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The Securities and Exchange Commission proposed a new rule on Monday that would require companies to explain how climate risks could affect their finances in public filings they submit to the SEC...

Americans are open to new climate change policies as long as they offer environmental, social and economic benefits. This is according to social scientists Janet K. Swim and Nathaniel Geiger. According to the two, many Americans...

Our best hope for reducing carbon emissions isn't new government spending. It's a technological sea change -- one that can only come from the private sector.

California may risk its climate reform progress in the upcoming recall elections. On September 14, California residents will vote to either affirm Governor Gavin Newsom or elect a new governor. Many worry that a loss for...

The climate is finally hitting a climax. Decades of discussions and reports by scientists have yielded pathbreaking works by writers like Elizabeth Kolbert, and today, climate fiction and non-fiction are even becoming global...

Bill Gates has solved many problems in his (professional) life, and in recent decades, he’s been dedicated to the plight of the world’s poor and particularly their health...

Space may be the endless frontier, but here on Earth, we define space in the modern sense as something enclosed. Walls, fences and barriers enclose space, define it and make it legible. In fact, the sense of limits is so...

As regulations around ESG change, private players might not have to comply, but they should adapt to position themselves to effectively operate in a new regulatory environment.

by Judith Curry . . . according to the cover story of April 26 issue of Time Magazine. How have we have fooled ourselves into thinking that manmade climate change is the dominant cause of societal problems? Some excerpts...

by Judith Curry I have been contacted by a UK politician about climate policy in the UK, We have a zoom call scheduled for next Thursday to discuss. I know that at least some of the Denizens are from the … Continue...

by Judith Curry On the misuse of science and scientific authority. The latest issue of The Breakthrough Journal is a tour de force. Excerpts from the Introduction to the issue: <begin quote> Donald Rumsfeld famously...

by Judith Curry Spatial Requirements of Wind/Solar and Nuclear Energy and Their Respective Costs “In addition to the energy sector, the climate debate also needs a transition...

In a recent executive order, President Joe Biden has directed federal agencies to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies. The agencies are to find new opportunities that will "spur innovation, commercialization, and deployment of...

by Judith Curry My recent interview on the Strong and Free podcast. I recently did an interview with Christopher Balkaran on his Strong and Free podcast [link] While I wasn’t previously aware of Balkaran or his podcast,...

The coronavirus pandemic is acting as a catalyst for urban transformation across Europe as city authorities grapple with how to manage urban mobility without risking citizens’ health or inviting gridlock by letting cars...