tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post8285762817479669328..comments2024-03-27T23:59:49.801+00:00Comments on Stoat: Hothouse tipping elements of no returnWilliam M. Connolleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05836299130680534926noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-78896075668631457832018-08-25T10:08:06.697+00:002018-08-25T10:08:06.697+00:00Phil Hays --- I know something of Australian polit...Phil Hays --- I know something of Australian politics. I opine that the issue is more energy policy, with the great increases in electricity prices being a major factor in a country where air conditioning is highly prized. <br /><br />Obviously that is connected to climate policy but a major factor is that the old coal burning electricity generators are being replaced by wind turbines and solar panels. This is not working out well Down Under. David B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15914145623997712113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-85083254661502425572018-08-24T12:01:42.978+00:002018-08-24T12:01:42.978+00:00I don't know much about Australian politics. A...I don't know much about Australian politics. A big shakeup just seems to have happened, and climate policy seems to be the stated reason. Again. Short and random list of sources.<br /><br />https://wapo.st/2womSPV?tid=ss_mail&utm_term=.45d540ef04ed<br /><br />http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-23/climate-change-policy-a-brief-history-of-seven-killings/10152616<br /><br />https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-45292637<br /><br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-53028619204433435882018-08-21T04:37:32.994+00:002018-08-21T04:37:32.994+00:00We have always been at war with Eastasia.
https:/...We have always been at war with Eastasia.<br /><br />https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/20/opinion/trump-republican-truth-climate-change.html<br />Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-3214209464100207092018-08-20T20:18:33.631+00:002018-08-20T20:18:33.631+00:00One worry about solar PV -- whether people can act...One worry about solar PV -- whether people can actually manufacture them successfully. Time will tell.<br />http://www.bpsolarsettlement.com/Hank Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521410755553979665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-14837781900477433622018-08-20T15:32:46.591+00:002018-08-20T15:32:46.591+00:00Well, I am getting somewhat weary of trotting out ...Well, I am getting somewhat weary of trotting out my 'famous' Lukewarmer List of Solutions (modest carbon tax, tech transfer, Fast Mitigation... etc.).<br /><br />So let's talk about solar, since you mentioned it. It has been growing rapidly from a very small base. If we assume the global rate of growth slows as the technology matures and something close to saturation of the easiest markets happens, we would expect growth rates to decline to something around 10% per annum. If the solar market can maintain that level of growth, by about 2075 we won't really need anything else to keep the lights turned on.<br /><br />We'll still want fossil fuels for air and sea transportation. But solar to date is really the story of the lilies on the pond, the grains of rice on the chessboard.<br /><br />Hence the real, if somewhat unlikely, goal for those concerned most about climate change is to insure that the enabling technologies for solar (smart grids, storage) get adequate support.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747117922597525042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-88289985376972924402018-08-16T15:26:24.864+00:002018-08-16T15:26:24.864+00:00Have you corresponded recently with MT on this sub...Have you corresponded recently with MT on this subject?Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12747117922597525042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-40126002212124247482018-08-16T13:52:48.740+00:002018-08-16T13:52:48.740+00:00So what is the future like?
https://theconversati...So what is the future like?<br /><br />https://theconversation.com/triassic-mass-extinction-may-give-clues-on-how-oceans-will-be-affected-by-climate-change-39655<br /><br />"The concern is that the consequences of rapidly rising atmospheric CO2 levels can be expected to be similar: ocean acidification, oxygen depletion of the oceans, hydrogen sulphide poisoning and disruption of food chains through the killing off of photosynthesisers in the ocean.<br /><br />Studies of ancient mass extinctions such as the one at the end-Triassic inform us of the possible consequences of our own CO2 crisis."Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07567197089095711546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7612793.post-6206483895581110452018-08-16T09:38:47.953+00:002018-08-16T09:38:47.953+00:00OT, but on a popular subject for you: Have you not...OT, but on a popular subject for you: Have you noticed the European carbon price has trebled in the past 12 months? After declining since 2009 and being flat since 2011. Looks like a big recent increase in demand for burning fossil fuels. Must be that neoliberal economy kicking into gear.PaulSnoreply@blogger.com