Climate Letter #1152

The Economist magazine has a new Special Report on the future of energy.  Their main points are that it will be all-electric, of the green sort, and the transition away from fossil fuels will occur at a much faster pace than other similar transitions have occurred in the past.  “Things that used to take 50 years or more now happen in 5-10 years.”  There is a neat graph showing the actual relative trend changes of a few key components since 1900, when coal had total domination.

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Bacterial enzymes that eat plastic are being engineered.  Some recent research has reported success while other efforts are being vigorously pursued.  Among the possibilities being envisioned, “some scientists have conjectured that plastic-eating bugs might one day be sprayed on the huge plastic garbage patches in the oceans to clean them up.”
–A full solution to the plastic waste problem can’t happen soon enough, as reported in this article from The New Republic.  “Cleaning up the ocean will require an international agreement on par with the Paris climate accord.”
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A strategy for reducing emissions from the global shipping industry has been agreed upon.  The overall goal, with higher volume included, calls for an emissions decline (from 2008) of at least 50% for the entire industry by 2050.  That means individual voyages would need to be 70% more efficient by that time.  There are various complications, such as how to assign responsibility to different countries or how to get full cooperation, as covered in this report from Carbon Brief.
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What impact does climate change have on mental health?  The lead author of a new study of this subject talks about the findings, largely with respect to how there is not enough research being done, or correct policies determined, or enough treatment facilities available relative to the size of the problem, which is rapidly growing.  The effects of disasters are generally disproportionate for vulnerable people, “particularly women, young people, migrants, people living with a disability, and ethnic minorities.”
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Obama’s fuel efficiency standards, which are not working anyway, will probably be rolled back.  No one is mentioning an action that would really get desired results—placement of a hefty tax increase on gasoline.
Carl

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