The Green Grok Blogs on Climate Change
Counting All the Carbon: A Waxman-Markey Wart
by Bill ChameidesJul 02, 2009
filed under: land-use changes, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, carbon cycle, bioenergy, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, biofuels
To love something means accepting it, “warts and all.” Well, here’s one Waxman-Markey wart I don’t even like: its failure to count all the carbon.
The Story That Wasn't: EPA 'Suppressed' Report Countering CO2 Endangerment Finding
by Bill ChameidesJul 01, 2009
filed under: Environmental Protection Agency, climate skeptics, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, climate change
A guy walks into a bar and says, “Did you hear the one about suppression at the EPA?” The bartender says, “Yeah, but did you hear the one about melting glaciers in the Himalayas?” “But that’s not funny,” the guy says. “Exactly,” replies the bartender.
HFCs: Stratosphere, No Problem. Climate, Another Story.
by Bill ChameidesJun 30, 2009
filed under: atmosphere, ozone hole, Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), climate change, Montreal Protocol, global warming, research, ozone, paper, chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), science, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Hydrofluorocarbons or HFCs have replaced those nasty Freons to protect the ozone layer, but those HFCs can still wreak climatic havoc.
Climate Legislation: Countdown to the House Showdown
by Bill ChameidesJun 26, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, climate change, economics, legislation, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions
Two recent polls show that a large majority of Americans want the U.S. to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. On Friday the House delivered. Read the updated post.
To Geo-engineer or Not to Geo-engineer
by Bill ChameidesJun 24, 2009
filed under: fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, geo-engineering, climate change, oceans, phytoplankton, global warming, ocean acidification, science, carbon dioxide emissions
Imagine tinkering with the climate system to cancel out global warming — the stuff of mad scientists or global saviors?
Cap and Trade Part 4: Forests, Farms, and Offsets
by Bill ChameidesJun 17, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, offsets, climate change, economics, forests, global warming, ecosystems, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture
What do you do if something emits greenhouse gases but is not under the cap? Use offsets.
WSJ Goes Green, Sorta
by Bill ChameidesJun 16, 2009
filed under: greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Wall Street Journal, carbon dioxide emissions
Check out the Journal Report in Monday’s Wall Street Journal. It’s all about global warming mitigation.
U.S. Climate Bill Part of Solution but Not the Whole Solution
by Bill Chameides and Prasad KasibhatlaJun 15, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, climate change, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, China, temperatures, climate disruption, carbon dioxide emissions
The climate deniers have a new argument: don’t pass climate legislation because it doesn’t cut emissions enough.
Update: The Sun’s Spots Are Back ... Sort Of
by Bill ChameidesJun 11, 2009
filed under: sunspots, climate change, greenhouse gases, global warming, solar variation
The Sun has finally woken up and is showing its spots again. But it looks like we are headed for a feeble solar cycle.
Cap and Trade Part 3 – You Ask, “What?” I Say, “How Wide?”
by Bill ChameidesJun 10, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, oil, transportation, automobile, economics, global warming, climate change, acid rain program, carbon dioxide emissions, agriculture, economy
Which greenhouse gas emissions do you find when you look under a cap and trader?
Cap and Trade Part 2: Walking the International Tightrope
by Bill ChameidesJun 09, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, U.S. Congress, Paul Krugman, greenhouse gas emissions, Thomas Friedman, economics, legislation, global warming, United States, Waxman-Markey climate bill, global economy, China, climate change, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions, economy
Suppose the United States adopts a cap on greenhouse gas emissions and China does not? What then?
Cap and Trade Part 1: It’s About the Cap, Stupid
by Bill ChameidesJun 08, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, climate, greenhouse gas emissions, business, climate change, legislation, global warming, global economy, policy, politics, carbon dioxide emissions
Where the climate is concerned, don’t be fooled: it’s ultimately about the “cap” not the “and trade” part.
Day After Tomorrow Not Any Time Soon
by Bill ChameidesJun 03, 2009
filed under: abrupt climate change, climate, Geophysical Research Letters, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, ice, research, ice sheets, ice age, Younger-Dryas, climate disruption, Amy Bower, climate change, Susan Lozier, science
Model simulations predict a global warming-induced ice age is not in the cards this century. Cool ... or should I say, "Neat"?
China’s Carbon Intensity: A Roller Coaster Ride
by Bill ChameidesJun 02, 2009
filed under: carbon footprint, business, carbon intensity, global warming, global economy, China, carbon dioxide emissions
China is now the world’s largest emitter of carbon dioxide (CO2), but are its emissions getting cleaner or dirtier?
Two Bits of Good News on the Climate Front
by Bill ChameidesMay 27, 2009
filed under: Caribbean, climate change, oceans, American Samoa, global warming, coral reefs, United States, paper, ocean acidification, climate disruption, science, carbon dioxide emissions, research
Some encouraging developments: lower carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and a chance for coral reefs.
And Here’s to You, Mrs. Mary Bono Mack
by Bill ChameidesMay 26, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, climate change, legislation, global warming, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Mary Bono Mack, policy, politics
Our nation turns its grateful eyes to you. Last Thursday was an historic day in the House. The Waxman-Markey climate bill passed out of committee by a vote of 33-25. All but one Republican voted no, along with four Democrats. That lone Republican? Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA).
WSJ Climate Naysayer Has New Culprit: Big Business
by Bill ChameidesMay 22, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, greenhouse gas emissions, Bjorn Lomborg, business, climate change, carbon tax, economics, global warming, global economy, Wall Street Journal, acid rain program, economy
News flash from the op-ed pages of the Wall Street Journal: we must stop climate change legislation. Why? Because big business wants to make money.
Update: Ag Chair Introduces Bill to Bypass EPA on Renewable Fuels
by Bill ChameidesMay 21, 2009
filed under: energy, farmers, climate change, corn, corn ethanol, Minnesota, Waxman-Markey climate bill, Collin Peterson, ethanol, agriculture, biofuels
Last week Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN) took his ”I don’t trust anyone anymore” paranoia one step further. He offered up a bill that would not just bypass the Environmental Protection Agency’s proposed renewable fuels standard, but the agency itself.
Deep Ocean Revisions Do Not Spell Global Warming Rethink
by Bill ChameidesMay 20, 2009
filed under: climate, climate change, oceans, Pulse of the Planet, global warming, research, science
A new paper suggests that our model for the circulation of the deep ocean may be wrong. But claims that all global warming science should therefore be thrown overboard just don’t hold water.
Indiana Governor: Cap and Trade Unfair to Hoosiers. Really?
by Bill ChameidesMay 18, 2009
filed under: cap and trade, economics, renewable energy, climate change, carbon capture and storage (CCS), legislation, politics, coal, Waxman-Markey climate bill, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Wall Street Journal, policy, carbon, carbon dioxide emissions, wind, economy
In Friday’s Wall Street Journal Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels said "no thanks" to the Waxman-Markey climate bill. Why? Apparently it’s his stand against imperialism.
