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Exploiters versus experts
by Planning Engineer (Russell Schussler) The unfolding saga around FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange currently in bankruptcy, appears to share some similarities with factors which led to the demise of Enron. Enron and FTX both initially achieved success because they were … Continue reading
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Politics of climate expertise
by Judith Curry “Concerning the inability of expert knowledge to resolve environmental controversy and the pressing need for a pragmatic reframing of policy problems to allow for solutions based on bipartisan values.”
Posted in Sociology of science
Academics and the Grid Part 3: Visionaries and Problem Solvers
by Planning Engineer (Russell Schussler) The potential of climate change with an unworkable grid is the most frightening potential scenario of all. We need visionaries and problem solvers to avoid this scenario.
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Year in review
by Judith Curry A year ago, who would have thought that 2021 would be crazier than 2020?
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In favor of epistemic trespassing
by Judith Curry On the importance of expertise from other fields for COVD19 and climate change.
Posted in Sociology of science
Week in review – climate science edition
by Judith Curry A few things that caught my eye these past few weeks.
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An interview with top climate scientist Bjorn Stevens
by Nic Lewis This week Die Zeit published an interview with Bjorn Stevens. Die Zeit is the largest German weekly newspaper (circulation well over one million), and has a highly educated readership.
Week in review – science edition
by Judith Curry A few things that caught my these past few weeks.
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Coronavirus uncertainty
by Judith Curry My thoughts on coronavirus and deep uncertainty.
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TORNADO
by Judith Curry Politics versus the data versus communicating science.
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Science and politics
by Judith Curry “I’m reaching out to scientists this week about the election. How do you feel about it? Which of the candidates has the best plan, for you, in science and technology?”
Posted in Politics
Reflections on energy blogging
by Planning Engineer Five years ago today I started guest blogging on Climate Etc., focusing on energy related issues.
Posted in Communication, Energy
The latest travesty in ‘consensus enforcement’
The latest travesty in consensus ‘enforcement’, published by Nature.
Posted in Skeptics
Precision agriculture for South Asia
by Judith Curry An exciting new project for my company, Climate Forecast Applications Network (CFAN) to support smallholder farmers in Pakistan and India.
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Cultural motivations for wind and solar renewables deployment
by Andy West “For me the question now is, now that we know that renewables can’t save the planet, are we going to keep letting them destroy it?”. – Michael Schellenberger
Posted in Energy
Green energy: Don’t stick Granny with the bill
by Planning Engineer (Russell Schussler) Renewable energy has an equity problem. Energy policies that force consumers to incur huge costs to meet larger public aims become a hidden form of taxation. Energy bills eat up much larger proportions of income for … Continue reading
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How we have mischaracterized climate risk
by Judith Curry “The current thinking and approaches guiding this conceptualization and description have been shown to lack scientific rigour, the consequence being that climate change risk and uncertainties are poorly presented. The climate change field needs to strengthen its … Continue reading
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Academic freedom and scholarship: perspective from Canada
by Pamela Lindsay Mentorships by professors of students are among the vital functions of a university. Here I expose the vulnerable underbelly of mentorship and one possible threat to academic freedom and scholarship.
Posted in Sociology of science
Truth(?) in testimony and convincing policy makers
by Judith Curry Some reflections, stimulated by yesterday’s Congressional Hearing, on the different strategies of presenting Congressional testimony.
Posted in Politics, Scientific method, Sociology of science
Assigning Blame for the Blackouts in Texas
By Planning Engineer The story from some media sources is that frozen wind turbines are responsible for the power shortfalls in Texas. Other media sources emphasize that fossil fuel resources should shoulder the blame because they have large cold induced … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
What the pandemic has taught us about science
The scientific method remains the best way to solve many problems, but bias, overconfidence and politics can sometimes lead scientists astray
Posted in Scientific method, Sociology of science, Uncertainty
The IPCC’s attribution methodology is fundamentally flawed
by Ross McKitrick One day after the IPCC released the AR6 I published a paper in Climate Dynamics showing that their “Optimal Fingerprinting” methodology on which they have long relied for attributing climate change to greenhouse gases is seriously flawed … Continue reading
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2019 ENSO forecast
by Judith Curry and Jim Johnstone CFAN’s 2019 ENSO forecast is for a transition away from El Niño conditions as the summer progresses. The forecast for Sept-Oct-Nov 2019 calls for 60% probability of ENSO neutral conditions, with 40% probability of … Continue reading
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Climate Change, Extreme Weather, and Electric System Reliability
by Judith Curry I recently participated in a Technical Conference sponsored by the U.S. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).
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Re-evaluating the manufacture of the climate consensus
by Judith Curry A new book by Oppenheimer, Oreskes et al. entitled ‘Discerning Experts: The Practices of Scientific Assessment for Environmental Policy‘ makes a case against consensus seeking in climate science assessments.
Posted in Consensus
