Capitalism vs. the Climate | Climate Etc.

The climate debate seems to be increasingly becoming the framing for a massive political and cultural battleground, which does not bode well for climate science to return to some sort of ‘normalcy’ anytime soon.

Geothermal could replace coal and gas 68 times over

The geothermal energy consultancy HDR has confirmed that Australia is sitting on vast reserves of geothermal energy, sufficient enough to replace carbon emissions-intensive coal and gas power 68 times over, or in other words, 2.8 million megawatts (MW) within 5 kilometres of the earth’s surface, if 14% of the estimated energy is recovered under existing drilling and power conversion technology over 30 years.
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The rocks beneath Australia (within 5 kilometres) store enough heat to theoretically provide 85 million megawatts (MW), or all of Australia’s current electricity demand for 50,000 years.

Shock News : Iceland Almost As Warm As It Was 70 Years Ago | Real Science

[2010] When an Icebreaker Meets Its Match | Ice Stories: Dispatches From Polar Scientists

As luck or fate would have it, the sea ice around Antarctica seems to be unusually persistent this year, reaching far beyond its usual summer extent, which makes moving forward a slow going process.

Time To Excommunicate The IPCC? | Real Science

Now that some members of the IPCC are starting to show a faint semblance of interest in actual science, Al Gore​’s church will be forced to either send them more money or excommunicate them.