Climate Letter #442

An encouraging new message from Paul Gilding.  Paul thinks the battle for clean energy is progressing much more rapidly than people realize, and is able to explain why in a convincing manner.  This fellow is very sharp, with a realistic way of seeing things, and has a worldwide following as a writer and consultant.  Note what he says about how electric utilities are finally waking up to the opportunities provided by electric vehicles, and much more.

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Danish wind energy exceeds 100% of power generating needs.  This was for one day only, with very heavy winds, but it goes to show the extent of how much can be accomplished in favorable locations. Moreover,  I would guess there is a lot of wind out there still going untapped!
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An oil and gas giant is shifting gears toward wind power.  Statoil has in mind a major project for a floating wind farm at a distance that is quite far off the coast of Scotland.  It has already tested the practicality of the turbine setup and the cost effectiveness.
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A new model of solar activity predicts a coming decline.  This work foresees a cycle returning to conditions like those that existed several hundred years ago, during the “little ice age.”  It’s interesting but will need considerable vetting because of its novelty.  It offers good news as a potential offset to the current warming trend, but, since it is seen as only a temporary development, should not be used as an excuse to delay efforts to undo all of the different kinds of long-term damage being done by carbon fuels.
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Geothermal heat contributes to the melting of Antarctic ice.  New measurements show a surprising amount, which probably has been much like that for a very long time.  It helps to explain why the ice in certain locations is so unstable, allowing it to melt faster than existing models are able to emulate.  “When you add the effects of global warming, things can start to change quickly.”  This appears to have implications for how rapidly the future rises of about 20 feet now being projected will occur.  (See the full story about that in Climate Letter #441.)
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70% decline in global seabird populations recorded since the 1950s.  “When we see this magnitude of seabird decline, we can see there is something wrong with marine ecosystems. It gives us an idea of the overall impact we’re having.”  My personal experience as a birdwatcher in the center of North America is just as bad if not worse.
Carl

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