Category Archives: Global warming

Can Europe Afford Its Energy Transition?

A not-complete tally cost estimate for Europe’s climate change containment comes in at €1.3 trillion annually to 2030, then >€1.5 trillion through 2050.

Data Centers Are Sending Global Electricity Demand Soaring

The International Energy Agency forecasts that data center demand for energy will more than double by 2026, with AI the big driver.

Experiencing Natural Disasters Increases Partisan Disagreement on Climate Change

Those experiencing a climate-change-induced disaster wind up having more polarized beliefs about the role of human action.

Geoengineering Could Alter Global Climate. Should It?

Scientists and companies increasingly support blocking some sunlight to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Book Review: The Many Bounties of Collaboration in Nature

What would make a critical mass of Americans, marinating in a rugged individualist culture, want to become their neighbors’ keepers?

Can Desalination Quench Agriculture’s Thirst?

Small decentralized desalination plants hold the promise of low enough cost to use on brackish agricultural water.

COP29 Puts World on Course for More Extreme Weather – and More Deaths

COP29 summit proves change won’t come until floods and wildfires are killing tens of thousands in rich Global North cities

After Ending in Overtime, COP29 Called ‘Big F U to Climate Justice’

Critics of the “COP of false solutions” said that instead of much-needed funding, developing nations got “a global Ponzi scheme that the private equity vultures and public relations people will now exploit.”

Fueling the Flames: How the West’s Military Emissions Undermine Climate Action

World leaders criticized COP29 host Azerbaijan for its oil-dependent economy while ignoring the massive climate bootprint of their militaries.

Forget Snowbirds. These Sunbirds Are Flocking North

Hotter days and higher flood risk are prompting people across the South to consider moving north.

How Local and Federal Institutions Are (and Aren’t) Taking Care of North Carolina’s Hurricane Helene Survivors—and What Mutual Aid Groups Are Doing to Help

Grassroots organizations are helping rebuild North Carolina communities after Hurricane Helene. And how about FEMA?

How to Protect Your Pet from Climate Change

Your pet more vulnerable to climate change than you might think. Some helpful suggestions.

As Climate Disasters Increase, Official Responses Like FEMA to Helene Come Up Short

On the oddly muted reporting of FEMA’s performance in Helene, and why that matters for future disaster responses.