Americans want a tax on carbon pollution, but how to get one?
Posted on 23 October 2017 by dana1981
According to a new study published by Yale scientists in Environmental Research Letters, Americans are willing to pay a carbon...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #42
Posted on 22 October 2017 by John Hartz
Story of the Week... SkS in the News... Toon of the Week... Quote of the Week... Graphic...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #42
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #42
New research, October...
New research, October 9-15, 2017
Posted on 20 October 2017 by Ari Jokimäki
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
The figure is from paper #79.
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CliFi – A new way to talk about climate change
Posted on 18 October 2017 by John Abraham
Cli-Fi refers to “climate fiction;” it is a term coined by journalist Dan Bloom. These are fictional...
The war on coal is over. Coal lost.
Posted on 16 October 2017 by dana1981
Last week, Trump’s EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced, “the war on coal is over.” If there ever was a war...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #41
Posted on 15 October 2017 by John Hartz
Story of the Week... El Niño/La Niña Update... Toon of the Week... Graphic of the Week... SkS...
2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #41
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2017 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #41
New research, October...
New research, October 2-8, 2017
Posted on 13 October 2017 by Ari Jokimäki
A selection of new climate related research articles is shown below.
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1. Comment on “Scrutinizing the carbon...
Despite Trump, American companies are still investing in renewable energy
Posted on 11 October 2017 by John Abraham
After the election of Donald Trump, many of us in the climate and energy fields were rightfully fearful....
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