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Melange à Trois

Real Climate

Steve Koonin Koonin’s case for yet another review of climate science (2019) Roy Spencer Spencer’s Shenanigans (2024) Flyer Tipping (2021) Review of Spencer’s Great Global Warming Blunder (2011) Misdiagnosis of Surface Temperature Feedback (2011) How to cook a graph in three easy lessons (2008) John Christy How not to science (2023) (..)

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Damming the River by Feeling the Stones: China’s Mekong Hydropower Strategy

Circle of Blue

The Myitsone Dam Wake-Up Call One of the most dramatic turning points came in 2011 with the suspension of the massive Myitsone dam project in Myanmar. Our data shows between 2000 and 2011, Chinese SOEs completed approximately 36% of their hydropower contracts in Cambodia, Laos, and Myanmar.

2011 153
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Maine Commits to 100% Clean Electricity by 2040 

Union of Concerned Scientists

million per year between 2011 and 2022, according to a 2024 analysis commissioned by GEO. Maine’s RPS has already saved ratepayers an average of $21.5

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Our 2012 Report Predicted the Future of Electric Vehicles in 2025: How Off Were We?

Legal Planet

The report cited 2011-12 EV sales as reason for optimism on achieving mass adoption by 2025: Early results from the introduction of new electric vehicles to the U.S.

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A Landmark Climate Ruling from Europe: The EFTA Court Declares Scope 3 Emissions Must Be Assessed Before Oil Project Approvals

Law Columbia

It serves Norway, Iceland, and Liechtenstein, ensuring these EFTA states comply with EU/EEA law, including some EU directives and regulations that are relevant in the context of the EEA, such as the EU Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Directive (2011/92/EU). 3(2) ESA and EFTA Court Agreement ).

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Predicted Arctic sea ice trends over time

Real Climate

The simulations in CMIP5 were conducted around 2011-2013, and used historical forcings from to 2005, and scenarios subsequently. Development of the CMIP5 models was ongoing as these discrepancies were manifesting, and there were improvements in sea ice physics and dynamics, increased resolution and a reduction in the overall climate biases.

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We Need to Change Our Assumptions About Gas Plant Reliability

Union of Concerned Scientists

Gas plants failed at a scale that jeopardized grid reliability for large regions of the United States during severe winter storms in 2011 , 2014 , 2018 , 2021 , and 2022. Unfortunately, this isn’t a rare problem. And earlier this year, gas plants failed at an alarming rate during Winter Storms Heather and Gerri.