Policy

by Judith Curry
Two new books on lukewarming have recently been published.

by Judith Curry
And, overarching all this, the tension between emissions reductions and development is complicated by uncertainties in how the climate will change under human and natural influences and how those changes will impact natural and human systems. – Steve Koonin

by Lucas Bergkamp
A hypothetical medical case involving uncertain diagnosis, prognosis, and therapy to explain the wickedness of climate change.

by Judith Curry
The limits of judicial competence and the risk of taking sides

Several recent posts have discussed the involvement of courts in climate science disputes:

by Judith Curry
American strategists would benefit from a longer-range view of history to better inform force design. Thinking historically about the future means dealing openly with those things we want to avoid or are in denial about. – Frank Hoffman

by Judith Curry
A British academic wants an international court to declare climate skeptics wrong, once and for all.

by Judith Curry
International climate agreements like the Kyoto Protocol may discourage much-needed investment in renewable energy sources, and hence be counterprodutive, according to new research.

by Judith Curry
The Social Cost of Carbon is on trial in Minnesota.

by Lukas Bergkamp
The Dutch government has decided to appeal the widely publicised “Urgenda” ruling from the district court in The Hague, ordering the Netherlands to step up its climate change actions. There are good reasons why we should hope that the court of appeals will overturn the ruling — it sets a dangerous precedent for judicial activism, is inconsistent with European law and will even undermine international climate negotiations.

We argue for a redesign of climate change mitigation policies to be ‘anti-fragile’ with respect to scientific uncertainty. – Otto et al.