Global Warming
Outdated Energy Grid Poses Existential Threat to the Renewable Revolution
Green energy skeptics cite batteries as a potential constraint on greater EV use. The electrical grid is another possible choke point.
Activists Decry Biden’s ‘Reckless’ Resumption of Fossil Fuel Leases on Public Lands
Biden broke yet another campaign pledge Friday and announced his administration will resume fossil fuel lease sales for public lands.
Thawing Permafrost Is Roiling the Arctic Landscape, Driven by a Hidden World of Changes Beneath the Surface as the Climate Warms
Not only is permafrost releasing methane, but when it melts, it removes a key support, leading to collapsing soil and loss of lake drainage.
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.
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.
ExxonMobil Announces $10 Billion Oil Investment the Same Day IPCC Signals End for Fossil Fuels
uelle surprise! Big oil is not giving up.
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?
Boat rack. Overlooks
Boat rack. Overlooks the old dockyards on Cockatoo Island, at the confluence of the Parramatta River and Sydney Harbour. Nice day, coming after yet more flooding through the same places on the state’s north coast 700km from Sydney that suffered devastating floodwaters just a month ago. La Niña continues to wreak havoc. While it pales in any comparison in a world gone mad, 22 people drowned and there are currently 20,000+ homeless ‘internally displaced climate refugees’ from just one town alone. It’s really happening, right now. Balmain.
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.
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.