IEP Ecological Threat Report: Global Climate Concern Dropped 1.5% since 2019
Much ado and handwringing – According to the Institute for Economics and Peace, global climate concern dropped 1.5% to 48%, between 2019 and 2021.…
Scatterplot Sensitivity
Guest Post by Willis Eschenbach This is the third post looking at the use of 1° latitude by 1° longitude gridcell-based scatterplots. The first post, Global Scatterplots, looked at a……
Battery Airplanes? Nope! (MIT Technology Review)
In order for electric planes to play a more significant role in decarbonizing air travel, energy density may need to quadruple,…
Scientists Warn of a Rare Third Year La Nina
“Nonetheless, we should be aware of the risk of intense cold surges in Eurasia, which could also produce more cold extremes either in eastern or northeastern China,” Fang warns.…
50-Year U.S. Summer Temperature Trends: ALL 36 Climate Models Are Too Warm
Given that U.S. energy policy depends upon the predictions from these models, their tendency to produce too much warming (and likely also warming-associated climate change) should be factored into energy policy planning. d…
Is Private Renewable Energy Investment Faltering in Australia?
Victorian Premier Dan Andrews has resurrected the state electricity commission, to develop renewable opportunities and facilitate a phaseout of coal by 2035.…