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The marketing failure that's going to kill us all
The marketing failure that's going to kill us all
Nearly half of Americans still don't view climate change as a major threat. Can a better marketing job persuade them to save the planet?
www.businessinsider.com
October 19, 2023 at 10:47 AM
The marketing failure that's going to kill us all
October 19, 2023 at 10:56 AM
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New England fruit farmers begin to reimagine crops as climate shifts
New England fruit farmers begin to reimagine crops as climate shifts
New England's apple harvest has been a bust and the reason goes back to an early spring frost and the implications of climate change.
www.npr.org
October 16, 2023 at 9:36 PM
New England fruit farmers begin to reimagine crops as climate shifts
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Today on Volts: storing electricity as heat! It's so... hot right now. I talk with the head of a company making a thermal battery that can store renewable energy as heat & release it as either heat or electricity. It involves a glowing rock. Love this one.
www.volts.wtf/p/a-super-ba...
www.volts.wtf/p/a-super-ba...
A super-battery aimed at decarbonizing industry
Storing electricity as heat! It's so, uh, hot right now. I talk with the head of a company that makes a thermal battery that outputs either heat or electricity. It's one of my favorite technologies ar...
www.volts.wtf
October 6, 2023 at 4:14 PM
Today on Volts: storing electricity as heat! It's so... hot right now. I talk with the head of a company making a thermal battery that can store renewable energy as heat & release it as either heat or electricity. It involves a glowing rock. Love this one.
www.volts.wtf/p/a-super-ba...
www.volts.wtf/p/a-super-ba...
Reading this and it's convincing me further for the need to manage solar radiation. The short-term destruction of runaway heating will be so catastrophic it's worth the cost, and even some risk to limit it.
October 3, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Reading this and it's convincing me further for the need to manage solar radiation. The short-term destruction of runaway heating will be so catastrophic it's worth the cost, and even some risk to limit it.
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The first global temperature data is in for the full month of September. This month was – in my professional opinion as a climate scientist – absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. JRA-55 beat the prior monthly record by over 0.5C, and was around 1.7C to 1.8C warmer than preindutrial levels.
October 3, 2023 at 3:41 PM
The first global temperature data is in for the full month of September. This month was – in my professional opinion as a climate scientist – absolutely gobsmackingly bananas. JRA-55 beat the prior monthly record by over 0.5C, and was around 1.7C to 1.8C warmer than preindutrial levels.
Using olivine to remove carbon from the atmosphere? Only if mining and transporting don't put as much carbon in the air as it will remove. A the claimed rate if 41KWh per ton, it pencils out.
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
September 29, 2023 at 5:59 PM
Using olivine to remove carbon from the atmosphere? Only if mining and transporting don't put as much carbon in the air as it will remove. A the claimed rate if 41KWh per ton, it pencils out.
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/...
"A key reason for the increased interest in geoengineering is the avoidance of tipping points at which the climate could change abruptly and irreversibly."
scitechdaily.com/could-we-art...
scitechdaily.com/could-we-art...
Could We Artificially Dim the Sun Prevent Global Warming?
Using geoengineering techniques, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced and cooled. Scientists from Bern have now explored the feasibility of halting the melting of the West Antarc...
scitechdaily.com
September 20, 2023 at 8:48 PM
"A key reason for the increased interest in geoengineering is the avoidance of tipping points at which the climate could change abruptly and irreversibly."
scitechdaily.com/could-we-art...
scitechdaily.com/could-we-art...
Hydrogen is extremely sus because most of it comes from fossil fuels at this point. And we're a decade away from having any kind of significant infrastructure to support passenger vehicles. EV infrastructure is already here.
ExxonMobil lobbying White House to allow hydrogen made from gas to be eligible for subsidies
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
An Inside Look at Exxon’s White House Push to Subsidize Hydrogen From Gas
Exxon Mobil Corp. is lobbying the Biden administration to allow hydrogen made from natural gas to qualify for some of the most lucrative subsidies available in the President Joe Biden’s signature cl...
www.bloomberg.com
September 20, 2023 at 6:46 PM
Hydrogen is extremely sus because most of it comes from fossil fuels at this point. And we're a decade away from having any kind of significant infrastructure to support passenger vehicles. EV infrastructure is already here.
Enhanced Geothermal is encouraging. It should make us reconsider our targets for tearing down dirty baseload power plants.
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
Fervo Energy Announces Technology Breakthrough in Next-Generation Geothermal - Fervo Energy
Well test results at Fervo Energy’s commercial pilot project confirm record production of 24/7 carbon-free enhanced geothermal energy
fervoenergy.com
September 20, 2023 at 6:26 PM
Enhanced Geothermal is encouraging. It should make us reconsider our targets for tearing down dirty baseload power plants.
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
fervoenergy.com/fervo-energy...
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“I wish that the capitals of the wealthiest nations, where decisions that shape the planet's fate are made, would feel the heat first. But the reality is harsh. In the air-conditioned offices of world leaders, the future often seems distant.”
➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
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“I wish that the capitals of the wealthiest nations, where decisions that shape the planet's fate are made, would feel the heat first. But the reality is harsh. In the air-conditioned offices of world leaders, the future often seems distant.”
➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
#climate
The end of a hot summer
In my heart, I wish that the capitals of the wealthiest nations, where decisions that shape the planet's fate are made, would feel the heat first. But the reality is harsh. In the air-conditioned offi...
theplanet.substack.com
September 19, 2023 at 1:04 PM
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“I wish that the capitals of the wealthiest nations, where decisions that shape the planet's fate are made, would feel the heat first. But the reality is harsh. In the air-conditioned offices of world leaders, the future often seems distant.”
➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
#climate
“I wish that the capitals of the wealthiest nations, where decisions that shape the planet's fate are made, would feel the heat first. But the reality is harsh. In the air-conditioned offices of world leaders, the future often seems distant.”
➡️ theplanet.substack.com/p/the-end-of...
#climate
"...as it becomes clear that humans are unlikely to reduce emissions quickly enough to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, some scientists say SRM might be less scary than allowing warming to continue unabated."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-...
It’s Time to Engineer the Sky
Global warming is so rampant that some scientists say we should begin altering the stratosphere to block incoming sunlight, even if it jeopardizes rain and crops
www.scientificamerican.com
September 20, 2023 at 2:50 PM
"...as it becomes clear that humans are unlikely to reduce emissions quickly enough to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius, some scientists say SRM might be less scary than allowing warming to continue unabated."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-...
Even if we were in track to meet Paris Agreement targets, we risk hitting several tipping points. We must do more.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
September 17, 2023 at 4:58 PM
Even if we were in track to meet Paris Agreement targets, we risk hitting several tipping points. We must do more.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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September 16, 2023 at 2:26 PM
There is no scenario where we meet emissions targets without politically defeating the fossil-fuel giants and their servants in government and culture. Exxon defrauded all of us and should be nationalized as it owes us the entire value of the company.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
September 16, 2023 at 2:14 PM
There is no scenario where we meet emissions targets without politically defeating the fossil-fuel giants and their servants in government and culture. Exxon defrauded all of us and should be nationalized as it owes us the entire value of the company.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023...
I'm intrigued by this idea of a Carbon Take-Back Obligation to require carbon producers to store the amount of carbon they release. It puts the onus on the producers to either stop releasing carbon, or to recover and store an equal amount.
Fossil fuel producers must be forced to ‘take back’ carbon, say scientists
Group says forcing polluters to store carbon dioxide underground is needed to help world reach net zero
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2023 at 6:54 PM
I'm intrigued by this idea of a Carbon Take-Back Obligation to require carbon producers to store the amount of carbon they release. It puts the onus on the producers to either stop releasing carbon, or to recover and store an equal amount.
"governments should not embark on any such activities...because of the dangers involved in tinkering with the global climate in ways that are not yet well understood."
We've been tinkering with climate for ten millennia in ways that aren't understood. We understand what SRM will do far better now.
We've been tinkering with climate for ten millennia in ways that aren't understood. We understand what SRM will do far better now.
Experts call for global moratorium on efforts to geoengineer climate
Techniques such as solar radiation management may have unintended consequences, scientists say
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2023 at 6:46 PM
"governments should not embark on any such activities...because of the dangers involved in tinkering with the global climate in ways that are not yet well understood."
We've been tinkering with climate for ten millennia in ways that aren't understood. We understand what SRM will do far better now.
We've been tinkering with climate for ten millennia in ways that aren't understood. We understand what SRM will do far better now.
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It is remarkable that CO2 removal, which has yet to be shown to work at any achievable scale, gets so much press while solar radiation management, which–modulo its various side effects–is almost guaranteed work to ameliorate the worst effects of CO2 emissions, remains a fringe topic of discussion
This month:
-Hottest month in recorded history
-Maybe hottest month in tens of thousands of years
-Study warns of potential collapse of critical Atlantic Ocean circulation
-Study warns CO2 removal might not reverse some climatic changes
-New IPCC head says world is guaranteed to pass 1.5 degrees
-Hottest month in recorded history
-Maybe hottest month in tens of thousands of years
-Study warns of potential collapse of critical Atlantic Ocean circulation
-Study warns CO2 removal might not reverse some climatic changes
-New IPCC head says world is guaranteed to pass 1.5 degrees
July 28, 2023 at 6:17 PM
It is remarkable that CO2 removal, which has yet to be shown to work at any achievable scale, gets so much press while solar radiation management, which–modulo its various side effects–is almost guaranteed work to ameliorate the worst effects of CO2 emissions, remains a fringe topic of discussion
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Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%
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Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%
www.reddit.com
September 14, 2023 at 5:21 PM
Rivers are warming and losing oxygen faster than oceans, according to a new study in the journal Nature Climate Change. The study shows that of nearly 800 rivers, warming occurred in 87% and oxygen loss occurred in 70%
This is a good article detailing the approach to reducing the sun's warming using mirrors being tested by MEER.org.
www.12news.com/article/tech...
www.12news.com/article/tech...
Solar Radiation Management | MEER
MEER aims to directly tackle the most imminent threat, Earth's rising temperatures, with the help of solar reflectors installed on rooftops, open spaces and farmland, redirecting portions of sunlight ...
MEER.org
September 14, 2023 at 5:27 PM
This is a good article detailing the approach to reducing the sun's warming using mirrors being tested by MEER.org.
www.12news.com/article/tech...
www.12news.com/article/tech...
September 12, 2023 at 2:50 PM