Examining ESG

  SCIENCE Pervasive Warming Bias in CMIP6 Tropospheric Layers  "It has long been known that previous generations of climate models exhibit excessive warming rates in the tropical troposphere. With the release of the CMIP6 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Version 6) climate model archive we can now update the comparison. We examined historical (hindcast) runs from 38 CMIP6 models in which the models were run using historically observed forcings. We focus on the 1979–2014 interval, the maximum for which all models and observational data are available and for which the models were run with historical forcings. What was previously a tropical bias is now global. All model runs warmed faster than observations in the lower troposphere and midtroposphere, in the tropics, and globally. On average, and in most individual cases, the trend difference is significant. Warming trends in models tend to rise with the model Equilibrium Climate Sensitivity (ECS), and we present evidence th...

 T his week features a concentration on wind and batteries that investment managers focused on “sustainability” should find revealing.   Science Commentary on Climate: The Movie Washing away the climate lunatics Investment/Economics Wind Dreams: Why wind power will always be niche A Shockingly Inept Report From The IEA On Battery Storage Of Energy Battery Storage is 141 Times More Expensive Than Liquefied Natural Gas Storage The used electric car timebomb -  EVs could become impossible to sell because battery guarantees won't last Biden’s oil boom Absurdities This Single Chart Rings the Death Knell for Any Real 'Energy Transition' SCIENCE Climate: The Article   Look up Climate: The Movie if you think due diligence into the claims about climate change danger are worth considering. Here is an excerpt from a thoughtful commentary on the film and its contents, written by the remarkable Doomberg. "Considering t...

  SCIENCE Climatic consequences of the process of saturation of radiation absorption in gases  "This article provides a brief review of research on the impact of anthropogenic increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration on Earth's climate. A simplified analysis of resonant radiation absorption in gases is conducted. Building upon the material from the cited articles, theoretical and empirical relationships between radiation absorption and the mass of the absorbing material are presented. The concept of saturation mass is introduced. Special attention is given to the phenomenon of thermal radiation absorption saturation in carbon dioxide. By comparing the saturation mass of CO2 with the quantity of this gas in Earth's atmosphere, and analyzing the results of experiments and measurements, the need for continued and improved experimental work is suggested to ascertain whether additionally emitted carbon dioxide into the atmosphere is indeed a greenhouse gas." "...in t...

  Welcome to another weekly collection of Examining ESG. This week features: SCIENCE • Extreme Weather and Climate Change • Saving Climate From the Greens INVESTMENT/ECONOMICS • The Earth and Civilization Have Been Saved By Fossil Fuels • A Wealth-Creating Way of Reducing Global CO2 Emissions • New Study Identifies Big Reductions In US Natural Gas Emissions • New York Shows Off Its Expertise In Central Planning: The Buffalo Billion • Why you shouldn’t be alarmed about unusually warm temperatures • Ronald Stein: Environmentalists’ silence on humanity and environmental atrocities • Trillions in taxpayer subsidies haven’t made wind and solar power cheaper or better for Americans • Abolish DEI Statements - Assessing a debate about a controversial hiring practice • Sustainable investments lagging interest: Mackenzie Investments survey ABSURDITIES • Melting ice both speeds up and slows down time • 'Net-Zero' a Problem? Just Change the Name! SCIENCE Extreme W...

Welcome to another weekly collection of Examining ESG. This week features: Science 425 million years of temperature vs CO2 Island shorelines are growing due to human influence Investment/Economics Net-zero isn’t happening and is a threat to human well-being Three Non-Economic Challenges Facing the Renewable-Energy Transition A history of failed peak oil predictions How Alberta’s embracing of intermittent generating sources is causing grid weakness The President of Guyana defends humanity against carbon colonialism Canadian banks caught in ESG backlash Absurdities Al Gore’s failed Kilimanjaro snow prediction Bill Gates says 'electricity unfortunately has to be reliable' Al Gore’s failed Maldives prediction SCIENCE The Relationship between Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Concentration and Global Temperature for the Last 425 Million Years  "Atmospheric CO2 concentration is correlated w...