Noah Gordon
@noahjgordon.bsky.social
I research climate change at the Carnegie Endowment
from my new Breakdown essay www.break-down.org/three-peaks/
Three Peaks
The story of climate action is one of peaks—promised, assumed or still to come.
www.break-down.org
February 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
from my new Breakdown essay www.break-down.org/three-peaks/
Ha, I was thinking of trying coining something witty like the "Humbert Humberts of climate tech" but gave up
January 22, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Ha, I was thinking of trying coining something witty like the "Humbert Humberts of climate tech" but gave up
Thanks for reading, Erin!
You make a good point. It's too simple to lump together SRM researchers as "rationalist-optimists". Humans will likely end up deploying the technology so we need to understand it. It could be the "lesser of two evils" as the book admits
You make a good point. It's too simple to lump together SRM researchers as "rationalist-optimists". Humans will likely end up deploying the technology so we need to understand it. It could be the "lesser of two evils" as the book admits
January 8, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Thanks for reading, Erin!
You make a good point. It's too simple to lump together SRM researchers as "rationalist-optimists". Humans will likely end up deploying the technology so we need to understand it. It could be the "lesser of two evils" as the book admits
You make a good point. It's too simple to lump together SRM researchers as "rationalist-optimists". Humans will likely end up deploying the technology so we need to understand it. It could be the "lesser of two evils" as the book admits
Thank you, Wim. It's brilliant work!
January 7, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Thank you, Wim. It's brilliant work!
