Monthly Archives: April 2021

Some thoughts about net-zero

Posted on April 29, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

There’s been a reasonable vigorous, but pleasant, debate on Twitter about “net-zero”. It was largely motivated by a Conversation article by James Dyke, Robert Watson, and Wolfgang Knorr called Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap. The basic … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Environmental change, Policy, Research, Scientists | Tagged , , , , , , | 15 Comments

Mind Your Units

Posted on April 25, 2021 by Willard

With both sadness and joy I must report that the Sky Dragons {1} invaded Roy’s. Joy, because I’m having fun. As an editor friend observed (pers. corr.): this place looks like the perfect Thunderdome for you. She’s not wrong. To … Continue reading →

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Do lockdowns work?

Posted on April 21, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

Preamble: I wrote this post for another site that was considering myth-busting type posts, which is why it’s written in the third person. However, the myth-busting part of the site never really took off, so I thought I would post … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy, Philosophy for Bloggers, Research | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Did a physicist become a climate truth teller?

Posted on April 18, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

Steven Koonin, a theoretical physicist, has been profiled in a recent Wall Street Journal article that suggests he’s become a climate truth teller. If you’re aware of Betteridge’s Law of Headlines you’ll already have worked out that I think this … Continue reading →

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Eight years

Posted on April 13, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

I’ve just realised that I started this blog eight years ago today. This past year has been relatively quiet, partly because it’s been a rather unusual year and I’ve not really felt all that motivated to write blog posts, and … Continue reading →

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Plausible emission scenarios

Posted on April 12, 2021 by ...and Then There's Physics

A paper by Roger Pielke Jr, Matthew Burgess and Justin Ritchie has been submitted that suggests that the most plausible 2005-2040 emission scenarios project less than 2.5oC of warming by 2100. It’s generated a bit of debate on social media, … Continue reading →

Posted in Global warming, ClimateBall, Roger Pielke Jr, Policy | Tagged , , , , , | 67 Comments