Examines the science and arguments of global warming skepticism. Includes news, and analysis of common skeptical arguments.
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Results show that climate change has negative impacts on electricity production in most countries and for most technologies. Such impacts remain limited for a 1.5 °C warming, and roughly double for a 3 °C warming. Impacts are relatively limited for solar photovoltaic and wind power po...
On climate change, zero-sum thinking doesn't work Posted on 2 April 2018 by Guest Author Joseph Robertson is Global Strategy Director for Citizens’ Climate Lobby , Founder and President of the Geoversiv Foundation , and lead strategist in the Resilience Intel initiative. Democracy is ...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #15 New research, April 2-8, 2018 Sea Level Rise: Some Reason for Hope? Climate Science Denial Explained EPA’s war with California proves America needs a carbon tax New resource: The Fact-Myth-Fallacy slide-deck 2018 SkS Wee...
Scientists examine threats to food security if we meet the Paris climate targets On climate change, zero-sum thinking doesn't work 2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming Digest #13 2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #13 New research, March 19-25, 201...
In 2017, 71 percent of independent voters were aware that most scientists believe global warming is occurring; this year it’s 65 percent. There has long been a significant gap between public perception of global warming and the scientific consensus: Between 90 percent and 100 percent ...
2018 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #14 New research, March 26 - April 1, 2018 American conservatives are still clueless about the 97% expert climate consensus Skeptical Science at EGU 2018 Scientists examine threats to food security if we meet the Paris clima...
Figure 9: Warming from various CO2 levels based on a typical TCR estimate of 1.8°C and the most commonly-cited estimate of ECS, 3°C. Various scientific groups have produced a range of TCR and ECS estimates ; the precise concentration of CO2 that corresponds to 1.5°C is unknown (the ba...
We show that more than two-thirds of Indians consume insufficient micronutrients, particularly iron and Vitamin A, and to a lesser extent zinc. A greater proportion of urban households than rural households are deficient at all income levels and for all nutrients, with few exceptions....