by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Policy/politics
More reasons why India, not China, will be the wildcard to watch in #Paris [link]
So much for policy optimism: “EU member states agree common position on carbon market reform”, back 2021 start [link]
A carbon tax would make global warming worse? [link]
Most Nations To Miss Deadline For UN Climate Pledges [link]
Carbon taxes should be 50% to 200% higher due to uncertainty around climate tipping points – [link]
Science and Republican Presidential Wannabes: Do they pass, fail, or pander on the issues? [link]
FEMA Tells Oklahoma to Do the Impossible … Or Else [link]
Can EPA Ignore Costs of This Very Expensive Regulation? Supreme Court to Decide [link]
Only capitalism can save the planet, argues this CEO of an asset management firm. [link]
@KenCaldeira says “we need to up our game by somewhere between a factor of 10 and 100″ in climate change fight [link]
Robert Bullard Interview: We Need Diverse Groups Funded to Address Racial & Climate Justice [link]
The arrival of aid agencies in a humanitarian crisis can hurt local markets. [link]
Climate change: The debate now is about how we adapt [link]
Climate alarmists, without any scientific basis/evidence whatsoever, now claim a tiny 1.5C warming is catastrophic [link]
It matters what climate scientists say and do. @cragcrest talks w/ @clequere about not flying: [link]
What incentives should you provide your employees to reduce #carbon emissions? Read & find out: [link]
Feeling ignored by government, Canadian academics offer their own climate policy [link]
Richard Tol tweets: Earth hour: millions will switch off lights around the world for climate action, while billions wish they had lights [link]
Energy, water, food
Oil producers sound retreat from China [link]
Understanding how China can be growing in “Green” technologies while still growing in coal use at same time [link]
“Burning wood pellets releases as much or even more carbon dioxide per unit of energy as burning coal.” [link]
“Despite technological advances, many problems that have dogged nukes for decades loom as large as ever.” [link]
California First State to Get 5 Percent of Power from Solar [link]
#solar w/ battery storage could become one of the most disruptive influences to impact electricity sector in decades [link]
Senator Alexander: End Wind Subsidies To Fund Science [link] … ‘It is long past time for wind to stand on its own’
Natural gas vs. coal on #climate impacts. Depends on timescale, leakage rates and comparison plants by @KenCaldeira [link]
A way to get power to the world’s poor without making climate change worse [link]
UK households used 14% less energy last year but still paid more [link]
A balanced discussion of home solar and utilities [link]
California Drought: @LATimesSkelton says thirsty crops should require state regulation [link]
How to Use Climate Finance to Promote Clean #Water [link]
UN Sees Global #Water Shortage By 2030 [link]
A Hidden Consequence of California’s Drought: It’s Making Energy Dirtier [link]
How California drought became ammunition in climate policy debate
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Discovery of beans that can beat the heat could help boost #foodsecurity as temps rise: [link]
When climate sinks high-tech rice, older varieties may save the day. [link]
Science and research
New study shows global warming does not cause extreme winters [link]
Cosmic rays do not contribute to 20th-century global warming trend but do have impact on shorter times scales [link]
Physicist Dr. Murry Salby: Man-made CO2 could only cause warming of ‘a few tenths of a degree [link]
Climate change emitting more mixed signals [link]
Ed Hawkins lays out the basics of changes in extreme heat and adaptation in the UK at @ClimateLabBook [link]
The varieties of statistical analysis [link]
Climate wars
Ga Tech featured in Sci American ariticle: Political Football Over Climate Change Rattles Windows of Ivory Tower [link]
New article on David Legates (one of the Grijalva 7) [link]
Climate scientist John Christy claims Washington is trying to intimidate him … [link]
Elite reporters explain why they have no need for ‘balance’ on the global warming issue [link]
The More Education Republicans Have, the More Likely They Are to Be Climate Change Skeptics. [link]
Joe Duarte: Lewandowsky has been debunked in Psych Science. And they go easy on him. His use of SEM was absurd given his data: [link]
Hype in Science. Must read for science/health researchers, communicators and experts [link]
Fossil fuel firms are still bankrolling climate denial lobby groups writes @NaomiOreskes [link]
Richard Tol’s Excellent Summary of the Flaws in Cook et al. (2013) – The Infamous 97% Consensus Paper [link]
New paper examines the relationship between climate change concern and national wealth [link]
Gallup: Climate change is bottom of the list of US environmental concerns [link]
How should journalists treat candidates who deny climate change? [link]
Neil deGrasse Tyson to GOP climate deniers: “I thought as a nation we were above this” [link]
The Smithsonian’s natural history museum will be naming its refurbished Dinosaur Hall for David Koch. Go figure. [link]
Agree w/EPA or go to hell. The path of climate denier is not righteous, says head of Episcopal Church. [link]
Climate scam end days: Climate science’s lunatic fringe signs anti-Koch, anti-fossil fuel letter [link]
.@RobertStavins on civil policy debates vs. smears. [link]
Pachauri’s raunchy 2010 memoir is being removed from circulation: [link]
RK Pachauri hampering investigations: Delhi Police. Complainant’s lawyer to demand RKP’s arrest on Sat. [link]
Humor
How dealing with climate change is like playing cricket [link]
Filed under: Week in review