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A potential rule of thumb for hourly rainfall?

20 Mar 2021 by rasmus

Future global warming will be accompanied by more intense rainfall and flash floods due to increased evaporation, as a consequence of higher surface temperatures which also lead to a higher turn-around rate for the global hydrological cycle. In other words, we will see changing rainfall patterns. And if the global area of rainfall also shrinks, then a higher regional concentration of the rainfall is bound to lead to more intense downpours (the global rainfall indicator is discussed here). 

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Filed Under: Climate impacts, Climate Science, climate services, hydrological cycle, Solutions, statistics

Looking for help with an electricity tax-swap idea

3 Mar 2021 by group

Guest commentary from Yoram Bauman

Everyone from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to Elon Musk thinks that putting a price on carbon is an important step in tackling climate change. Politically, however, carbon taxes and cap-and-trade systems face an uphill battle, in part because they could drive up the prices of household basics like gasoline and electricity. There are many worthy proposals for addressing this concern, mostly focused on the idea of using carbon pricing revenue to pay for things like per-capita dividends, green investments, or reductions in payroll taxes. 

But what if you could put a price on carbon without driving up consumer prices? In California, for example, the impact of the cap-and-trade system on residential electric bills is reduced substantially by the semi-annual Climate Credits that households receive on their bills. 

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Forced responses: Mar 2021

1 Mar 2021 by group

A bi-monthly open thread on climate solutions.

Filed Under: Open thread, Solutions

Regional information for society (RifS) and unresolved issues

14 Feb 2021 by rasmus

It’s encouraging to note the growing interest for regional climate information for society and climate adaptation, such as recent advances in the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP), the climate adaptation summit CAS2021, and the new Digital Europe. These efforts are likely to boost the Global Framework for Climate Services (GFCS) needed as a guide to decision-makers on matters influenced by weather and climate. 

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Filed Under: Climate impacts, Climate modelling, Climate Science, climate services, Communicating Climate, downscaling, Solutions

Forced Responses: Jan 2021

1 Jan 2021 by group

A new open thread for climate solutions in the new year (and the soon-to-be new US administration actions). As for the climate science open threads, please try to renew your commitment to constructive dialog that prioritises light over heat (like LED bulbs for instance!). Thanks!

Filed Under: Open thread, Solutions

Forced responses: Dec 2020

10 Dec 2020 by group

The bimonthly open thread on climate solution discussions. Topics might focus on the incoming Biden administration, the five year anniversary of the Paris Accords, and the challenge of making post-covid plans sustainable. Climate science issues should be raised here.

Filed Under: Open thread, Solutions

Forced Responses: Oct 2020

10 Oct 2020 by group

Bimonthly open thread for discussing climate policy and solutions. Climate science discussion should go here.

Filed Under: Open thread, Solutions

Denial and Alarmism in the Near-Term Extinction and Collapse Debate

20 Aug 2020 by group

Guest article by Alastair McIntosh,  honorary professor in the College of Social Sciences at the University of Glasgow in Scotland. This is an excerpt from his new book, Riders on the Storm: The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being

cover art for Riders on the StormMostly, we only know what we think we know about climate science because of the climate science. I have had many run-ins with denialists, contrarians or climate change dismissives as they are variously called. Over the past two years especially, concern has also moved to the other end of the spectrum, to alarmism. Both ends, while the latter has been more thinly tapered, can represent forms of denial. In this abridged adaptation I will start with denialism, but round on the more recent friendly fire on science that has emerged in alarmism.
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Filed Under: Arctic and Antarctic, Climate modelling, Climate Science, Communicating Climate, Solutions

Forced Responses: Aug 2020

1 Aug 2020 by group

This is the bimonthly thread on climate solutions. Climate Science discussions should go here.

Filed Under: Open thread, Solutions

Forced responses: Jun 2020

11 Jun 2020 by group

Open thread on climate solutions. Please try and stay within a mile or two of the overall topic.

Filed Under: Open thread, Solutions

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