Climate Letter #472

Much to say about new temperature records.  This post by David Spratt puts it all in perspective.  Near the end he adds one unfamiliar twist, which is an adjustment to the total increase for the global average since the beginning of the industrial era.  The best available information reveals an increase of 0.2C between a 1750-1779 baseline period and the 1880-1909 baseline.  The latter is the one commonly used today as a starting point, but doesn’t quite tell the whole story from the very beginning of the industrial revolution.

In the years since it was introduced in 1998, former Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole has served as a spokesman for the drug, manufacture of counterfeit pills has gone through the roof, and best buy for viagra jokes are now a perfect alternative. Kobe isn’t playing levitra online pharmacy anywhere near 40 minutes per session. Erectile dysfunction is considered as male impotence viagra purchase canada hence it directly affects sufferers physically, mentally and emotionally. I mean, we all know of https://pdxcommercial.com/property/3835-ne-tillamook-street-portland-oregon-97212/ buy cheap levitra the actual situation is crucial.

—–
Now the U.S. will have its own tar sands producing oil.  That’s with the help of a Canadian company that claims to have a super-clean process.  “This is a breakthrough in technology,” Todd said by telephone from Calgary. “If we’re able to demonstrate to the investment world that this is possible, there are many, many places where this could be done.”  Wow.
—–
How wind power is signing the death warrant for the coal industry.  The process is well underway, and has every reason to continue.  This post is full of information, starting with an impressive chart showing the growth of global installed wind capacity since 1997.
—–
Projections for solar energy are not too shabby either.  The author believes that Moore’s Law has an analogy that applies to solar cells.  Costs keep falling as production rises, and production is rapidly rising, along with many identified opportunities for further cost-cutting.
—–
The amazing compatibility of wind and solar energy in certain regions.  Texas provides a prime example, because its winds are heaviest at night.  Whatever need for leveling remains can in principle be accomplished with car batteries.
—–
The well-qualified lady who leads the UN climate negotiations.  A lengthy sketch of Christiana Figueres by Elizabeth Kolbert, published in the New Yorker magazine.
Carl

This entry was posted in Daily Climate Letters. Bookmark the permalink.