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Xin Zhao

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JGCRI-PNNL; Agricultural & Applied Economist; IAM/GCAM/GTAP Modeler; climate, food system emissions; biofuels; macroeconomics; invisible hands

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Feb 21

‼️The US-based @ipcc.bsky.social technical support unit (TSU) for Working Group 3 Co-Chairs has been terminated, and the US won’t be attending next week’s IPCC meeting where the AR7 chapter outlines will be approved.

More by @afreedma.bsky.social here:

Scoop: U.S. delegation pulled from key U.N. climate science meeting

The IPCC meeting in China is slated to determine the content in the group's next series of reports.

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Center for Global Sustainability @ctrglobsust.bsky.social · Feb 13

This study was led by @brinday.bsky.social and co-authored by @realxinzhao.bsky.social, Gokul Iyer, @tombwild.bsky.social, Nathan Hultman andJonathan Lamontagne

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Jan 13

States shouldn't have to earn the right to federal aid. But in any case, California, which subsidizes the rest of the country, definitely has open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

In Praise of California

It has its flaws — what place doesn’t? — but it plays a big role in America’s greatness

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Dec 12

Scientists are expected to do peer reviewing but no one tells you HOW. After talking with several folks about this today at #AGU24 , it seems a good time to link to this presentation I made several years ago -- feel free to use/share! docs.google.com/presentation...

Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing 2023

Effective, efficient, and fair peer reviewing Ben Bond-Lamberty Based on a presentation at the AGU Early Career Scientist Workshop, 2019 1

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Christoph Bertram @christoph-bertram.bsky.social · Dec 11

The one and only real @realxinzhao.bsky.social giving his usual 200% energy to his intrigued audience at this morning's poster session at #AGU24 agu.confex.com/agu/agu24/me...

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Xin Zhao @realxinzhao.bsky.social · Nov 26

Yeah, but also something softer, politely indicating the outcome of a study is dated/superseded/not useful anymore😂.

Xin Zhao @realxinzhao.bsky.social · Nov 26

There should be a good process (peer-reviewed) to “unpublish” journal articles. And one would also get credit to do so.

Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Nov 19

The strain on scientific publishing: we set out to characterise the remarkable growth of the scientific literature in the last few years, in spite of declining growth in total scientists. What is going on?

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Ben Bond-Lamberty @benbondlamberty.bsky.social · Nov 25

Opening: Energy-Environment-Economy Scientist in sunny College Park, MD! careers.pnnl.gov/jobs/9992?la... please share

Energy-Environment-Economy Scientist in College Park, Maryland | Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

PNNL is hiring a Energy-Environment-Economy Scientist in College Park, Maryland. Review all of the job details and apply today!

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Paul Krugman @pkrugman.bsky.social · Nov 23

The usual suspects are out there yelling "There are 23 million government workers! Fire most of them!" No awareness that most work for local governments, and most of *them* are schoolteachers. Federal employment hasn't grown since the 1950s

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Mark A. Hanson @hansonmark.bsky.social · Nov 19

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Christoph Bertram @christoph-bertram.bsky.social · Nov 18

As more 2035 NDCs are being released, it comes in handy that we at Center for Global Sustainability have just published a report on what High Ambition 2035 targets could be for 17 major emitting countries, as well as their combined global emissions and temperature impact. tinyurl.com/56pyu3sd 1/6

Alt text: Screenshot of CGS’s report “Table 2.1. Total GHG Emissions Reductions by 2035 for the G20 Countries and Globally Under the High” which shows for 17 major emitting regions as well as for World what a high ambition 2035 NDC emission target would be, in total GHG incl. and excl. LULUCF compared to the countries respective base year (or future assumed peaking year), as well as in GHG excl LULUCF compared to 2023 (as this is the most comparable metric, though country specificities mean that even in that metric, differentiation is of course to be expected).

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Xin Zhao @realxinzhao.bsky.social · Nov 15

Researchers: is your cognitive bias an everyday routine or a rite of passage? 🌱

#CognitiveBias #DunningKruger #ImpostorSyndrome #EarlyCareerResearchers

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Andrew Skinner @askinnermd.bsky.social · Nov 12

I you want something fun on this: www.christophenicault.com/post/underst...

But also, people just like to complain that is why

Understanding text size and resolution in ggplot2 | Christophe Nicault

What’s complicated about size and resolution ? Have you ever tried to reproduce a plot like the first one and make minor changes on the size or resolution and end up with something like the second plo...

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