IPCC Adaptation Report: It’s Later Than You Think
“It’s now or never, if we want to limit global warming to 1.5C,” IPCC Working Group III co-chair Jim Skea announced.
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A Sobering View of High Fuel Prices, Green Energy, and Biden’s Plans to Help Europ
An assessment of current economic conditions, including rising prices, how long the pain might last, and possible paths forward.
Read more...ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels
uelle surprise! Big oil is not giving up.
Read more...Climate Science and Financial Risk: Forging a Path to More Climate-Resilient Businesses
Is the search for better valuations of climate risks to help businesses reducing global emissions an exercise in self-delusion?
Read more...No One Will Win in the Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Gail Tverberg argues that the war in Ukraine does not get Russia or other energy producers out of their scarity bind.
Read more...Arctic Greening Won’t Save the Climate – Here’s Why
Why arctic greening is yet another feel-good idea that does not pan out in practice.
Read more...Under the Sea, a Hidden Climate Variable: Thawing Permafrost
Carefully mapping the changing topology of the Arctic Ocean floor, scientists are racing to study submarine permafrost.
Read more...The Oil and Gas Industry is Using the War in Ukraine to Profit and Push Its Interests
Activists warn that calls for energy independence are just “peace washing” the oil and gas that enabled this conflict.
Read more...How Fossil Fuel Governments Control the IPCC
The work of the IPCC is necessary. That’s why it’s important that the UN not be the owners of the go-to reports it issues.
Read more...How This Month Produced a Mind-Boggling Warm-Up in Eastern Antarctica (and the Arctic)
Why part of Antarctica suffered wildly out of band warmth.
Read more...IEA Releases 10-Point Plan to Curb Oil Use: The U.S. Is Unlikely to Follow Much – If Any – of It
The IEA last week proposed 10-point plan to curb oil use. Alas, it’s unlikely that current U.S. regulators and political leaders. will provide any more than lip service to these and other long overdue measures.
Read more...‘Unthinkable’: Scientists Shocked as Polar Temperatures Soar 50 to 90 Degrees Above Normal
Scientists express shock and alarm at the unprecedented temperature surges recorded thes weekend at each of the earth’s poles – the latest manifestation of climate change.
Read more...Senators Introduce Right to Repair Legislation
Senators introduce right to repair bill. Antitrust litigation will proceed regardless of whether federal or state legislation is enacted anytime soon.
Read more...Is China Socialist or State Capitalist? – Michael Hudson and Patrick Bond
Michael Hudson and Patrick Bond: Will China resist financialization and lead the way on climate policy, or is it practicing capitalism lite?
Read more...Is Joe Manchin Lucy or the Football?
Why Joe Manchin is merely a convenient excuse for what is wrong with Democrats and soi disant progressives.
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