I’ve been beaten up a lot…
[There is also a Greek version of the post—Υπάρχει και ελληνική έκδοση της ανάρτησης] By now, I have published 41 peer-reviewed papers about climate—out of my total of 258 papers in journals and my total of 1000 works recognized by Google Scholar.1 The peer review system has had bad facets ever since I started writing papers (around 1990). I had [...]
Introducing climath, a new blog by Demetris Koutsoyiannis
Climate is a hot topic, but I have been studying it in a cool way. I have used math in my studies, as it is something that I have learned and appreciate. And I fully embrace Stendhal’s maxim about math: What is more I loved, and still do love, mathematics for itself as not [...]
Ertrinken in der Täuschung
Überschwemmungen in Valencia, Spanien Wie Politiker und Medien Naturkatastrophen für eine Klima-Agenda instrumentalisieren Eines wollen wir klarstellen: Die jüngsten Überschwemmungen in Valencia, Spanien, haben nichts mit dem Klimawandel zu tun, sondern mit ignorierten Schwächen der Infrastruktur und schlechter Stadtplanung. Es ist fast schon lächerlich, wie schnell Politiker und Mainstream-Medien (MSM) sich [...]
Climate scientists officially declare ‘climate emergency’ at an end
Official press release by the Climate Intelligence Group (Clintel) Clintel international climate conference in Czech Parliament Climate scientists officially declare ‘climate emergency’ at an end Prague, 14 November 2024 Climate scientists have issued a shock declaration that the ‘climate emergency’ is over. A two-day climate conference in Prague, organised by the Czech [...]
Climate case of the century won, but threat remains
In the ‘climate case of the century’ Friends of the Earth Netherlands (FoE) demanded that Shell reduce emissions throughout the entire chain by at least 45% by 2030. Clintel also applied to intervene in this case but the Court rejected its application on incoherent grounds. On the 12th of November, the Hague Court [...]
Benny Peiser talk in The Netherlands: voter revolts & the end of the Net Zero consensus
Benny Peiser, director of the Global Warming Policy Foundation for the last 15 years, will give a talk in The Netherlands about the latest (geo)political and economical developments around climate policy. What does the Trump win mean for climate policy? Will the COP29 in Baku flop? Peiser talks from his longtime experience [...]