The climate science behind the Green New Deal:
The Jacobson plan – which, while only one potential approach, is currently the most detailed and well-known – would be met with 30.9% onshore wind, 19.1% offshore wind, 30.7% utility-scale photovoltaics , 7.2% rooftop PV, 7.3% concentrated solar power with storage, 1.25% geothermal power, .37% wave power, 0.14% tidal power, and 3.01% hydroelectric power.University issued press release
, she said,"Not only would a transition to renewable energy drastically slow the pace of global warming, it could also be the catalyst for the creation of millions of jobs, the equitable distribution of power, and the creation of healthier communities that are better suited to bounce back from disaster." I suspect others disagree with her, but this has always been the crux of the discussion about climate change, the solution space.
t is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it." The debate will rage on. If and when legislation is passed, it will look nothing like what has been put forth. The art, science, and horror of lawmaking always involves compromise and at least there is a conversation.
Dr. Marshall Shepherd, Dir., Atmospheric Sciences Program/GA Athletic Assoc. Distinguished Professor , Host, Weather Channel's Popular Podcast, Weather Geeks, 2013 AMS PresidentDr. J. Marshall Shepherd, a leading international expert in weather and climate, was the 2013 President of American Meteorological Society and is Director of the University of Georgia’s Atmospheric Sciences Program. Dr. Shepherd is the Georgia Athletic Associati...
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