The Green Grok Blogs on Climate Change
Global Warming Debate Gets Strange
by Bill ChameidesNov 05, 2009
filed under: John Kerry, Maldives, legislation, Chewang Norphel, Nepal, Africa, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, glaciers, policy, politics, U.S. Chamber of Congress
Someone tell me … which is the real news and which is fake?
Can We Put a Brake on Homely Emissions?
by Bill ChameidesNov 04, 2009
filed under: Steve Pacala, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Rob Socolow, Waxman-Markey climate bill, wedges, carbon dioxide emissions
Looking for the key to getting a jump on cutting U.S. greenhouse gas emissions? It may be in our homes.
Deforestation Role Demoted
by Bill ChameidesOct 30, 2009
filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, Reductions in Emissions from Deforestation an Forest Degradation, global warming, deforestation, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Kyoto Protocol, peatlands, rain forest
How well can we slow the growth of atmospheric carbon dioxide by slowing deforestation?
Cows Let Go a Sigh of Relief
by Bill ChameidesOct 29, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, climate, animals, greenhouse gas emissions, farmers, climate change, enteric fermentation, global warming, farms, Environmental Protection Agency, ranching, methane
Congress acted on climate this week. And it's certainly a move to chew over.
Arctic Plankton Sing the Global Warming Blues
by Bill ChameidesOct 28, 2009
filed under: climate change, Arctic, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, phytoplankton, science
The canary in the climate change mine is singing a new and slightly different tune.
450 or 350 -- Choose One and Go
by Bill ChameidesOct 26, 2009
filed under: UNFCCC, COP-15, greenhouse gas emissions, policy, climate change, legislation, Gavin Schmidt, Jim Hansen, United States, 450 ppm, Bill McKibben, climate disruption, global warming, Copenhagen, carbon dioxide emissions, 350 ppm, temperatures
Thousands demonstrated around the globe on Saturday for 350 parts per million (ppm) while world leaders are still focused on 450 ppm.
Where Have All the Forests Gone - Bioenergy’s Legacy?
by Bill ChameidesOct 23, 2009
filed under: land-use changes, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, legislation, global warming, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, bioenergy, Tim Searchinger, Kyoto Protocol, science, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions
Bioenergy’s free ride in Kyoto and national climate legislation is a recipe for disaster.
Ice Update: Not So Fast Antarctica
by Bill ChameidesOct 22, 2009
filed under: Global Positioning System, Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment, climate change, global warming, post-glacial rebound, ice sheets, ice age, ice, GRACE, GPS
Slower moving rocks under the Antarctic spell slower rates of Antarctic ice sheet melting.
Converging on a Climate Agreement
by Bill ChameidesOct 20, 2009
filed under: UNFCCC, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, global economy, Kyoto Protocol, politics, policy, international, carbon dioxide emissions
With Copenhagen less than two months away, is there a formula for reconciling the positions of developed and developing countries?
Climate Update: Of Ice and Men
by Bill ChameidesOct 13, 2009
filed under: climate, National Snow and Ice Data Center, climate change, Arctic, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, ice, sea ice
If ice is the canary in the climate mine, the canary is melting.
Did the Kyoto Protocol Miss the Target?
by Bill ChameidesOct 12, 2009
filed under: UNFCCC, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Kyoto Protocol, carbon dioxide emissions
Everyone knows that Kyoto was a failure. Right? "Scientists Say Kyoto Protocol Is 'Outdated Failure,'" "Lessons of Kyoto," "Commission Does Little About Climate Change."
Obama Scores Nobel for Climate Work?
by Bill ChameidesOct 09, 2009
filed under: climate change, Barack Obama, global warming, politics
Although the committee didn’t mention it, one of the reasons President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize must have been the fact that he single-handedly pushed through historic climate legislation in the United States ...
Stop and Smell the Bubbly
by Bill ChameidesOct 06, 2009
filed under: champagne, food, carbon dioxide, Marcel Proust, global warming, taste, climate change, carbon dioxide emissions, smell
Enough of global warming and toxic waste. Today TheGreenGrok breaks out the champagne.
The Waxing Sun and Warming Climate
by Bill ChameidesOct 05, 2009
filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, solar, Sun, solar cycle, greenhouse gases, global warming, radiative forcing, Pulse of the Planet, climate change, sunspots
You don’t have to be a climate scientist to know that the Sun is the main driver of climate.
What’s Different? Waxman-Markey Vs. Kerry-Boxer Climate Bills
by Bill ChameidesOct 02, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act, climate change, legislation, Kerry-Boxer climate bill, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, policy, politics
How does the newly unveiled Senate climate bill draft compare to the Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act passed by the House in June?
Speaking of the Environment
by Bill ChameidesOct 01, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, Clean Air Act, business, climate, economics, legislation, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, politics, Waxman-Markey climate bill, climate change, policy, Environmental Protection Agency, carbon dioxide emissions, economy
Some tidbits about climate-change politics and a surprising even shocking relationship between deaths and economic growth.
Don’t Hummer Me In
by Bill ChameidesSep 30, 2009
filed under: Hummer, fuel economy, social science, An Inconvenient Truth, Toyota Prius, automakers, global warming, automobile, climate change, politics, General Motors, Al Gore
Some think what’s good for General Motors’ Hummer is good for the U.S.A. Do you?
On Thinner Ice
by Bill ChameidesSep 29, 2009
filed under: sea level rise, Greenland, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, pulse of the planet, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, water, ice sheets, Antarctica, ice, temperatures
New satellite, new instrument, same result: glaciers are thinning.
Living on the Edge
by Bill ChameidesSep 28, 2009
filed under: social science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, climate change, nutrient runoff, water pollution, climate disruption, agriculture, Anthropocene, The Limits to Growth, boundaries, particulate matter, ocean acidification, carbon dioxide emissions, oceans, global warming, water, chemical pollution, Holocene, climate, biodiversity, Thomas Malthus, ozone hole, Club of Rome, pollution
Are there limits to how much we can grow as a society and survive?
U.S. Already Halfway to 2020 Emissions Target
by Bill ChameidesSep 24, 2009
filed under: U.S. Congress, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, emission targets, energy efficiency, carbon dioxide emissions, technology, global economy, economy
A climate victory? U.S. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2009 are projected to be almost nine percent below 2005 emissions.
