Climate Letter #274

November 11, 2014

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Climate science:  How calving of shoreline glaciers speeds up.  “This means that calving is extremely and unavoidably sensitive to its environment: a slight climate change can mean the difference between very little calving and the complete disintegration of entire ice shelves.”  This study can change the way we predict the future rate of sea level change—upward.
http://phys.org/news/2014-11-glaciers-ocean-extremely-sensitive-climate.html
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 Fossil fuel exploration subsidies in 2013.  Most of the $88bn was in the form of tax breaks for deep offshore fields, with a U.S. share of $5.2bn.  “The authors expressed surprise that about four times as much money was spent on fossil fuel exploration as on renewable energy development.”
Comment:  Strangely enough, most effort to cut subsidies is directed at the renewables, not the fossils.
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The amazing Alevo story keeps coming out.  Electric utilities waste 30% of the energy they produce.  Alevo has control of technology that will largely prevent this from happening, and will soon have it in production, here in the U.S..  And get this—“Alevo has already gained major traction with both domestic customers and global states; major U.S. utilities are discussing partnerships with Alevo to progress the use of the technology.  A national government in the Far East has already signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Alevo and another government affiliated to the EU is in the process of signing a similar agreement.”  The implications are huge, and just as much, or more, a benefit to renewable production as to fossil-based power.   Demand for coal will be diminished in any event..
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Major improvement for electric car battery power.  This covers about everything an owner could want, and the materials are inexpensive.  It should be ready for the market within five years.
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In memoriam:  Ruth Boe, 1921-2014.  My sister Ruth had a long career in science.  She never had doubts about the validity of the deep threat posed by the science of global warming.  She often provided useful information and suggestions helpful to the writing of these letters.  May she rest in peace.
Carl

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