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WTF is going on with the climate?
You have questions, I have questions too.
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Andrew Dessler
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November 2023
Climate economics has let us down
A common argument from climate change minimalists is that its impact on the economy by 2100 will be negligible. They suggest that even if climate change…
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Andrew Dessler
39
The scariest climate plot in the world
do not let small children read this
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Andrew Dessler
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The Eight Deadly Sins of Analyzing the Energy Transition
The renewable revolution is plainly gaining speed and impact. So why are so many analysts so wrong about the pace and scale of innovation?
Published on Renewable Revolution • 
Is climate change an "emergency"?
more and more scientists say yes
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Andrew Dessler
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October 2023
Global temperatures remain consistent with climate model projections
Here we update the comparison of climate models and observations through October 2023
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Zeke Hausfather
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October on track to smash prior monthly records
Temperatures so far have remained gobsmacking, if not quite as bananas as September
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Zeke Hausfather
46
Natural gas isn’t natural, it’s methane
When you’re at a tailgate this fall, sharing some “all-natural” hot dogs with friends and washing it down with some “all-natural” fruit punch, putting…
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Andrew Dessler
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'The Pause' vs. 'The Surge'
What to think about this year’s very rapid warming
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Andrew Dessler
16
Adaptation to climate change will be an absolute nightmare
Why the easy way out is no way out at all
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Andrew Dessler
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September 2023
Visualizing a summer of extremes in 7 charts
The past four months of 2023 have shattered all prior records by a truly staggering margin
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Zeke Hausfather
25
I stand with unions
Out-of-control corporate power is the real cause of climate change
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Andrew Dessler
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