The new papers coming out say that Thwaites Glacier could fracture/collapse within the next decade, and that this would cause the global sea level to rise by 2 feet.

What I can't find is information on the time frame for this. Would the sea level go up 2 feet within a couple of years? Or is this the kind of thing that could take decades? Just curious because I have family in Florida.

Does anyone have any critiques on his proposed solutions to climate change? I found the book really interesting in all of its proposed ways in helping to solve our incoming doom .

So I’ve been seeing people say we’re heading towards 3.2c which was stated during the lastest IPCC report and such however I’ve seen other people say that since it doesn’t take account COP26 and the policies after that we’re still heading towards a 2.7c or around that?

There’s other new sources who make it confusing like one will agree saying we’re heading toward a 3c world by 2100 but others will say were within the 2.5c - 2.9 c area. Some are saying current climate models predict a 3.2c world but I don’t know where to view say climate models.

Sorry I’m just confused.

I’m sure the regulars on this Reddit community realise that there are loads of solutions to climate change out there. Putting seeds in the ground seems like the simplest solution I’ve heard. I’ve been alive for decades and throughout my whole life people have been coming up with more and more complex solutions to climate change, but, the climate has consistently got worse.

Why?

It’s clear that these “solutions” don’t solve the root of the problem. I’m a game theorist, and it’s clear to me that the root of the problem is something very specific in economics:

Economists know we’re always closing in on equilibrium in trade. This causes all kinds of problems, like, mass waste, wealth divide, climate change. The bankers aren’t incentivised to fix their own problem as they are at the top end of the wealth divide, but they clearly don’t realise how to fix this either, as the solution is far more lucrative than any other business opportunity and it poses a massive risk to the bankers monopoly over our exchanges.

The bankers are stuck in their box, playing a game that’s destroying the world. This needs to be addressed sooner or later, and the sooner the better. It is relatively easy to address. And if the bankers don’t take the initiative, someone else will.

Planters’ body Indian Tea Association (ITA) said climate change is threatening the tea industry globally, resulting in lower yields and higher production costs. Climate change also threatening the long-term viability of the tea industry, causing pest infestations that make pesticide residue management a major issue. See report;

Link: https://newsblare.com/business/foods-and-agricultural/how-climate-change-threatening-the-global-tea-industry/

The temptation of high oil prices is shaking Norway’s climate commitments Saudi Arabia, Norway, the US, and other companies will spend $214 billion on new offshore oil projects over the next two years

https://qz.com/the-temptation-of-high-oil-prices-is-shaking-norway-s-c-1850256659

how likely is it to be drastically effected, and in what way?

Even if the developed liberal Western democracies like USA, Europe, etc. get a handle on emissions, what is the likely behavior of other less developed, less democratic nations and how will this impact warming levels?

Are China, Russia, India, Africa, really going to hit their targets? What should we assume they do

I was thinking about the problem of having measurement of a farm's greenhouse emissions. What would you need to do for that. Is that even feasible?

This paper (by me) was published in December of 2022. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10018-022-00355-9. Free version: https://rdcu.be/c03Mj.

They responded with this one: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10018-023-00364-2

I think there are multiple problems with their response and I'm in conversation with the authors via email.

The biggest problem, as I point out in a comment on this video from the skeptics' conference where my paper was mentioned, is that DICE and PAGE IAMs do include CO2 fertilization! It's a gross and misleading mischaracterization by them to say that they do not. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQLb-vUyG0

My personal takeaways: the old IAMs are superseded by this: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05224-9, which shows that the SCC is at least a few 10s of $/tCO2, even with a high discount rate and including CO2 fertilization and adaptation.

Also, as I mention in my published paper, there are more damages to people at low latitudes and more benefits (reduced deaths from cold, more good farmland) to people at high latitudes. Also, climate change poses a threat to biodiversity, because animals cannot adapt like humans can. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extinction_risk_from_climate_change

Personally, I am skeptical about iceberg melting science at the poles. Here are my concerns.

Isn't it possible that this is just normal for ice positions to break away. I mean surely ice will form, then reform eventually where it broke off from.

How Do Sustainability, Finance, and Technology Connect?

I am doing a project for science where a region of the USA is assessed by a group of kids and they have to creat 2 solutions. The twist to this is that when they present their solutions the other groups have to poke holes in their them to receive more points. We know for sure another group is planting kelp around Alaska to cool the oceans, is there any definitive questions my group can ask to catch them.

Hi all,

I'm looking for a forum or discord community of scientific climate experts and those involved with building climate tech. Is there a place you can recommend?

I'm part of the physics community here which has been helpful in learning about mechanical engineering and how to build climate tech - https://www.physicsforums.com/

A similar forum or pointer to a community would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

I mainly wanna know what pathway/how much degrees by 2100, the effects on the environment and basically anything really.