‘The chart, which tries to compare estimates of the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere to model simulations, is full of problems. Its purpose is clear – to make it appear that climate models are unreliable, and thus cast doubt on all of climate science and the tremendous risks posed by human-caused global warming.’

Source: Republicans’ favorite climate chart has some serious problems | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian

“In freezing President Barack Obama’s plan to tackle carbon emissions, the US Supreme Court delivered a blow to a global climate deal – but experts say that US commitments to the deal will survive.”

Source: Climate deal will live on, despite US blow: experts

‘In a blow to the Obama administration’s efforts to combat climate change, the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked regulations to limit emissions from coal-fired power plants.’

Source: Supreme Court Halts Obama’s Coal Plant Rules in Blow to Paris Accord | Democracy Now!

‘…Indeed the oceans take up more than 92% of the extra heat. The rest goes into melting Arctic sea ice, land ice, and warming the land and atmosphere.’

Source: Measuring ocean heating is key to tracking global warming | John Abraham | Environment | The Guardian

‘In short, NOAA’s adjustments are doing what they’re supposed to do – removing biases in the raw data to make it more accurately reflect the true temperature changes at each measurement station.’

Source: No climate conspiracy: NOAA temperature adjustments bring data closer to pristine | Dana Nuccitelli | Environment | The Guardian

‘…But recent investigative articles in the Los Angeles Times and the online publication InsideClimate News described a pattern of behavior strikingly similar to Peabody’s. Scientists at Exxon and another oil company began researching global warming in the 1970s.’

Source: Did ExxonMobil Lie to Investors About Climate Change? | The Nation

‘…NOAA’s report assigned a “climate vulnerability score” to 82 Northeastern fish and shellfish species. It listed types of scallop and quahog and the Atlantic salmon as the most vulnerable in the region, as well as eastern oysters, a $175 million fishery in 2014.’

Source: Report: Climate Change Threatens Food Fish in Northeast – ABC News

“…At the moment, it appears that BEVs carry the best environmental benefit. In terms of cost to operate per mile, their 4 cents per mile rating is half that of FCEVs…”

Source: University of Michigan study weighs efficiencies of hydrogen and pure electric vehicles – Roadshow

“They have bloviated about carpet bombing, bickered about walls, and waxed anti-Muslim and -migrant, but over more than 16 hours of debate, the Republican candidates for president have almost entirely ignored what most of the world fears most: the rising tides and temperatures of climate change.”

Source: Republicans reject climate change fears despite rebukes from scientists | US news | The Guardian

December 8, 2016, COP21, Paris

Stanford Professor Mark Jacobson appeared at a Paris COP21 press conference called “May the Force Be With You” along with Kevin Anderson and host Stuart Scott of climatematters.tv. Jacobson stated that an international transition to 100% renewable wind, water, and solar renewable energy by 2050 was technically and economically possible, though political and social barriers remain.

“we also have done studies now to show that it’s possible in each of 139 countries of the world that we’ve examined to do this” ~ Mark Jacobson

“We do think it’s possible not only to power the United States, each state of the whole country and the country itself, with 100% clean and renewable wind, water, and solar power for all purposes – that’s electricity, transportation, heating, and cooling, and industry – but we also have done studies now to show that it’s possible in each of 139 countries of the world that we’ve examined to do this, that such a transition is not only necessary, but it’s also technically and economically possible. But there are social and political barriers to actually getting the full implementation, although there has been some progress recently.”

“And then eliminating global warming, if you actually phase these, do this on a global scale and eliminate 80% emissions by 2030, as we propose, and 100% by 2050, we can reduce the impacts of climate change and actually start reversing by 2100.” ~ Mark Jacobson

“So we think there are so many benefits, … we calculate 22 million jobs worldwide net over lost of such a transition, and eliminating 4 to 7 million premature air pollution deaths which will cost the world today over 3% of the GDPs of all the countries of the world. And then eliminating global warming, if you actually phase these, do this on a global scale and eliminate 80% emissions by 2030, as we propose, and 100% by 2050, we can reduce the impacts of climate change and actually start reversing by 2100. ”

“Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley have all committed to hundred percent clean renewable energy by no later than 2050” ~ Jacobson

see also
Paris: Mark Jacobson and 100% Renewables

Report by James George