When serious people try to gauge the probable effects of climate change, they have to make some assumptions. For example, when Nicholas Stern tried it on behalf of the UK government, one of his assumptions was that the population would rise to about 15 billion souls. That would imply higher emissions than those using lower … Continue reading
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Is it Red Team/Blue Team or Red State/Blue State?
Now that the head of the EPA has announced an (please forgive the word) Audit of climate science, it is time for you skeptics (and we lukewarmers) to think clearly. The consensus brigade would love nothing more than to ‘investigate’ the basics of climate science that almost all of us readily accept–the existence and effect … Continue reading
What We Could Have Said At a March For Science
We should have been there–you skeptics and we lukewarmers both. We shouldn’t let those on the other side of the political fence claim science for their own. Getting there might have been half the fun–we might have been dragged off of airplanes or at least hit in the head with a baby stroller. And certainly … Continue reading
What We Expect From Climate Scientists
Consensus blogger (and frequent visitor to this site) And Then There’s Physics has consecutive posts discussing the proper role of climate scientists in the Climate Conversation. I (along with many regulars here) have been banned at commenting at ATTP, but I think the subject is interesting enough to respond here. In Scientists are not salespeople, … Continue reading
What Could Be Worse Than Climate Change?
Let’s (just for a minute) say we accept the prognosis of the saner activists regarding the impacts of climate change through 2100. So let’s say that sea level rise will be between 26 and 98 cm. Let’s say that 0.23% of currently inhabited land is lost to this happening. Let’s say that global average temperatures will … Continue reading
Non Zero Sum
It’ll take a minute to get to the climate part of this post–hope you can be patient. In the US, Republicans spent 8 years opposing almost everything Barack Obama attempted. On some signature issues they failed–witness ObamaCare as an example. Now that the shoe is on the other foot, should Democrats adopt the same course … Continue reading
Trump in the Time of Climate—or Climate in the Time of Trump?
As a Lukewarmer and a progressive liberal, I suppose I should be rending clothes, gnashing teeth and working on future ‘I told you sos,’ to be delivered with appropriately baleful gazes. I don’t think Donald Trump and his incoming administration will be good for either the U.S. or the world at large. Not on … Continue reading
