Any reduction in emissions means shorter open-water periods

2021, Arctic Circle, Climate Change, Cryosphere, Sea Ice, StudyLeave a comment

A new study be the University of Manitoba, finds that for every degree of global warming, the open water period in the Arctic will increase by roughly one month. The study, Arctic open-water periods are projected to lengthen dramatically by 2100 – published in the Nature journal Communications Earth & Environment, notes: The shrinking of Arctic-wide…

Will President Biden bring forward the carbon fee-and-dividend?

2021, Carbon Tax, China, Coal, Energy, Greenhouse Gases, Natural Gas, Oil, Policy, Solutions, Tar Sands, USALeave a comment

Climate scientist James Hansen in his latest blog, Fighting the Battles, Winning the War – once again reminds us of the carbon fee-and-dividend. And that President Joe Biden has the authority to bring it forward. Meanwhile, Canada already has a carbon fee-and-dividend, with British Columbia operating a system very similar to Fee and Dividend, as…