by Judith Curry
A few things that caught my eye this past week.
Politics/policy
U.N. #climate deal set to rely on persuasion, not coercion [link]
IPCC politics, contest for next Chair – IPCC scientists call for focus on regional climate risks [link]
How does outgoing Chair Rajendra Pachauri think the @IPCC_CH should “move with the times”? [link]
Broken process @UNFCCC bodes ill for Paris – Ballooning UN climate text risks becoming “unmanageable” [link]
WSJ: Feel good folly of fossil fuel divestment [link]
Scientific Pros Weigh Cons Of Messing With Earth’s Thermostat [link]
Good critique of the NAS Geoengineering study [link]
National Academy: Geoengineering No Substitute for Carbon Cuts [link]
Geoengineering might allow us to take control of Earth’s climate. What could possibly go wrong? [link]
Reforming Farming to Fight #ClimateChange – An interview with @michaelpollan [link]
Climate engineering could be a money-making opportunity for business, says @KenCaldeira [link]
“The Need for Knowledge-Based Journalism in Politicized Science Debates” – excellent new paper by @mcnisbet et al. [link] …
Growing Season Grows: #ClimateChange could expand double cropping in U.S. [link]
Tom Fuller: Conflict deaths and global warming [link]
Energy
What Apple did in solar is really a big deal [link]
Politics and perverse incentives in the rooftop solar industry in Arizona [link]
FutureGen clean coal plant is dead [link]
Shell chief urges industry to speak up in climate debate [link]
We did the math on “clean coal,” and it doesn’t add up [link] …
78 scientists submit letter protesting @EPA’s take on burning wood for power [link]
Just the Facts: Sustainable Energy in America [link]
Not Alone In the Dark: Navajo Nation’s Lack of Electricity Problem – [link]
Beyond Technology Tribalism: A Call for Humility and Comity in the Clean Tech Debates [link]
UN scheme blamed for Brazil steel emissions spike [link]
First Utility-Scale #Solar Project In East #Africa Now Online [link]
Science
Hubert Lamb and The Transformation of Climate Science with forward by Richard Lindzen [link]
Blog row erupts between climate scientists over Nature model paper – authors reject criticisms [link]
Spinning Global Sea Ice [link]
Not a strong global warming signal on U.S. #droughts: [link]
Stop blaming global warming for #CoralReef destruction [link]
So butter is good for you. Just like global warming, then. [link]
On free speech and ivory towers. [link]
Can grains of the past help us weather storms of the future? – Combining science with traditional knowledge [link]
Victor Venema: Changes in screen design leading to temperature trend biases [link]
U.S. poised to withdraw longstanding warnings about cholesterol [link]
When science gets it wrong: gravitational waves [link]
Climate Wars
New study examines #AAAS members/ scientists’ political engagement & communication efforts [link]
In climate change fight, @justinhgillis asks, What’s in a Name? Denialist, Denier, Skeptic, Lukewarmer [link]
Why Americans are cool toward climate alarmism [link]
American Voters Care About Climate Change – But is it Enough to Matter? [link]
“as conservatives become more knowledgeable, they become less likely to accept the scientific consensus on AGW” [link]
Good paper by Paul Matthews: Paper on reasons for #climate skepticism lists actual reasons, rather than psychiatric categories. Mentions AirVent, Climate Etc. [link]
Can dissent in science be epistemically detrimental? [link]
‘Climate wars’ in Australia [link]
Long List Of Warmist Organizations, Scientists Haul In Huge Money From BIG OIL And Heavy Industry! [link]
“Green Love Is Blind – WSJ” Green influence-peddling brings down Oregon’s governor [link] …