tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post2190364504824713914..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Our climate challenge in three numbersbyron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-44848641776412357632012-08-23T17:25:00.468+01:002012-08-23T17:25:00.468+01:00BBC: 2ºC out the window, according to top UK scien...BBC: <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19348194" rel="nofollow">2ºC out the window</a>, according to top UK science advisor.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-28951625335796575112012-08-14T01:27:46.547+01:002012-08-14T01:27:46.547+01:00Hot Topic: Some reflections on the McKibben piece,...Hot Topic: <a href="http://hot-topic.co.nz/mckibben-naming-the-enemy/" rel="nofollow">Some reflections on the McKibben piece</a>, especially on the characterisation of the fossil fuel industry as public enemy #1.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-51278540871264124692012-08-11T01:49:52.221+01:002012-08-11T01:49:52.221+01:00Planet 3.0: Great analysis, critique and extension...Planet 3.0: <a href="http://planet3.org/2012/07/27/bill-mckibbens-call-for-a-carbon-divestment-movement/" rel="nofollow">Great analysis, critique and extension of the McKibben piece</a> by Tom Athanasiou, who argues that carbon disinvestment can only be part of the picture. Unless we have our eyes set on the much broader picture, we'll be stuck thinking only of solutions for rich countries. byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-15722675523524536122012-08-07T00:35:28.238+01:002012-08-07T00:35:28.238+01:00CP: US abandons 2ºC.CP: <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/08/06/642141/obama-administration-abandons-two-degree-commitment-made-in-2010/" rel="nofollow">US abandons 2ºC</a>.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-9063214255246141402012-07-24T22:13:34.128+01:002012-07-24T22:13:34.128+01:00CP: Here's what some of big oil do with their ...CP: <a href="http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2012/07/24/574161/what-five-oil-companies-did-with-profits/" rel="nofollow">Here's what some of big oil do with their profits</a>. Useful statistics here on just where the billions end up going. It is not only their product that pollutes our environment, their money pollutes our politics.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-34721522472645626472012-07-23T22:57:53.283+01:002012-07-23T22:57:53.283+01:00I take my lead from the study summarised and discu...I take my lead from the study summarised and discussed in <a href="http://grist.org/climate-change/2011-12-05-the-brutal-logic-of-climate-change/" rel="nofollow">this revealing piece</a> that took the famous <a href="http://grist.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/anderson-2c-guardrail.jpg" rel="nofollow">"burning embers"</a> diagrams from the IPCC Third Assessment Report (2001) and <a href="byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-11423190591708916842012-07-23T21:43:31.162+01:002012-07-23T21:43:31.162+01:00Hi Byron
Thanks for a very thoughtful piece. You ...Hi Byron<br /><br />Thanks for a very thoughtful piece. You describe two degrees as very dangerous and discuss the need of staying below my figure. So, with the original articles focus on math, and the inherent promise of precision, how far below two degrees would you consider we need to stay?conqueringlionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07966340301013765730noreply@blogger.com