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Job and the Just World Hypothesis

Posted on December 15, 2020 by climatechangefork

I asked my wife, a psychologist and college administrator, to help explain climate change denial. She suggested the “just world hypothesis.” I included her proposal in the last chapter of my book, Climate Change: The Fork at the End of … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Bible, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, climate change denier, climate denier, coronavirus, covid, COVID 19, faith, God, Hebrew, job, just world, morality, Old Testament, pandemic, psychology, rationality, religion, Satan, sin, social behavior, social distance, test, Tim Walberg | 1 Comment

Phased Reopening and Lessons to Learn

Posted on May 19, 2020 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – Dana Summers’ cartoon on phased opening Roughly two months ago, my campus completely shifted to remote learning and teaching and I started lockdown. I have made a corresponding shift here, covering the COVID-19 viral pandemic that now … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Economics | Tagged arctic melt, Atmosphere, atom bomb, Brooklyn College, carbon dioxide, carbon intensity, chain reaction, Climate Change, CO2, contagious, coronavirus, COVID 19, Economics, Economy, feedback, flammability, Germany, GHG, Global Temperature, greenhouse gas, impact, interest, lockdown, neutron, Nuclear, nuclear fission, nuclear reactor, nucleus, pandemic, permafrost melt, polar ice, Population, R0, remote learning, reopening, Science, social distance, social distancing, spread, sustailable, Sustainability, sustainable development, test, uranium, viral, virus, water vapor, wildfire | Leave a comment

How Do We End a Pandemic?

Posted on May 12, 2020 by climatechangefork

When I read my morning paper on May 4th, three articles jumped out at me: As Trump Pushes to Reopen, Government Sees virus toll nearly doubling WASHINGTON — As President Trump presses states to reopen their economies, his administration is … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Climate Change, Economics | Tagged administration, Bloomberg, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, coronavirus, COVID 19, Cuomo, disease, Economy, extreme heat, Extreme Weather, flu, Future, Global Population, heat, hospital, infection, NY, NYC, projection, Science, social distancing, spanish flu, test, Trump, US, virus | 1 Comment

Hope for the Best, Prepare for the Worst: COVID-19

Posted on April 28, 2020 by climatechangefork

Last week, I promised to shift my focus to COVID-19’s impact on developing countries. So far, most of the media attention has been limited to the coronavirus’ impact on richer countries (e.g. US, Europe, Australia, Canada, etc.). The exact definition … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change | Tagged Anthropogenic, asymptomatic, carbon intensity, chart, Chris Murray, Climate Change, coronavirus, COVID 19, Cuomo, death, Deborah Birx, Economics, Economy, epidemic, epidemiology, Europe, Future, GHG, Global Warming, Health, healthcare, hospital, ICU, IHME, infection, lockdown, methodology, metrics, model, modeling, pandemic, Prediction, social distance, social distancing, spanish flu, Stabilization, stabilize, symptom, test, US, WHO | 1 Comment

Corona and Climate Change: Is Climate Change a Pandemic?

Posted on April 7, 2020 by climatechangefork

I started to address COVID-19 in my March 17th blog, a few days after my college and almost everything else around me closed to try to minimize infection. In the eight years that I have been writing this blog, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, apex, asymptomatic, attribution, CDC, Climate Change, contagion, contagious, coronavirus, COVID 19, definition, Election, exit poll, Government, indicator, infection, mask, mitigate, Mitigation, pandemic, representative, social distance, symptom, test, viral | 3 Comments

Audience Assessment: End of Year Test

Posted on December 20, 2016 by climatechangefork

2016 is about to end. It was a very challenging year around the world. Certain factions gained ground internationally, winning significant majorities in publicly elected government. In some senses, globalization has become a curse – when it gives rise to … Continue reading →

Posted in assessment, Climate Change | Tagged Anthropocene, assessment, audience, Brooklyn College, Carbon, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, CUNY, Donald Trump, Earth, Earth Day, EIA, Election, elections, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Environment, exam, fake news, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Gasoline, GDP, Global Warming, globalization, goal, greenhouse gas, IEA, India, institution, nationalism, Natural Gas, News, Paris Agreement, petroleum, Population, Power, Power Plants, reader, Science, student, Sustainability, teach, teacher, Technology, test, Trump, US, vote, voter, Water, World, World Bank, xenophobia | Leave a comment

Educating for the Anthropocene: The Global Picture

Posted on June 7, 2016 by climatechangefork

Just as the Anthropocene is global, so its governance must be as well. Of course, this is easier said than done; countries are the only sovereign entities we have, meaning that any such global governance can only be attained through … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, assessment, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, common core, country, Democratization, Economics, Education, education index, EI, Emissions, Energy, England, Environment, EYS, France, Global Population, Global Warming, governance, Government, Hong Kong, immigration, index, India, Indonesia, international ranking, Israel, Japan, Macao, Malta, migration, Mitigation, MYS, Nigeria, OECD, Pakistan, PISA, Poland, Policy, poll, Population, rank, refugee, Russia, School, schooling, Science, security, Shanghai, Singapore, survey, Sustainability, Syria, Taipei, teacher, Teaching, Technology, TERCE, test, TIMSS, US, World Population | Leave a comment

COP21 – We Have an Agreement!!!!

Posted on December 14, 2015 by climatechangefork

This is going to be a long blog and to top it off, I’m posting it a day early. I often write these posts mid-week; this time, I waited to start writing it until the final resolution came out in … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, agreement, annex, China, Climate Change, CO2 emissions, Conference, COP21, Economics, Education, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, Energy Storage, energy transition, Environment, final, France, Francois Hollande, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, guide, India, IPCC, Laurent Fabius, Mitigation, Paris, Paris Agreement, Power, resolution, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, study, Sustainability, Technology, test, UN, UNFCCC, US, Water, 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 →

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