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Vulnerabilities: Global Environmental Refugees

Posted on April 3, 2018 by climatechangefork

I am not the only one to predict (February 3, 2015 and October 3, 2017) that continuing our practices in a business as usual scenario will lead to destruction of the physical environment as we know it – as well … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Afghanistan, analysis, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, asylum, Bangladesh, business as usual, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, Colombia, conflict, Congo, Dhaka, displaced, earthquake, EERC, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, extinction, Flood, Fossil Fuels, Fresh Water, Future, Germany, Global Population, Global Warming, goldilocks, greenhouse gas, immigrant, intelligence, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, migrant, Mitigation, Nigeria, nile, Pakistan, Policy, Power, refugee, Research, resource, Salinity, Science, Sea-Level Rise, security, Self Inflicted Genocide, sixth extinction, South Sudan, storm, stuttering transition, Sudan, Sustainability, Syria, Technology, Transition, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, US, Volcano, Water, Water Cycle, water distribution, Water Scarcity, wildfire, World Population | 2 Comments

Vulnerabilities

Posted on March 27, 2018 by climatechangefork

My last five blogs (starting on February 20, 2018) have focused on some key indicators of the global energy transition as they relate to climate change and the IPAT identity. I examined the 12 most populous countries, which together represent … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Africa, Agriculture, altitude, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Carbon, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, climate refugee, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Congo, Denmark, Desalination, developed, developing, Development, driving force, Drought, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, employment, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy cycle, energy distribution, energy mix, energy production, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, Flood, Flooding, Fossil Fuels, France, Fresh Water, fuel mix, Future, GDP, Germany, Global Population, Global Warming, Greece, greenhouse gas, hydro, India, indicator, Indonesia, IPAT, Italy, Mexico, middle east, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, non-combustible, nonrenewable, Norway, Nuclear, Oil, Pakistan, petrochemical, petroleum, Poland, political refugee, Population, Portugal, Power, Power Plants, Precipitation, refugee, regional, Renewable, Russia, Science, Sea-Level Rise, Solar, Solar Energy, Spain, standard of living, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, UK, UN, US, vulnerability, vulnerable, Water Cycle, Water Shortage, Water Stress, water withdrawal, World Bank, World Population | 3 Comments

Energy Transition: Regional Impacts and Highlights

Posted on March 20, 2018 by climatechangefork

I started this series (February 20, 2018) by introducing energy-related indicators for the ten most populous countries (with the addition of two African countries that are projected to join those ranks by 2040). I aim to use these indicators as … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Africa, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Austria, Belgium, Biofuel, BP, Brazil, Carbon, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, combustible, Denmark, developed, developing, Economics, EIA, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy distribution, energy production, energy transition, Environment, EU, Finland, Fossil Fuels, France, fuel mix, Future, GDP, Geothermal, Germany, Global Population, Global Warming, Greece, greenhouse gas, hydro, India, Indonesia, Italy, middle east, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Netherlands, non-combustible, Nuclear, Oil, petrochemical, petroleum, Poland, Population, Portugal, Power, Power Plants, regional, Renewable, Russia, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Spain, standard of living, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, UK, UN, US, World Bank, World Population | Leave a comment

Fossil Fuel Preferences and BP’s Energy Outlook

Posted on March 13, 2018 by climatechangefork

I started this series on February 20, 2018 to explore the IPAT identity. The last term within that identity that I have yet to cover includes the nature of the fossil fuels used. The popular perception is that use of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Africa, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, BP, Brazil, Carbon, carbon emission, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Coal, Congo, consumption, Denmark, developed, developing, Economics, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy demand, energy mix, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, fossil fuel, Fossil Fuels, fracking, Future, Gas, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, indicator, Indonesia, IPAT, Mexico, Mitigation, Natural Gas, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, outlook, Pakistan, Physics, Population, Power, Power Plants, primary energy, Russia, scenario, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, US, World, World Population | 9 Comments

Electricity Generation

Posted on March 6, 2018 by climatechangefork

This week, I’m looking at the role of electricity in the ongoing global energy transition. Dieter Helm argued (see the February 13, 2018 blog about his book, Burn Out) that our increased usage of electricity is an indicator of our … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Brazil, burn out, China, Clean Energy, climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Congo, Denmark, Dieter Helm, Economics, electric car, Electricity, electricity access, electricity consumption, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, Fossil Fuels, Future, GDP, GDP per capita, GDP/capita, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Hydroelectric, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Mitigation, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, OECD, Pakistan, Population, Power, power consumption, Power Plants, purchasing power parity, Renewable, Russia, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, US, Weather, Wind, World Bank, World Population | 2 Comments

Primary Energy

Posted on February 27, 2018 by climatechangefork

As promised, this blog and the next (barring unforeseen circumstances) will focus on some key indicators of the global energy transition – specifically with regard to climate change and the IPAT identity. I am continuing my study of the same … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Africa, alternative energy, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Black Swan, BP, Brazil, carbon intensity, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Congo, Denmark, Economics, Electricity, emission, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy intensity, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Finland, Fossil Fuels, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, hydro, India, indicator, Indonesia, Mexico, Mitigation, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Nuclear Energy, OECD, Pakistan, Population, Power, Power Plants, Russia, Science, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sweden, Technology, UN, US, World Bank, World Population | Leave a comment

Markers for the Global Energy Transition

Posted on February 20, 2018 by climatechangefork

Last week I talked about Dieter Helm’s book, where he portrayed a future in which oil companies are going broke and fossil fuel prices are collapsing due to their practically infinite supply (via fracking and horizontal drilling). Growing awareness of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Sustainability | Tagged accountability, Adaptation, alternative energy, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Brazil, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Carbon Footprint, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Congo, Dieter Helm, Distribution, Donald Trump, Economics, electric, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy industry, energy transition, Environment, Ethiopia, Fossil Fuels, fracking, GDP, GDP/capita, Global, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, horizontal drilling, identity, Income, income distribution, India, Indonesia, IPAT, IPCC, Local, marker, Mexico, Mitigation, Nigeria, Pakistan, peak oil, Population, Power, Power Plants, primary energy source, Romney, Russia, Science, Solar Energy, sovereign, Sustainability, Technology, Trump, UN, US, World Bank, World Population | 2 Comments

Back to the Global Energy Transition

Posted on February 13, 2018 by climatechangefork

A short while back, I got an email from a Dutch friend’s brother, who had just finished reading my book on climate change. I have taken out any personal comments but am including his thoughts on renewable energy as well … Continue reading →

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Use of Computer Simulations in Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation

Posted on February 6, 2018 by climatechangefork

Figure 2 in last week’s blog demonstrated our most important tool for determining how we identify human contributions to climate change on both a local and global scale. The figure, taken from the NASA site, describes simulated 20th century global … Continue reading →

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Local Attributions

Posted on January 30, 2018 by climatechangefork

Myles Allen, one of the pioneers of the emerging science of determining how we attribute extreme climate events to humans, featured prominently in a Scientific American piece earlier this month: But the radio voice added that it would be “impossible … Continue reading →

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