[GWSG] The costs of change; triage in planning; DecoTech roofs; Greenland tips; convinced by change; confronting the neoliberals

[Tilley, Al]

1. Equipment for thinking about the costs of climate change include four basic concepts: permanent vs. transitory and remunerative costs; the social cost of carbon; impacts on economic equality; and the potential for adaptation. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/upshot/how-to-think-about-the-costs-of-climate-change.html?emc=edit_th_190120&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=436283740120
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Climate Change’s Giant Impact on the Economy: 4 Key Issues<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/17/upshot/how-to-think-about-the-costs-of-climate-change.html?emc=edit_th_190120&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=436283740120>
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Many of the big economic questions in coming decades will come down to just how extreme the weather will be, and how to value the future versus the present.



2. In deciding on where to focus resources in coping with climate change, we need to recognize that there are some impacts which are simple to deal with, others which are probably unavoidable, and a third group which might be countered with practical strategies. We would need to decide how much we valued the things at risk and what assets we could muster for a given action. Efforts toward beach renourishment, for example, might well be compared with the establishment of a kelp permaculture program in such a framework.  https://theconversation.com/we-cant-save-everything-from-climate-change-heres-how-to-make-choices-108141?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2023%202019%20-%201218111187&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2023%202019%20-%201218111187+Version+B+CID_939ac7454b46d294cbe2d41ec98bdbf7&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=We%20cant%20save%20everything%20from%20climate%20change%20%20heres%20how%20to%20make%20choices
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We can’t save everything from climate change – here’s how to make choices - theconversation.com<https://theconversation.com/we-cant-save-everything-from-climate-change-heres-how-to-make-choices-108141?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2023%202019%20-%201218111187&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20January%2023%202019%20-%201218111187+Version+B+CID_939ac7454b46d294cbe2d41ec98bdbf7&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=We%20cant%20save%20everything%20from%20climate%20change%20%20heres%20how%20to%20make%20choices>
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Benjamin Preston currently receives funding from the California Hospital Association, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, Ford Motor Company, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and ...



3. DecoTech solar systems, sold through roofers, replace part of the roof tiles with standard solar panels. They are meant to be applied when reroofing is necessary; the installation process renders the roof watertight, and costs about as much as stand-alone solar.  https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/19/solar-shingles-the-focus-of-new-gaf-energy-unit/
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Solar Roofing Is The Focus Of Standard Industries' New GAF Energy Unit | CleanTechnica<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/19/solar-shingles-the-focus-of-new-gaf-energy-unit/>
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Boosting solar roofing growth with the DecoTech is the mandate of GAF Energy, a new company formed under the Standard Industries wing. The new entity will assist customers with planning, financing ...



4. The rate of ice loss in Greenland has increased fourfold since 2003, more than we had thought. The Greenland ice sheets, like those of the West Antarctic, may have reached a tipping point beyond which their melting is inevitable. https://phys.org/news/2019-01-greenland-ice-faster.html
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Greenland ice melting four times faster than in 2003, study finds - phys.org<https://phys.org/news/2019-01-greenland-ice-faster.html>
phys.org
Greenland is melting faster than scientists previously thought—and will likely lead to faster sea level rise—thanks to the continued, accelerating warming of the Earth's atmosphere, a new ...


The NY Times story on Greenland’s growing rate of ice loss concludes with observations by two climate scientists that we can still influence Greenland’s melt rate. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/climate/greenland-ice.html?emc=edit_th_190122&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=436283740122
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Greenland’s Melting Ice Nears a ‘Tipping Point,’ Scientists Say<https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/21/climate/greenland-ice.html?emc=edit_th_190122&nl=todaysheadlines&nlid=436283740122>
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With the Arctic warming rapidly, ice loss in Greenland is accelerating and may soon be a major factor in rising sea levels, according to a new study.



5. A record 73% of Americans believe global warming is in progress, and 72% find that personally important. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/22/climate-change-concern-americans-poll
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Americans’ climate change concerns surge to record levels, poll shows | Environment | The Guardian<https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jan/22/climate-change-concern-americans-poll>
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Americans’ concerns about climate change have surged to record levels, new polling shows, following a year marked by devastating storms, wildfires and increasingly dire warnings from scientists.



6. The Sunrise Movement of mostly college-age people has been a major force behind the call for a green new deal. The movement’s values and ideas are generally in opposition to neoliberalism.   https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/22/principles-of-the-sunrise-movement-antidotes-to-neoliberalism/  I consider that effective climate action will generally point toward the establishment of a sustainable society and will find it necessary to oppose neoliberal principles to get that done. A sense that this is true lies behind conservative opposition to recognizing climate change and thus the need for action; it accompanies the greed for short-term profits from fossil fuels. Naomi Klein, George Monbiot, and others have made the point for years.
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Principles Of The Sunrise Movement: Antidotes To Neoliberalism | CleanTechnica<https://cleantechnica.com/2019/01/22/principles-of-the-sunrise-movement-antidotes-to-neoliberalism/>
cleantechnica.com
The term “neoliberalism” isn’t new. It was coined in 1938 at a meeting in which social democracy was framed as analogous to a collectivism like Nazism and communism. But neoliberalism today ...



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