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Shutting Down NCAR Is Vindictive Governance

The Honest Broker Newsletter • 3591 implied HN points • 17 Dec 25
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Climate research
  1. Shutting down NCAR appears politically motivated and vindictive, not based on a clear national need. It would harm U.S. scientific capacity and undermine research that supports public safety and the economy.
  2. NCAR is a large, federally funded research center that provides broad atmospheric science, community models, and high-performance computing used worldwide, and it is not simply a hub of ‘climate alarmism.’ Its work spans weather, climate, space physics, and observational technology essential to many sectors.
  3. NCAR has real issues like mission creep and competition with universities that deserve reform, but modernizing and narrowing its mission is far smarter than dismantling the center. Terminating the center would cause unnecessary, long-lasting damage to the scientific enterprise.

Revisiting the hot model problem

The Climate Brink • 845 implied HN points • 31 Jan 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate research
  1. Recent developments and data do not support the idea that the climate is more sensitive to emissions than previously thought.
  2. Certain climate models have high sensitivity to CO2, but community reviews have suggested narrowing down the range of climate sensitivity.
  3. The exact climate sensitivity estimates can vary across studies, but regardless, the priority remains the urgent need to decarbonize our society.

The Unstoppable Momentum of Outdated Science: 2024 Update

The Honest Broker Newsletter • 2316 implied HN points • 19 Feb 24
🔬 Science Climate research
  1. Climate research and policy are still heavily based on outdated and misleading scenarios like RCP8.5, which are causing a disconnect from reality and hindering progress.
  2. Studies in various fields can continue to gain momentum, even if they are based on flawed or outdated foundations, leading to a waste of resources and efforts.
  3. There is a pressing need for a significant reset in climate research to address the widespread usage of obsolete scenarios like RCP8.5, despite the acknowledged divergence from real-world data.

Manifest Grants

Fifty Years News • 35 implied HN points • 30 Aug 23
🔬 Science Climate research
  1. Innovative ideas in science often struggle to get funding for testing and development.
  2. Manifest Grants provides fast funding of $25,000 to $100,000 for scientists to accelerate their ideas in 30 minutes application time.
  3. The goal is to bridge the gap between lab bench ideas and real-world impact by supporting innovators in translating their ideas into solutions.

Why John Podesta was Biden's only choice for Kerry's climate role

Callaway Climate Insights • 0 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🌞 Climate & Environment Climate research
  1. John Podesta was chosen as Biden's top climate advisor due to his experience in climate negotiations and close relationships within the Biden Administration.
  2. Podesta's selection reflects a strategic move for the Democratic party in an election year, rather than maximizing climate progress.
  3. Naming political figures over scientific or corporate leaders in climate roles may delay impactful climate actions until after elections.
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