Tag Archives: climate policy

The possible anatomy of coming climate change trials

Posted on October 10, 2018 by J. M. Korhonen

As I write these lines, we have an ever clearer understanding that 1) humanity is hurtling towards a disaster of unimaginable proportions, and 2) the responsibility for this entirely foreseeable disaster rests to a very large extent on a very … Continue reading →

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Confidence in 100% RE plans is poorly justified and may be dangerous

Posted on June 21, 2017 by J. M. Korhonen

The recent publication of an unprecedented critique against the so-called “WWS” 100% renewable energy (RE) scenario has re-ignited the debate about the feasibility of renewable only energy scenarios in the United States and abroad. This is a long-overdue debate the … Continue reading →

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Why I support almost all measures to reduce CO2 emissions – in one graph

Posted on April 10, 2017 by J. M. Korhonen

(Click here for a larger version of the image. Feel free to re-use as well.) Climate change is not the only environmental problem we’re facing, but it’s the most critical. Many people agree, but as we’ve tried to explain in … Continue reading →

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Stall warning for renewable energy?

Posted on February 21, 2017 by J. M. Korhonen

A model that estimated the plateauing of nuclear and hydropower to within 20 percent of reality suggests that absent a technological breakthrough, the growth of new renewable energy – that is, wind and solar – will saturate and end when these new … Continue reading →

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Finnish Greens propose burning more forests as alternative to more nuclear

Posted on October 7, 2014 by J. M. Korhonen

A climate warrior’s solution would have been to push for energy efficiency measures in addition to nuclear power plant. Perhaps they could have been made a condition for plant’s acceptance. But the Green’s dogmatic opposition to nuclear has robbed us of this chance. Continue reading →

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Graphic of the Week: How to reduce emissions fast enough?

Posted on October 31, 2013 by J. M. Korhonen

According to most estimates, we really are running out of time for the required CO2 emission reductions. Even if we were to achieve peak emissions by 2016, we’d still need global emission reduction rates of around 3% per year – … Continue reading →

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