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Guest Blog: How is Carbon Affecting Energy Intensity in the US?

Posted on May 7, 2019 by climatechangefork

Hello to everybody, we are the guest bloggers Amged Haimed, Junfeng Lu, and Haosheng Chen. We are all undergraduate students majoring in physics. Under the guidance of Micha Tomkiewicz, PhD, we have been able to use our backgrounds and experiences … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Guest Blog, Sustainability, US | Tagged alternative energy, California, Carbon, carbon dioxide, carbon intensity, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, commercial, Economics, Economy, Emissions, Energy, Energy Consumption, energy efficiency, energy intensity, Energy Sources, fossil energy, fossil fuel, Gas, GDP, graph, greenhouse effect, Guest Blog, housing, Hydroelectric, industrial, industrial production, industry, Natural Gas, New York, Nuclear, Physics, Pollution, Population, PPP, Renewable, residential, Solar, State, students, Texas, trade, transportation, US, Wind, wood | 7 Comments

Guest Blog: How Electricity Production In America Is Changing

Posted on April 30, 2019 by climatechangefork

This week, guest bloggers Kyle O’Carroll, Daniel Kruglyak, and Vikash Tewari are taking over the Climate Change Fork blog. We are undergraduate students at Brooklyn College, class of 2020. We are all majoring in physics with minors in biochemistry, chemistry, … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Climate Change, Guest Blog, Sustainability, US | Tagged Adaptation, alternative energy, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, biomass, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Efficiency, EIA, Electricity, electricity generation, Emissions, Energy, energy source, energy transition, Environment, Future, generation, Geothermal, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, hydroelectric power, Idaho, kilowatt-hour, Mitigation, Natural Gas, nonrenewable, Nuclear, Oil, Paris, Paris Agreement, petroleum, Policy, Renewable, Science, Solar, stuttering transition, Sustainability, US, West Virginia, Wind | 7 Comments

Electric Cars: What’s Driving the Transition?

Posted on March 26, 2019 by climatechangefork

In the last two blogs I tried to show that without a parallel effort to decarbonize the power sources of electricity generators, our efforts to promote electric car fleets mean little in the scheme of progress against climate change. So—why … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Electric Cars, Sustainability | Tagged America, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Belgium, Britain, California, car, Carbon, carbon neutral, carmaker, China, Clean Energy, clean power, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Connecticut, Copenhagen, Costa Rica, decarbonize, Denmark, Electric Cars, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, energy transition, Environment, fossil fuel, France, Future, Geothermal, Germany, global energy transition, Government, hydro, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kenya, Maryland, Massachusetts, Morocco, New York, Nicaragua, Norway, Oregon, Paris, power plant, Quebec, regulation, Rhode Island, Rome, Science, Scotland, Solar, solar power, subsidize, subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Sweden, Taiwan, Transition, transportation, UK, Uruguay, US, USA, vehicle, Wind, wind power | 5 Comments

Electric Cars, Power Sources, and Truth in Advertising: Doing the Math

Posted on March 19, 2019 by climatechangefork

As I have often mentioned here, I teach two courses that relate to climate change at my university: the advanced Physics and Society and the general education Energy Use and Climate Change. This blog plays an important role in both … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Education, Electric Cars, Sustainability | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, calculation, China, Class, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2, CO2 emissions, Coal, Education, electric car, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, environmental impact, Fossil Fuels, France, fuel, fuel economy, Gasoline, Germany, Global Warming, greenhouse gas, India, Japan, Math, Mitigation, mpg, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Physics, Power, Power Plants, power source, Renewable, renewable energy, Russia, savings, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Technology, US, vehicle, Wind | 1 Comment

Deadly Confusions: Administration Doesn’t Believe its Own EPA Reports; That Could Cost Lives, Economy

Posted on December 11, 2018 by climatechangefork

In this blog I will continue to analyze the economic damage that the US government’s insistence on carrying on business as usual practices in the face of climate change will likely inflict on the country. Last week I discussed the … Continue reading →

Posted in administration, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, law, politics, Sustainability, Trump | Tagged Adaptation, air pollution, air quality, allergens, analyses, analysis, Andrew Wheeler, Anthropocene, Anthropogenic, carbon emission, CIRA, Clean Energy, climate assessment, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, CO2 emissions, Coal, Donald Trump, economic damage, Economics, Emissions, Environment, EPA, GHG, Global Warming, green energy, greenhouse gas, Health, Labor, mortality, NCA, Pollution, RCP, scenario, Science, Scott Pruitt, Solar, Temperature, Trump, US, Wind | 1 Comment

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

The Second Debate: Kenneth Bone Saves the Day

Posted on October 18, 2016 by climatechangefork

I am running behind. My intention this week was to cover two of the most contentious issues in this election period – not only within the US but globally: immigration and trade. I discussed immigration in a series of blogs … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Election, immigration | Tagged Adaptation, Anthropocene, campaign, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change Deniers, Climate Skeptics, Clinton, Coal, Debate, Democrat, Donald Trump, Economics, Election, Electricity, emigrant, Emissions, Energy, Environment, EPA, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming, globalization, greenhouse gas, Hillary, Hillary Clinton, immigrant, immigration, Ken Bone, Kenneth Bone, migrant, migration, Mitigation, Natural Gas, Oil, politician, politics, Power, Power Plants, Renewable, Republican, Science, socioeconomic, Solar, Solar Energy, steel, Sustainability, Tax, Technology, town hall, trade, Trump, US, vote, voter, Wealth, wealth distribution, Wind | Leave a comment

Regulating Subsidies

Posted on January 19, 2016 by climatechangefork

The figure above shows the price of Brent crude oil as recorded at the end 2014, along with predictions by two respected financial organizations and the futures market for this past year. The real price today (December 30, 2015) is … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, Conference, COP21, IPCC, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, Cap and Trade, Carbon, Carbon Footprint, carbon pricing, Carbon Tax, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CNG, CO2 emissions, coalition, Conference, consumer, Consumers, COP21, decarbonization, diesel, Economics, Education, Electricity, Emissions, Energy, energy source, energy transition, Environment, FFFSR, Fossil Fuels, Gas, Gasoline, Global Warming, green, greenhouse gas, IEA, IMF, Indonesia, IPCC, Kuwait, Kyoto Protocol, lobby, LPG, Malasia, Mitigation, New Zealand, OECD, Oil, oil prices, Paris, Power, Prince of Wales, Prince of Wales's Corporate Leaders Group, progress, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, subsidies, subsidy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, UN, UNFCCC, US, Venezuela, Wind | Leave a comment

COP21: Industry Commitments to Sustainability and Using Consumer Pressure to Keep Promises

Posted on January 12, 2016 by climatechangefork

Last week’s blog looked at Unilever’s CEO’s attempts to make his company sustainable. Unilever is not alone in promising to be more environmentally friendly in the long term. One of the less discussed achievements of COP21 was the mobilization of … Continue reading →

Posted in Anthropogenic, Climate Change, COP21, IPCC, Sustainability, UN, UNFCCC | Tagged Adaptation, Apple, Australia, Autodesk, Belgium, Carbon, carbon dioxide, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, China, Clean Energy, Climate Change, CO2, CO2 emissions, commitment, consumer, consumer pressure, COP21, Economics, Elion Resources, Emissions, Energy, energy transition, Environment, Finland, Fossil Fuels, France, Germany, Global Warming, Goldman Sachs, Google, greenhouse gas, H&M, IKEA, India, Infigen Energy, Investment, investor, IPCC, Italy, Marks and Spencer, Mars, Microsoft, Mitigation, Nestle, Netherlands, Nike, Organization, peer pressure, Power, Power Plants, Procter and Gamble, Renewable, Royal Philips, Science, Solar, Solar Energy, Spain, Starbucks, Sustainability, Sustainable, sustainable development, sustainable production, Sweden, Switzerland, Technology, UK, UN, UNFCCC, Unilever, US, Walmart, Wind | Leave a comment

The Drop in Oil Price and What it Means

Posted on July 14, 2015 by climatechangefork

The test of any major transition is in its response to a sharp perturbation. Often such disturbances come in the form of a major war. Fortunately, the present global energy transition is being tested in a much more peaceful manner. … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change | Tagged Adaptation, Biofuel, BP, Cap and Trade, Carbon Tax, Cars, Clean Energy, Climate Change, crude oil, Economics, electrical power, Electricity, Emissions, End of Now, Energy, Energy Consumption, Environment, Fossil Fuels, Future, Gas, Global Warming, hybrid car, Hydroelectric, Hydropower, Market, Market Prices, Oil, oil price, oil prices, Photovoltaic, Power Plants, Prediction, Renewable, SEIA, Solar, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Sustainable, Technology, Wind, wind power | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Wind

Guest Blog: How is Carbon Affecting Energy Intensity in the US?

Guest Blog: How Electricity Production In America Is Changing

Electric Cars: What’s Driving the Transition?

Electric Cars, Power Sources, and Truth in Advertising: Doing the Math

Deadly Confusions: Administration Doesn’t Believe its Own EPA Reports; That Could Cost Lives, Economy

Electricity Generation

The Second Debate: Kenneth Bone Saves the Day

Regulating Subsidies

COP21: Industry Commitments to Sustainability and Using Consumer Pressure to Keep Promises

The Drop in Oil Price and What it Means

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