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Tag Archives: Russia
Russia: The Large Gas Station With Nuclear Weapons
The current situation between Russia and Ukraine started in November 2021, when the Russian army began encircling Ukraine. It was about two months before the Winter Olympics were scheduled to start, and President Putin had promised President Xi that he … Continue reading
Managing the Energy Transition on a Global Scale
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
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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
Sputnik and China: US Response to Tech Rivalry
Back in April, I outlined President Biden’s new American Job Plan. Granted, the $2.3 trillion plan was more of a wish list than a proposal; given the 50-50 split in the Senate and the narrow majority in the House, it … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Economics, law, politics, US
Tagged Adaptation, American jobs plan, Biden, bipartisan, China, Climate Change, Competition, Development, Economy, Education, engineering, GDP, Global Warming, Government, house, innovation, law, Math, Mitigation, NDEA, PPP, r&d, Research, rivalry, Russia, Science, senate, space race, Sputnik, stem, tech, Technology, Trump, US, USSR
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Scaling Properties of COVID-19
Saturday was a beautiful spring day. The Brooklyn green market downstairs was open. The street and the market were relatively (in the pandemic era) crowded; well managed social distancing was enforced but many people went without masks. The talk of … Continue reading
Tagged Bangladesh, Bill Gates, Brazil, Brooklyn, case, China, coronavirus, COVID 19, death, Distribution, Economy, effect, epidemic, essential workers, Europe, Future, hot spot, India, Indonesia, Infrastructure, Italy, medical, Mexico, New York, Nigeria, NYC, outbreak, Pakistan, pandemic, Population, Poverty, repercussion, Russia, social distance, Spain, UK, US, virus
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Climate Change Refugees: Where Will They Go?
I have seen some alarming new reports of late. Two of them describe the start of environmental, climate change-powered migrations within rich countries. In the US, the key motivator is sea level rise: The Great Climate Retreat is beginning with … Continue reading
Posted in administration, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Conference, immigration, refugee, UN, US
Tagged Army, asylum, Australia, bushfire, buyout, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, climate change denier, climate migrant, climate refugee, Davos, Developing Countries, Donald Trump, Environment, environmental refugee, fire, Flood, Florida, global trend, home, Houston, immigrant, immigration, migrant, migration, Military, National Intelligence Council, New Orleans, New York, NIC, refugee, Russia, Sea-Level Rise, security, Staten Island, Trump, UN, US
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Carbon Footprints and Carbon Intensity: a Summary
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
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Coal Intensity & Coal Consumption
Today I am continuing my series (which started October 15th) examining the early signs of the global energy transition. In the previous two blogs my emphasis was on use of primary energy and electricity. This week, I’m looking at coal … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, America, Bangladesh, BP, Brazil, Britain, Carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity, carbon production, China, Clean Energy, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, coal intensity, data transmission, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, electricity intensity, Emissions, Energy, energy intensity, energy transition, France, fuel, GDP, Germany, heat, high income, India, indicator, Indonesia, intensity, IPAT, Japan, low income, Mexico, middle income, Natural Gas, Nigeria, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, Physics, power consumption, primary energy, Renewable, renewal, Russia, secondary energy, Solar, solar power, Sustainability, Sustainable, Thermodynamics, Turkey, UK, US, Wind, wind power, World Bank
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Primary Energy: What Fraction Do We Use for Electricity Production?
Last week I looked at changes in electricity use (from 2000-2014), as a fraction of primary energy use, specifically as an early indicator of the energy transition to a more sustainable mix. I paid special attention to a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Energy, Sustainability
Tagged Adaptation, Bangladesh, Brazil, carbon dioxide, carbon emissions, China, Clean Energy, CO2 emissions, Coal, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, France, Germany, heat, high income, India, Indonesia, Japan, low income, Mexico, middle income, Natural Gas, Nigeria, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, Physics, primary energy, Renewable, Russia, secondary energy, Solar, Sustainability, Thermodynamics, Turkey, UK, US, Wind
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The Shift to Electricity: Mitigation and Adaptation on a National Level
My last series of blogs concentrated on Germany’s energy transition. Since the country’s reunification in 1990, there has been a major increase in electricity and decrease in primary energy use, which paralleled a similar growth in sustainable energy sources such … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Electricity, Energy
Tagged accurate, America, Bangladesh, Brazil, Britain, Carbon, carbon emissions, Carbon Footprint, carbon intensity, carbon production, China, CO2, coal intensity, data transmission, electrical power, Electricity, electricity access, electricity intensity, Emissions, energy intensity, France, GDP, Germany, India, Indonesia, intensity, IPAT, Japan, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan, power consumption, primary energy, Renewable, renewal, reporting, Russia, solar power, Sustainable, Turkey, UK, US, wind power, World Bank
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