The fantasy version of the normal updating of scenarios for a new round of CMIP simulations doing the rounds is bad faith BS.
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Who should pay?
Climate risk scores on real estate listings are having an impact on prices and realtors are complaining. But who should pay for these losses?
[Read more…] about Who should pay?Lil’ NAS Express
The fast-tracked update of the 2009 EPA Endangerment finding from the National Academies for Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), has now been released.
[Read more…] about Lil’ NAS ExpressDOE CWG Report “Moot”?
Somewhat breaking news. A court filing (from 9/4) from DOE has noted that the Climate Working Group has been disbanded (as of 9/3). This was done to make the EDF/UCS lawsuit moot, but it also means that DOE is withdrawing the report, no-one will respond appropriately to the comments submitted, and (possibly) it becomes irrelevant for the EPA reconsideration of the Endangerment Finding.
What a farce.
Update: Via Andy Revkin, the EDF/UCS’s blistering response to the DOE filing. Pass the popcorn.
Climate Scientists response to DOE report
As we’ve mentioned, Andrew Dessler and Robert Kopp have been coordinating a scientific peer review of the DOW ‘CWG’ Critique of Climate Science. It is now out.
[Read more…] about Climate Scientists response to DOE reportCritiques of the ‘Critical Review’
The first somewhat comprehensive reviews of the DOE critical review are now coming online.
[Read more…] about Critiques of the ‘Critical Review’Are direct water vapor emissions endangering anyone?
In the EPA EF reconsideration document there is a section on p62 where they attempt to make the argument that the CO2 endangerment finding would also apply to direct water vapor emissions to the atmosphere, which is (according to them) obviously absurd. But both claims are bogus.
[Read more…] about Are direct water vapor emissions endangering anyone?The Endangerment of the Endangerment Finding?
The EPA, along with the “Climate Working Group” (CWG) of usual suspects (plus Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick) at DOE, have just put out a document for public comment their attempt to rescind the 2009 Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gas emissions.
[Read more…] about The Endangerment of the Endangerment Finding?National Climate Assessment links
For some reason, it has become hard to locate the various National Climate Assessments (NCAs) that have been produced by the USGCRP over the decades (and it’s pretty hard to find the USGRCP as well…). However, the reports are still accessible if you know where to look. So for future reference, here are all the links (and we’ve downloaded the pdfs locally so that they will always be available here).
NCA1 (2000)
- Full report (via the internet archive) (via gov archive) (local pdf)
NCA2 (2009)
- Full report (via the internet archive) (via gov archive) (local pdf)
NCA3 (2014)
- Full Report (via the NOAA library) (local pdf)
- Climate Science Supplement (via the internet archive) (local pdf)
NCA4 (2017)
- Volume 1 Climate Science Special Report (via the NOAA library) (local pdf)
- Volume 2 Impacts, Risks, and Adaptation in the United States (via the NOAA Library) (local pdf)
NCA5 (2023)
- The NCA5 Atlas (via ESRI)
- Full report (via the NOAA Library) (local pdf)
NCA6
There is no ongoing NCA6 process, even though it is mandated by Congress to be completed over the next few years. We’ll let you know if that changes.
The most recent climate status
The Arctic Council’s Arctic Monitoring and assessment Programme (AMAP) recently released a Summary for PolicyMakers’ Arctic Climate Change Update 2024.
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