There's Climate Science and Then There's "Climate Science" ft Roger Pielke Jr.

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There's Climate Science and Then There's "Climate Science" ft Roger Pielke Jr.

Debunking 1.5c and pondering the relationship between politics and science.

Emmet Penney

Feb 13, 2023

The climate scientist Roger Pielke Jr. joined me to talk about the origins of the 1.5c warming goals, its strange origins, and the troubled relationship between science, expertise, and politics.

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Articles Discussed:

The Honest Broker by Roger Pielke Jr.

The Two Degree Temperature Target is Arbitrary and Untethered

Pretty much everyone has heard of the 2 degree Celsius temperature target that sits at the center of international climate policy and shapes everything from climate science and assessment to policies and regulations. But very few know where it came from. Even fewer know that the nice round number – TWO – is completely arbitrary, and has b…

2 years ago · 26 likes · 8 comments · Roger Pielke Jr.

The Honest Broker by Roger Pielke Jr.

The 1.5 Degree Temperature Target is a Dead Man Walking

Since the early 1990s, climate policy has focused on a number of different metrics around which to set policy goals, including emissions cuts (Kyoto 1997), atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations (Copenhagen 2009) and global average temperature change from pre-industrial times (Paris 2015). In an…

a year ago · 61 likes · 20 comments · Roger Pielke Jr.

The Honest Broker by Roger Pielke Jr.

Book Review: Fossil Future

In my recent courses on energy policy, I explain that discussions of energy technologies can be lot like discussions of sport, where everyone has their favorite team. Nuclear, wind and solar each have their supporters and opponents who spend a lot of time on Twitter and elsewhere promoting the positives of their favorite energy technology and downplayin…

a year ago · 44 likes · 83 comments · Roger Pielke Jr.

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