Bob Kopp
Climate and sea-level scientist, geobiologist, climate policy wonk | @RutgersU Earth Sciences prof & director @RutgersEOAS | Co-director @impact_lab
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Yavne: A Jewish Case for Equality in Israel-Palestine
The two-state solution is dead. It’s time for liberal Zionists to abandon Jewish–Palestinian separation and embrace equality.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Denial expands on Facebook as scientists face restrictions
A climate scientist says Facebook is restricting her ability to share research and fact-check posts containing climate misinformation. It comes as groups that reject climate science increasingly use the platform to undermine mainstream research.
Global emissions pathways under different socioeconomic scenarios for use in CMIP6: a dataset of harmonized emissions trajectories through the end of the century
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> We present a suite of nine scenarios of future emissions trajectories of
anthropogenic sources, a key deliverable of the ScenarioMIP experiment within
CMIP6. Integrated assessment model results for 14 different...
Bob Kopp
@AndrewDessler @Cedders68 @pauleastwd @richardabetts @SDinPraxis @hausfath @keelingcurve @KHayhoe @MichaelEMann You want to take a look at the SSP/RCP matrix figure - the ScenarioMIP protocol papers are one good source.
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The Shared Socioeconomic Pathways and their energy, land use, and greenhouse gas emissions implications: An overview
This paper presents the overview of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) and their energy, land use, and emissions implications. The SSPs are part…
Bob Kopp
@AndrewDessler @hausfath The difference between, say, SSP2 baseline and SSP2-4.5 is the carbon price.
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Eight years after Hurricane Sandy, we’re still unprepared. Hurricane season is here and we need action! Join the Rise to Resilience Coalition on July 10th for a virtual rally and launch, hosted by Chuck Nice. We are an unprecedented coalition of New...
Student ‘Covid-19’ Parties: This Is Why Cornell’s Logic Is So Sketchy
CNN's report of "Covid-19 parties" provides a striking example of why Cornell's assumptions about controlling student misbehavior are misguided.
The U.S. Is Lagging Behind Many Rich Countries. These Charts Show Why.
American exceptionalism has a dark side.
In the Covid-19 Economy, You Can Have a Kid or a Job. You Can’t Have Both.
Our struggle is not an emotional concern. We are not burned out. We are being crushed by an economy that has bafflingly declared working parents inessential.
Message from President Jonathan Holloway - Rutgers University
Today, Jonathan Holloway, the 21st president of Rutgers University, takes office. Please take a moment to watch his address to alumni and friends.
New Data Discloses Flood Risk of Every Home in the Contiguous US - Rutgers EOAS
The data, based on decades of peer-reviewed research, provides the cumulative risk of flooding for more than 142 million homes and properties over a 30-year mortgage. The nonprofit research and technology group First Street Foundation has publicly...
New Jersey among states to be hit hardest by future flooding, with thousands more properties at risk than expected, group warns
A nonprofit research and technology group says that the mid-Atlantic region is expected to see the most dramatic increase in the country in flooding over the next 30 years, driven by the increasing northern reach of hurricanes due to temperatures in...
New Data Reveals Hidden Flood Risk Across America
Nearly twice as many properties may be susceptible to flood damage than previously thought, according to a new effort to map the danger.
The role of prior assumptions in carbon budget calculations
<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> Cumulative emissions budgets and net-zero emission target dates are often used to frame climate negotiations <span class="cit" id="xref_paren.1">(<a href="#bib1.bibx19">Frame et al.</a>, <a href="#bib1.bibx19">2014</a>;...
A ton of money is being spent to unseat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
It’s been two years now since Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won a stunning upset and secured herself a seat in the US House of Representatives. Next week, she’ll face a challenger in the Dem…
Geoscience Commits to Racial Justice. Now We’ve Got Work to Do - Eos
To be silent is to be complicit in our own destruction because racism destroys us all. But not being silent entails more than publishing statements. There is also the collective silence of inaction. —No Time for Silence
Uncertainties in Climate and Weather Extremes Increase the Cost of Carbon
Climate change has myriad physical and economic impacts. Even those that can be easily
quantified indicate the need for ambitious climate action. Other climate impacts have
yet to be quantified. We argue here that uncertainties in climate and...
Race relations and the making of the United States: A conversation with Jonathan Holloway
Current events lead Australians to ask, “What does it mean to be American?” The story of the African American past demonstrates the difficulty of answering this seemingly simple question. If being “Am
Science on the Hill: Calculating Climate
For the fourth Science on the Hill event, Future Climate: What We Know, What We Don’t, experts talked with Scientific American senior editor Mark Fischetti about what goes into modeling our climate—and how such models are used in addition to...
Inside the Fight to Shape Biden’s Climate Policy
The candidate's official platform may matter less in the end than his appointments. Progressives are starting to suggest names.