The Real Science of Climate Change | Prof. Katharine Hayhoe
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“A thermometer is not Liberal or Conservative; it doesn’t give you a different answer depending on how you vote. The solutions are but we have to begin from a place of shared understanding that climate is changing. Humans really are responsible, we’ve checked, the impacts are serious, and we do need to act.”
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Location: Lubbock, Texas
Date: Monday, 17th February 2020
Company: Texas Tech University
Role: Atmospheric Scientist and Professor of Political Science
While the media continues to report on the threat of climate change and the habits of humans which are accelerating it, there is still considerable disagreement with the science.
Even with this global consensus amongst climate scientists, there is a very vocal minority who state that human-caused climate change is a myth. They make claims such as 'all we are experiencing is a natural climate cycle', 'the models are unreliable' and even that 'Antarctica is gaining ice'. These arguments are backed by misinformation and often come from those who stand to benefit most from uncertainty around climate change such as oil and gas companies.
2019 was a record-breaking year; oceans hit record temperatures. Australia experienced the worst wildfires on record, and the Greenland ice sheet continues to melt at an alarming rate.
To discuss the facts around climate change and how humans contribute, I am joined by Katharine Hayhoe, an Atmospheric Scientist and Professor of Political Science at Texas Tech University. We also discuss the denialist mindset and how scientists have underestimated the severity of the problem.
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The Guardian: Revealed: quarter of all tweets about climate crisis produced by bots
Skeptical Science: Arguments from Global Warming Skeptics and what the science really says
The Guardian: BBC admits ‘we get climate change coverage wrong too often’
BBC: Climate change: Current warming 'unparalleled' in 2,000 years
National Geographic: Greenland's melting ice may affect everyone's future. To understand, scientists look to the oceans
Business Insider: Greenland's ice is melting at the rate scientists thought would be our worst-case scenario in 2070
Reuters: Greenland's ice sheet melting faster than thought - research
The Conversation: Climate explained: why we won't be heading into an ice age any time soon
New York Times: The Fires Are Out, but Australia’s Climate Disasters Aren’t Over
Vox: The viral false claim that nearly 200 arsonists are behind the Australia fires, explained
Washington Post: How James Inhofe is upending the nation’s energy and environmental policies
Skeptical Science: New report finds costs of climate change impacts often underestimated
Scientific America: Scientists Have Been Underestimating the Pace of Climate Change
BBC: Who is Greta Thunberg, the teenage climate change activist?
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change: Report — Global Warming of 1.5 ºC
The Guardian: Everything you need to know about the Paris climate summit and UN talks
Wikipedia: Climate Solutions Caucus
The Guardian: BP sets net zero carbon target for 2050 | Business
Forbes: JetBlue’s Big Green Pledge: To Offset Up To 17 Billion Pounds of Carbon A Year
Reuters: Ireland commits to divesting public funds from fossil fuel companies
Business Insider: $10 trillion investment firm BlackRock says it is getting out of thermal coal. Here's why it won't affect Australia's biggest coal miners one bit.
The Conversation: BlackRock is the canary in the coalmine. Its decision to dump coal signals what's next
Associated Press: Amid crippling power cuts, Zimbabwe turns to solar energy
New York Times: At Fort Bliss and Fort Hood, Going Solar for 'Net Zero' Energy Production
Reuters: Apple says all its facilities now powered by clean energy
Wikipedia: Carbon farming
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