Review of the week – climate edition
by Judith Curry
A few things caught my attention over the past weeks.
Key paper: The stratospheric-tropospheric-Atlantic multistage oscillation and its importance for near-future climate projections [link]
The stability of the Antarctic ice sheet during the pre-industrial Holocene [link]
Do we need a new theory of evolution? [link]
Is it possible to pump nutrient-rich water from the deep ocean to the surface to suck CO2 down? https://judithcurry.com/2022/07/16/week-in-review-climate-edition-4/
Tropical cyclones are now ’13 percent less frequent’ due to climate change [link]
Modes and transitions during basal melting of Antarctic ice shelves https://judithcurry.com/2022/07/16/week-in-review-climate-edition-4/
Impact of riparian fresh water on summer monsoon in India [link]
New battery for 1000 km range and fast charging [link]
Technology & Policy
How is it counterproductive to treat climate change as a security issue? [link]
Largest Cryptocurrency Mining Companies in the US use as much electricity as Houston [Ilink]
The two-degree temperature target is arbitrary and unconstrained [link]
Dutch farmers protest EU green warrior regulations [link]
Europe and the UK pour 17,000 tons of coolant into cars every day [link]
The politics of austerity is back. Resistance too [link]
County-wide rooftop solar power in China [link]
Shockproof energy economy [link]
Preparing for severe weather is a community concern. Here’s how to get ready [link]
The Green Creed of the Fall of Sri Lanka [link]
Emerging small nuclear reactors could significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the grid by 2050 [link]
The land footprint of low-carbon energy systems varies widely depending on the mix of clean energy sources. [link]
Energy enters dangerous era of supply chain risk [link]
Europe’s battle over “green” nuclear and natural gas [link]
Modifying Germany’s “clean” energy transition [link]
Solar plus storage for islands [link]
Bioenergy policies proposed by the EU risk further deforestation [link]
Fossil fuel bans hurt women and lower-income countries [link]
Sand batteries can solve the problem of large storage of green energy [link]
Vaclav Smil: It’s Time to Start Being Real on Climate Change [link]
Green energy minerals: An important role in the race to action on climate https://judithcurry.com/2022/07/16/week-in-review-climate-edition-4/
The miracle fuel hydrogen could actually make climate change worse [link]
Climate pledge dropped as Putin sparks global coal crisis [link]
@NuScale_Power announced that they are making a strategic shift from product development to product delivery as the commercialization of their VOYGR small modular reactor power plants approaches. #Atom tinyurl.com/4ea8ttez
COP26: No country has made promises to improve emissions reduction plans [link]
About science & scientists
Misinformation is still here (and that’s okay) [link]
Professors will leave the academy while Dai resigns [link]
The courage to dissent. . . from the left [link]
The importance of stupidity in scientific research [link]