The United States faces a conundrum in its course to adopt renewable energy. While the outlook for cleaner energy sources is positive, the country’s power infrastructure requires essential upgrades to make the transition worth the effort, time and money.
The study published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications suggests that continued warming will push the AMOC over its “tipping point” … The shift would be as abrupt and irreversible and lead to dramatic changes in weather on either side of the Atlantic.
“This is a really worrying result,” said Peter Ditlevsen, a climate physicist at the University of Copenhagen and lead author of the new study. “This is really showing we need a hard foot on the brake” of greenhouse gas emissions.
Editor’s Note: This is a good explanation of why the Debt Ceiling bill only contained modest permitting reform and the changing politics of Republican support for permitting reform.
The lawsuit she filed in November goes after a who’s who of the fossil fuel industry — Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Royal Dutch Shell, BP and others. Ms. Sims argues that since 1965, those companies have produced 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while at the same time colluding to deceive the public about the disastrous consequences of their actions.
The test, which reached 375º F, would generate 3.5 megawatts of electricity production, the company said. Fervo has just started construction on a 400-megawatt project that it expects to be online by 2028, powering 300,000 homes. Google has signed a deal, and the company has raised over $200m in new capital.
(from Nerd Corner) Nearly a quarter of global carbon dioxide emissions are now covered by carbon pricing systems, up from just 7% a decade ago, according to the World Bank’s new annual survey, State and Trends…
By that test, the IRA passes with flying colors, according to an innovative new study by the Rhodium Group. Over the course of many decades, it finds that “for every ton of CO2 reduced within the US, an additional 2.4-2.9 tons of CO2 emissions reductions are achieved outside the US, thanks to IRA-driven cost reductions in the “green premium” of [emerging climate technologies] globally.”
Do you have an opinion on a specific policy that would be most efficient and equitable for reducing emissions?
Answer: Any economist would answer that question by saying some sort of pricing mechanism would be most efficient. Whether it’s equitable depends on design — it can be regressive or progressive …
(From LV Review-Journal) RENO — Gov. Joe Lombardo revoked Nevada’s membership from a multistate coalition focused on combating the effects of climate change last week, citing “conflict” between the group’s goals and the state’s energy…
An “extremely dangerous” heat wave is ramping up from Florida to California, and is poised to topple records and threaten public health. The big picture: The extreme heat has prompted the National Weather Service to issue…
Not only is Florida sizzling in record-crushing heat, but the ocean waters that surround it are scorching, as well. The unprecedented ocean warmth around the state — connected to historically warm oceans worldwide — is further intensifying its heat wave and stressing coral reefs, with conditions that could end up strengthening hurricanes.
Editor: This beatifully written, illustrated and documented essay lays out CO2’s role in the climate crisis. It is the best summary I”ve ever seen. Its wonderful charts, footnotes and clear explanatoins address each source of uncertainty with overwhelming evidence. Skim this article and remember it for anyone skeptical about global warming but open to science.
