“Seeing is believing” [is] an approach to life that works well in many endeavours, including mechanical engineering, fishing, and perhaps dating. It’s also good, apparently, for residents of Missouri. But it doesn’t make for good science. Science is not just about seeing, it’s about measuring, preferably with something that’s not your eyes, which are inextricably […]
Meltdown
On a Melting Planet, More Precisely Tracking the Decline of Ice New laser measurements can help pinpoint how and when the world’s vast stores of ice will vanish. BY BOB BERWYN, INSIDECLIMATE NEWS APR 30, 2020 A new study helps show from where the water rising sea levels is coming, and exactly which processes are […]
Open to Uncertainty
We need leadership that is open to uncertainty, acknowledges an unknowable future, and fosters processes to adapt and create policies and institutions that are robust and fit for purpose in a rapidly evolving world. Robert Hoffman, Principal, Founder, whatIf? Technologies, Inc. Observation made at CaCOR’s Zoom presentation, 2020 June 3
Take a Flyer – Canadian Progress
Is this the start of an aviation revolution? FUTURE PLANET SUSTAINABILITY Aviation is one of the fastest rising sources of carbon emissions from transport, but can a small Canadian airline show the industry a way of flying that is better for the planet? By Diane Selkirk 11th February 2020 As air journeys go, it […]
China can be rich, climate neutral by 2050, global energy group’s report says
China can become a fully developed economy that doesn’t produce any carbon emissions by mid-century. The nation’s high savings and investment rate allow for the spending required to meet the twin goals, according to a report by The Energy Transitions Commission (ETC), a global coalition of executives from across the energy landscape committed to the […]