Climate Letter #811

An appraisal of current sea level research from two highly qualified scientists.  One of the two, Richard Alley, is a public figure who should be familiar to everyone.  Their report shows concern for the results of brand new research coming in from many sources, and does not shrug off the big numbers that appear.  “…waiting another few decades to decide on specific adaptations in the hope that scientific predictions will become firmer may put completion off until the last quarter of this century. At that time, actual sea level rise could be approaching two meters, with a much larger rise still to come.”

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A study of how road building affects the natural world.  Roads are a major factor in the destruction of ecosystems, with few controls in place.  Their total length is projected to increase by more than 60% by 2050.
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From investment banker Lazard, a new report on the “Unsubsidized Levelized Cost of Energy” for power generation.  Their numbers place large-scale solar in a very strong current position, while costs continue to fall against those of all competitors.
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Some state-by-state information that helps explain Trump’s victory.  There is an amazing correlation between voter preferences and the per capita average of carbon emissions generated in each state.  This story from The Atlantic provides a number of plausible explanations for why this was so.
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How Russia will profit from whatever Trump can do to protect the fossil fuel business.  The numbers are as plain as day, making Russia potentially the biggest winner of any one nation.
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Scientific American wants the environmental movement to find a new message in response to the radical agenda being proposed by the far right wing that intends to fully control the next Congress.  Slogans like “keep it in the ground” do not seem to be effective.  As this story records, I think accurately, the right wing is planning to openly and aggressively delegitimatize mainstream science as a basis for government policy making.  Instead, science should be whatever the party in power wants it to be.  Isn’t that what Stalin advocated back in the thirties?  Shouldn’t the American public be reminded about how that all went?
Carl

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