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Me vs. Them vs. We – Nationalism/Populism vs. Globalism

Posted on May 30, 2017 by climatechangefork

The world is a shaky place right now. The best windows into this instability are countries where citizens can express their feelings in the voting booths. I am not alone in having mentioned repeatedly that the world is now entering … Continue reading →

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Let There be Light!

Posted on March 28, 2017 by climatechangefork

*Special note: I will stress that this blog pertains to my own reading/interpretation of the book described, but after hearing feedback from my friend, the author, I have made a few minor edits and added explanations. In last week’s blog … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, COP21, Election, IPCC, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, ash, Biology, bipartisan, bottom-up, budget, Clean Energy, climate, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, DOE, Donald Trump, Economics, Electricity, Emissions, emphasis, Energy, energy transition, Environment, EPA, Fossil Fuels, Future, Genocide, Global Warming, governance, Government, grassroots, Health, Hebrew, History, Holocaust, IPCC, Israel, Jew, Jewish, law, light, Mitigation, NIH, NSF, Obama, Palestine, Paris Agreement, Physics, Poland, Policy, president, protection, refugee, regulation, Relli Robinson, Research, Science, Scott Pruitt, Self Inflicted Genocide, Sustainability, Technology, top-down, Trump, UN, UNFCCC, US, Warsaw, Warsaw Ghetto | Leave a comment

The Paris Commitments and What to Expect

Posted on March 14, 2017 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – IEA-projected impact of the Paris Agreement on the global energy sector The Paris Agreement, negotiated at the end of 2015, is the current anchor of global efforts to mitigate anthropogenic contributions to climate change (December 14, 2015 … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, COP21, Election, IPCC, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropogenic, auto, Bannon, carbon dioxide, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commitment, DAPL, Donald Trump, Economics, Emissions, Energy, energy secretary, energy sector, energy transition, Environment, EPA, Fossil Fuels, Future, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, IEA, INDC, Infrastructure, Inhofe, IPCC, Ivanka, Ivanka Trump, Keystone, mining, Mitigation, Obama, Oil, Paris, Paris Agreement, pipeline, politics, Power, regulate, regulation, Rex Tillerson, Rick Perry, Scott Pruitt, Steve Bannon, Sustainability, Trump, UN, UNFCCC, US, withdraw | Leave a comment

Stabilization of Additional Indicators

Posted on February 7, 2017 by climatechangefork

We have spent the last two weeks examining how to stabilize our main socioeconomic indicators in order to achieve a long-term sustainable existence. Since climate change is one of the main early signs of the emerging human-dominated geological era (Anthropocene), … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, immigration, IPCC, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, Affluence, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Bangladesh, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Democratization, Desalination, economic, Economic Growth, Economics, Education, Election, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy source, energy transition, energy use, Environment, equality, Fossil Fuels, GDP, GDP per capita, Global Population, Global Warming, governance, Government, gravity, greenhouse gas, hunger, immigrant, immigration, India, indicator, influence, Infrastructure, IPAT, IPCC, Japan, migrant, migration, Mitigation, Physical Environment, Physics, politics, Population, Poverty, Power, refugee, rural, Science, sea level, security, socioeconomic, Solar Energy, Stabilization, Stabilizing, Sustainability, Sustainable, sustainable development, Technology, Temperature, UN, urban, US, Water, Water Scarcity, Water Stress, watercycle, Wealth, wealth distribution, World Bank, World Population | 2 Comments

Searching for Limits – Stability for a Distant Future

Posted on January 24, 2017 by climatechangefork

I am finishing this blog on Friday, January 20th – Inauguration Day for our new president. I didn’t recognize the country that he described in his acceptance speech. Nevertheless, I wish him – and all of us – the best. … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change, COP21, Election, IPCC, Sustainability | Tagged #MakeAmericaGreatAgain, Adaptation, Affluence, Anthropocene, business as usual, calculus, Carrying Capacity, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Coal, COP21, Democratization, Desalination, Donald Trump, Economics, Education, Election, Electricity, Emissions, End of Now, Energy, energy intensity, energy mix, energy transition, Environment, epidemic, Equilibrium, Exponential Growth, Fertility Rate, Fertility Replacement Rate, Fossil Fuels, Future, GDP, Global Population, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, Growth, impact, indicator, interest rate, IPAT, IPCC, limit, livability, Logistic Growth, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Oil, opportunity, Physical Environment, Physics, Population, Population Density, Power, Power Plants, saturation, scenario, Science, sea level, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, tumor, UN, US, Wealth, wealth distribution, World Population | 3 Comments

Assessment – Fall 2016: Global Issues, Personal Perspectives and Climate Change

Posted on October 4, 2016 by climatechangefork

Shana Tova! The Jewish New Year (Rosh Hashanah) is here. For me, it’s a family celebration. According to tradition, we are entering into the year 5777, but nobody that I know of dwells too much on the origin of this … Continue reading →

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My Global Family Vacation Part 5: France and Sense of Security

Posted on September 27, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – a weekend scene Near Canal Saint-Martin in Paris Before the international meetings on climate change started in Paris (COP21 – see the four December 2015 blogs), I asked my younger family members there to monitor the street … Continue reading →

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My Global Family Vacation Part 4: Malta

Posted on September 13, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 (from August 2 blog) Figure 2 – Map of Malta Figure 1 from my August 2nd blog shows my summer vacation route. Malta is a tiny dot on that map but I felt it necessary to show … Continue reading →

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Global Family Vacation Part 3: Israel: Palestinian and Jewish Refugees, Resettlement, and the Right of Return

Posted on August 30, 2016 by climatechangefork

Figure 1 – A map of refugee camps in the Middle East Successful resettlement is probably the most important aspect of the global refugee issue. Resettled refugees can make major positive contributions to their host societies. We have seen this … Continue reading →

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My Global Family Vacation

Posted on August 2, 2016 by climatechangefork

Map of my global family vacation I have returned from my month-long vacation with my wife. One of the perks of being an academic is that my summers are my own. I show the route of my trip above. Clearly, … Continue reading →

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Me vs. Them vs. We – Nationalism/Populism vs. Globalism

Let There be Light!

The Paris Commitments and What to Expect

Stabilization of Additional Indicators

Searching for Limits – Stability for a Distant Future

My Global Family Vacation Part 5: France and Sense of Security

My Global Family Vacation Part 4: Malta

Global Family Vacation Part 3: Israel: Palestinian and Jewish Refugees, Resettlement, and the Right of Return

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