© Clintel Foundation/Sunday December 31, 2023 All we need is love, a new year’s message from your president Dear friends and colleagues, At the end of a hectic year, I would like to share with you the following topics. World Climate Declaration The number of signatories of the World [...]
By Samuel Furfari reposted from Factuel Source: Shutterstock For some, COP28 seems to have been a breakthrough, with the word "energy" included in the conclusions for the first time. The mention of the "transition away" from fossil fuels caused a stir, but on analysis of the text, there are so many loopholes that [...]
Par Samuel Furfari republié les Blogs Factuel Source: Shutterstock La COP28 semble pour certains avoir été une avancée, le mot « énergie » ayant été inclus pour la première fois dans les conclusions. La mention de la « transition vers le retrait » des énergies fossiles a fait sensation, mais à l’analyse du texte, les échappatoires sont si [...]
Phasing out fossil fuels is going to cost way more than ordinary people will accept. Delegates to COP28 clearly didn't understand that Author of the article: Ross McKitrick, Special to Financial Post It’s tempting to dismiss the outcome of COP28, the recent United Nations climate change conference in the United Arab Emirates, as [...]
By Ingemar Nordin There was quite a stir when the Norwegian Statistics centre published a paper by John K. Dagsvik and Sigmund H. Moen. The paper has the title “To what extent are temperature levels changing due to greenhouse gas emissions?” It was also noticed abroad: Source: Wall Street Journal The [...]
© Clintel Foundation/Friday November 24, 2023 Historical Dutch election results are a victory for climate realism The historical victory of the PVV (Party for Freedom) in the Dutch General Elections of November 22nd was primarily linked to the theme of immigration. But let’s not forget that the PVV [...]
Douglas Cormack Name: Douglas Cormack Country: UK What is your background? Having obtained a 1st class Honours BSc and a PhD in Physical Chemistry from Glasgow University, I spent 2.5 years at Woodshole in Massachusetts. Thereafter, I joined the UK Scientific Civil Service at my recruitment grade of Senior Scientific Officer. Thereafter, I [...]
Richard W. Hurst Name: Richard W. Hurst Country: USA What is your background? My interest in science began at an early age due to my God-given inquisitive nature. I survived an operation at birth to repair a blocked esophagus that saved my life and, due to my parents’ desire to help future [...]
By Nic Lewis reposted from Climate Etc. James Hansen’s latest paper “Global warming in the pipeline” (Hansen et al. (2023)) has already been heavily criticized in a lengthy comment by Michael Mann, author of the original IPCC ‘hockey stick’. However Mann does not deal with Hansen’s surprisingly high (4.8°C) new estimate of equilibrium climate sensitivity (ECS)ECS [...]
by Judith Curry reposted from Climate Etc. Politically-motivated manufacture of scientific consensus corrupts the scientific process and leads to poor policy decisions An essay with excerpts from my new book Climate Uncertainty and Risk. In the 21st century, humankind is facing a myriad of complex societal problems that are characterized by deep uncertainties, [...]
