conference,” and emphasized collaboration. I attended the session in my role as … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged AAAS, Army, Climate Change, Conscription, Draft, Education, Federal Standards, GK-12, Global, Global Warming, Military, NRC, NSF, Policy, School, Science, SERP Institute, Voting | 2 Comments

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Decision Time: What Will the Election Mean For the US and Abroad?

COP21- Anticipations

China – Cap and Trade With Babies?

Working for a Better Future

2014 – Flat Carbon Emissions Rate With a 3% GDP Increase: One Year is Not a Trend Maker But Can be an Attractive Candidate for a Reference.

India – Energy Policy

Back to Sustainable Energy Transition: Scenarios and Progress

School for Voting

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