Andrew Dessler
Texas A&M climate scientist; posts on climate‑energy interactions and grid/weather risks for energy systems.
Understanding Climate Risk: Core Concepts Explained
On The Climate Brink, I am posting draft chapters from my climate risk textbook. This post is the chapter that explains what "climate risk" means. https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/climate-risk-explained
Short‑term CH4 Impact Exceeds CO2: Rethink GWPs
Informative post on The Climate Brink by Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social on the differences between CO2 and CH4 in warming the climate and the scourge of GWPs and CO2e in evaluating climate policy. https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/using-a-20-year-period-for-comparing
Clean Energy Funding Still Trails Military Budgets
On The Climate Brink, @hausfath.bsky.social writes about the trends of spending on clean energy vs. national defense: When will clean energy spending exceed military spending? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/when-will-clean-energy-spending-exceed
Iran War Exposes Fossil Fuel’s Hidden Global Costs
On The Climate Brink, my latest post is on what the war in Iran tells us about the hidden costs of fossil fuels https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/the-war-in-iran-shows-us-another