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Cincydawg · « **Reply #4410 on:** March 02, 2021, 08:31:08 AM »

This sort of language is an example of part of my rejection and objections:

She is also author of the forthcoming book Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World, which looks at how all of us can, and must, play a role in saving our future

Now, all of us COULD play a role, but it's clear most of US won't, simple as that. If the requirement is near unanimity globally, forget even talking about it.

BURFLE.

FearlessF · « **Reply #4411 on:** March 02, 2021, 11:35:19 AM »

and unfortunately, she'll make more money on her burfle book than you will

Cincydawg · « **Reply #4412 on:** March 02, 2021, 11:48:00 AM »

I made over $20 last year, not even in the full year. I got a tax statement on it.

I'm going to shop it at a local book store that features rather unusual selections.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #4413 on:** March 02, 2021, 02:46:47 PM »

Interview: Climate Change – A Different Perspective with Judith Curry | Climate Etc.

Judith Curry: Well, first off, people are looking for simple problems with simple solutions, and they thought that climate change was a simple problem, sort of like the ozone hole. Stop emitting chloroflourocarbons – stop the ozone hole; stop emitting CO2 – stop the global warming. There’s no way we’re going to make progress on CO2 emissions until we come up with alternatives that are reliable, abundant, secure, economical, et cetera, Wind and solar, aren’t the answer. All other things being equal, everybody would prefer clean over dirty energy. That’s a no brainer, maybe a few coal companies prefer dirty, but everybody would prefer clean, clean energy, but they’re not willing to sacrifice those other things like cost and reliability.

So it just doesn’t make sense. All of these targets and promises about energy are just so much hot air, if you will, sound and fury. We don’t have solutions and nobody’s meeting their targets. I mean, all they do is go to these meetings, make more and more stringent commitments that everyone knows aren’t going to be met. And at the same time, we’re not dealing with the real problems that might be addressed. For example, water is a big issue, we either have too much or too little. Independent of man-made global warming, let let’s sort out our water supply systems and our flood management strategies. How, how do we prepare for droughts? Lets focus on the current problems that we have – food, water, and energy. Those are the three big ones.

And the other thing, while we’re trying to make energy cleaner, we’re basically sacrificing grid electricity for many parts of Africa and we’re inhibiting their development. How does that help human development and human wellbeing? It makes no sense. Even if we were successful, say stopping CO2 emissions by 2050 we might see a few tenths of a degree reduction in the warming by the end of the 21st century, how does that help us now?

FearlessF · « **Reply #4414 on:** March 02, 2021, 03:35:07 PM »

does Judith have credentials as impressive as Professor Katharine Hayhoe???

joking of course

Cincydawg · « **Reply #4415 on:** March 02, 2021, 03:43:20 PM »

Katharine Anne Scott Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and professor of political science at Texas Tech University, where she is director of the Climate Science Center. She is also the CEO of the consulting firm ATMOS Research and Consulting.

Professor of Political Science? huh.

847badgerfan · « **Reply #4416 on:** March 02, 2021, 03:57:19 PM »

Quote from: Cincydawg on March 02, 2021, 03:43:20 PM

Katharine Anne Scott Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and professor of political science at Texas Tech University, where she is director of the Climate Science Center. She is also the CEO of the consulting firm ATMOS Research and Consulting.

Professor of Political Science? huh.

THE Political Science.

Cincydawg · « **Reply #4417 on:** March 02, 2021, 03:59:30 PM »

She has a PhD in a scientific field, I'm just curious about her professorship.

Curry of course was head of the department of Climate Science at Georgia Tech. I think she raises interesting points and read her blog fairly often. She's what I view as a "climate realist".

Cincydawg · « **Reply #4418 on:** March 03, 2021, 08:37:09 AM »

She sounds like me, I notice, she must be very smart.

Ha.

MaximumSam · « **Reply #4419 on:** March 08, 2021, 03:38:08 PM »

Man finally some proper porch weather

FearlessF · « **Reply #4420 on:** March 08, 2021, 04:16:03 PM »

75 here tomorrow

my golf course is opening in the morning

I have a 1:15.

might not have time to post here much in the afternoon

longhorn320 · « **Reply #4421 on:** March 08, 2021, 04:39:24 PM »

Quote from: FearlessF on March 08, 2021, 04:16:03 PM

75 here tomorrow

my golf course is opening in the morning

I have a 1:15.

might not have time to post here much in the afternoon

we'll try to cope

Cincydawg · « **Reply #4422 on:** March 09, 2021, 02:12:02 PM »

The "plan" (or notion) is that EVs will solve this, someday, somehow. Electrical generation is doing a decent job, mostly due to coal to NG transitions. I'm not sure how buildings generate CO2. They USE power of course, some of which would be NG. Any electricity they use largely comes from the blue line. Same with industry. But this is a LOT of metric tons obviously (and US only).

IF we really were serious about going to zero in 30 years .... I can't see it.

FearlessF · « **Reply #4423 on:** March 11, 2021, 06:09:52 PM »

DW: The goal is to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit). What role can nuclear power play?

Mycle Schneider: Today we need to put the question of urgency first. It's about how much we can reduce greenhouse gases and how quickly for every euro ($1.21) spent. So, it's a combination between cost and feasibility, while doing it in the fastest possible way.

And if we're talking about the construction of new power plants, then nuclear power is simply excluded. Not just because it is the most expensive form of electricity generation today, but, above all, because it takes a long time to build reactors. In other words, every euro invested in new nuclear power plants makes the climate crisis worse because now this money cannot be used to invest in efficient climate protection options.

What about existing nuclear power plants?

The power plants exist, they provide electricity. However, many of the measures needed for energy efficiency are now cheaper than the basic operating costs of nuclear power plants. That is the first point, and unfortunately it is always forgotten.

The second point is that renewables today have become so cheap that in many cases they are below the basic operating costs of nuclear power plants.

https://www.dw.com/en/nuclear-climate-mycle-schneider-renewables-fukushima/a-56712368

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