Don’t Do Just One Thing – The New York Times
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New Research for Week #24, 2019
Posted on 18 June 2019 by SkS-Team A note of appreciation and a changing of the guardFor the past over eight years Skeptical Science staff volunteer Ari Jokimäki has produced a weekly list of links to recent academic publications concerning…
Architects envision a sustainable future for a Finnish island at risk of rising sea levels
Named “Emerald Envisioning for Luonnonmaa 2070,” the futuristic vision calls for a utopian scheme where people and nature live in harmony within a sustainable community tapping into renewable energy sources, eco-tourism and reforestation.
Pompeo: Paris Climate Accord ‘Was A Failure’, Do What’s Necessary As Climate Changes
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says he’s firmly convinced “the world will be successful” in overcoming any challenges caused by climate change, especially if America fosters a growing economy in which “structural innovators and creative people can go build out…
Theresa May’s net-zero emissions target is a lot less impressive than it looks | Caroline Lucas
Theresa May is doing her best to grab some good headlines in the closing weeks of her premiership. Setting a target for net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is vital, but her government’s plans are too little too late. Theresa May commits…
Can grid-scale storage solve intermittency problem, asks Global Warming Policy Foundation – physicsworld.com
(Image courtesy: Shutterstock/hrui) A briefing paper from the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) dismisses the idea that grid-scale electricity storage can help bring about a UK renewables revolution. According to the paper’s author, Jack Ponton, an emeritus professor of engineering from the University of Edinburgh,…
30 fascinating facts about the boreal forest
Welcome to almost 30 percent of the world’s forest cover.
Does Trump understand how global warming works? – The Washington Post
Demonstrators gathered outside the White House last June to protest President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. (Susan Walsh/AP) Philip Bump National correspondent focused largely on the numbers behind politics June 5 at 10:12…
Estimating the wear and tear of ice on structures over coming decades or even centuries
(Aalto University) Mechanisms behind the effects of ice on physical structures — particularly over the long term — have remained an open question in a time of continuous environmental change. Researchers at Aalto University have developed a new method of assessing how ever-moving, heavy loads of ice affect structures like bridges or even wind turbines across a wide variety of conditions over the very long term, even centuries.
New research shows that neglect of nuclear threatens low-carbon transition
Failing to invest in the future of nuclear power will make global transition to green power ‘much harder’, experts warn.
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