Category Archives: ClimateBall

Estragon and the Expert

Posted on June 6, 2019 by

An abstract stakeholder’s dialog. Vladimir, or V, is the expert. Estragon is E. [V] You have cancer.[E] OK.[V] …[E] Is it curable?[V] Yes, I guess.[E] …[V] …[E] How?[V] There’s A or B.[E] What would you suggest.[V] If you do A … Continue reading →

Posted in advocacy, ClimateBall, Politics, Roger Pielke Jr | Tagged , , | 94 Comments

A human extinction denier?

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

Mike Hulme has a new essay that some are promoting on Twitter. He suggests that he is a human extinction denier and objects to the climate emergency narrative. Although I have my own concerns about some of the extreme rhetoric, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, ethics, Policy, Politics | Tagged , , , , | 114 Comments

Models are failed hypotheses!

Posted on May 25, 2019 by

John Christy has written a report for the Global Warming Policy Foundation called climate models have been predicting too much warming. The basic conclusion of the report is that climate models predict far more warming in the tropical troposphere than … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, Climate sensitivity, ClimateBall, Global warming, Greenhouse effect | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 60 Comments

The Guardian’s new style guide

Posted on May 19, 2019 by

It seems that the Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment. It’s updated it’s preferred terms to include climate emergency, crisis or breakdown, instead of climate change and global heating, instead of global warming. Maybe most controversially, … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Environmental change | Tagged , , , | 66 Comments

The debate has changed

Posted on May 4, 2019 by

I’ve been finding it quite difficult to think of things to post about. One reason is that I’ve been rather busy. Another, though, is that I think the debate has changed. It seems that there is more and more discussion … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, economics, Environmental change, Policy, Science, The scientific method | Tagged , , , , | 117 Comments

Climate Change – The Facts

Posted on April 19, 2019 by

I watched BBC One’s Climate Change – The Facts, narrated by David Attenborough. A pity about the title, as it’s the same as a book with authors that include Anthony Watts, Nigel Lawson and James Delingpole, but I thought it … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate change, ClimateBall, Global warming, Scientists, Watts Up With That | Tagged , , , , , | 67 Comments

Six years

Posted on April 13, 2019 by

I’ve just been reminded by WordPress that this is the sixth anniversary of me starting this blog. I’m somewhat amazed that I’ve kept it going that long. I am, however, finding it more and more difficult to find things to … Continue reading →

Posted in ClimateBall, Interview, Personal, Philosophy for Bloggers | Tagged , , , | 117 Comments