Climate Letter #327

An important new poll of American opinion on climate. This one is very comprehensive, and appears to be realistic, or at least in agreement with other polls of the same type. I get the impression, much as before, that Americans are gradually beginning to take global warming more seriously, but not quite enough to turn it into a political issue on election days. This last point, however, may be edging closer to a reversal, and thus Republican candidates who are avowedly anti-science, anti-environment and anti-posterity should be getting nervous. Independent voters, who now make up just over one-third of the total, certainly are not impressed by this attitude. Again, it is all about priorities, where near-term issues always seem to be favored.

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The above post contains a link to another, which is full of interesting graphics that you don’t want to miss. Here is that link:
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Democratic politicians (and the EPA) can also err on the environment. There is a live issue, discussed in this post, about whether to allow wood to be harvested and burned as a way to offset curbs being placed on coal under Obama’s Clean Power Plan. There is a powerful case being made against doing so. This reminds me of how ethanol was once introduced as a wholesome substitute for gasoline, a mistake that is widely recognized but still far from being corrected, largely because of embedded political interests.
Here is a good summary of how current thinking goes about the weaknesses of the biofuel program:
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Iceland’s elevation is rapidly rising. The surprisingly rapid rise is associated with the unusually rapid melting of Iceland’s glaciers. The resulting destabilization of the crust is in turn expected to produce a considerably higher rate of volcanic activity, a connection which makes for one of the more interesting effects of climate change.
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Information on fossil fuel consumption subsidies. The total, equal to $550 billion worldwide, is compiled and measured whenever consumers pay less than market prices for energy. Countries that are less than fully developed are the biggest offenders. Some of them are now using low fuel prices as a lever for reducing subsidies, and are being applauded for doing so.
Carl

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