Crossing (or not) the 1.5 and 2.0C Thresholds
The bottom line is that uncertainty in global temperature projections to 2050 is skewed towards lower values, as uncertainty in near term scenarios of emissions is decreasing.…
Weekly Climate and Energy News Roundup #488
When a great genius appears in the world you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.”― Jonathan Swift…
Global Coal Consumption Reaches New Record High In 2021…China, India Consuming Two Thirds
According to the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Coal 2021 report, coal-fired electricity generation reached an all-time high in 2021, increasing a whopping 9% in 2021.…
John Cook: Climate Deniers Falsely Claim Activists are Anti-Freedom
Quoted in a USA Today call for social media censorship, John Cook, who once thought it amusing to self portrait himself as a NAZI officer, is outraged people could believe that climate activists want to restrict freedom.…
What Solution Do Renewable Energy Advocates Offer For The Problem Of Storage?
So I say to these three commenters: it’s time to step up your game. Don’t just make unsupported assertions that wind and solar are cheaper. Give us a spreadsheet with a numerical demonstration of how much storage a fully wind/solar/storage electricity system for the U.S. will need, what technology will be used to provide it, and how much that will cost. Without that, you are just dealing in fantasy.…
CBS: Climate Change CAUSED the Tonga Volcanic Eruption
Judge for yourself – on the following video, CBS anchor Nate Burleson appears to claim volcanoes are “happening, and becoming more frequent” because of climate change.…
A Tale of Two Media Perspectives: New Pristine Reef Discovery a Marvel for Most, A Chance to Promote Unwarranted Climate Alarmism for CNN
Along the way CNN presented half-truths, misleading information, and gross speculation about the threat climate change poses to coral reefs worldwide, in an attempt to say this newly discovered pristine coral reef is endangered, even though there is no evidence this is true, from human greenhouse gas emissions.…
Private adaptation to Climate risks: Evidence from the world’s largest mining companies
Private companies have in recent years started to disclose information about their exposure and responses to climate risks.…
EDP Spin Extreme Weather Lies
As far as April to September rainfall is concerned, there is no trend whatsoever in East Anglia. Dry summers were just as common in the past:…
Climate Claim: Joe Manchin Controls “the fate of the world”
Aussie press demonizing Senator Joe Manchin, the lone democrat who opposed President Biden’s Build Back Better.…