Twilight of the Climate Change Movement
by Judith Curry
Don’t be fooled by the post-Paris fanfare: The climate change movement faces big trouble ahead.
Policy
Paris agreement: A risk regulation perspective
by Judith Curry
The Paris Agreement and, more generally, climate change policy, almost perfectly illustrate the contradictions of the post-modern industrialized world risk society, characterized by perceived threats confirmed by politicized science and governed by sub-politics beyond democratic control. – Lucas Bergkamp
New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision and Environmental Control Initiatives
.by Roger Caiazza
The excellent series of posts on energy planning by Planning Engineer and Rud Istavan, a similar series at the Science of Doom and a recent post by Peter Lang all outline the difficulties implementing renewable energy and other components of the so-called energy system of the future.
Some realism about technological fixes
by Judith Curry
Not all problems will yield to technology. Deciding which will and which won’t should be central to setting innovation policy, say Daniel Sarewitz and Richard Nelson.
Now that climate science is ‘settled’ . . .
by Judith Curry
Climate science is being gutted in Australia.
Paris climate promise: a bad deal for America?
by Judith Curry
The U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology held a Hearing yesterday — Paris Climate Promise: A Bad Deal for America.
The link for the hearing is [here].
From Chairman Lamar Smith’s opening statement:
The trojan horse of the Paris climate agreement
by Judith Curry
How multi-level, non-hierarchical governance poses a threat to constitutional government.
Climate models and precautionary measures
by Judith Curry
Ergo, we should build down CO2 emissions, even regardless of what climate-models tell us. – Nassim Taleb
Nassim Taleb has posted an essay entitled Climate models and precautionary measures. Its short, reproduced in its entirety below (in italics), interspersed with my comments:
Judge Rules NYC Children Do NOT Need a Flu Shot for Preschools, Day Cares
A Manhattan judge has tossed out a New York City Health Department mandate that preschoolers must get flu shots.
Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Manuel Mendez called the requirement “invalid and unlawful” in his decision, adding that the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene “lacked the statutory authority” to mandate the vaccines because they are not required under state law.
Paris: impacts?
by Judith Curry
The world’s leaders are touting victory as a result of the COP21 deliberations in Paris.