Awake Evidence

by Judith Curry A month has passed since the DOE climate assessment report was published.  It’s time to reflect on what we might learn from the responses to this Report.  Of particular relevance is the report that was issued earlier … Continue reading → The post DOE Climate Assessment Report: Feedback appeared first on Climate Etc..

by John Ridgway Any politician faced with the challenge of protecting the public from a natural threat, such as a pandemic or climate change, will be keen to stress how much they are ‘following the science’ — by which they … Continue reading → The post The Matthew Effect, Mono-cultures, and the Natural Selection of Bad Science appeared first on Climate Etc..

by John Ridgway In an earlier essay [1] I explained how positive feedbacks can lead to potentially problematic scientific mono-cultures. I also acknowledged that poor research design and data analysis had become commonplace within the behavioural sciences, largely as a … Continue reading → The post Natural Selection of Bad Science. Part II appeared first on Climate Etc..

by Mila Zinkova Reassessing The Coldest March by Susan Solomon On Thursday, 29 March 1912, Captain Scott (1914) made the final entry in his Journal. He wrote:  Since the 21st we have had a continuous gale from W.S.W. and S.W. … Continue reading → The post Captain Scott’s 1912 Antarctic tragedy appeared first on Climate Etc..

by Javier Vinos We have been fortunate to witness the largest climate event to occur on the planet since the advent of global satellite records, and possibly the largest event since the eruption of Mount Tambora in 1815. It is … Continue reading → The post The 2023 climate event revealed the greatest failure of climate science appeared first on Climate Etc..

by Joe Nalven Towards improving AI architecture with a new paradigm Several years ago, I asked Bard (Google’s predecessor to Gemini) to craft an algorithm that would shift its climate change responses from catastrophism toward realism. Bard obliged. It generated … Continue reading → The post AI models and their “knowledge” of climate change appeared first on Climate Etc..

by Chris Morris People have queried what is happening in Australia with their push for a decarbonised all renewables/ Net Zero grid since the last update in 2023. The answer is not much progress but massive amounts of money spent. … Continue reading → The post Update on Australian NetZero efforts appeared first on Climate Etc..

Right, New York Times, Scientists Do Disagree on The Polar Vortex A recent New York Times article explores claims that climate change may be worsening winter cold extremes. While some scientists argue that Arctic warming destabilizes the polar vortex, long-term data show a clear decline in extreme cold events, challenging that narrative. [...] The post Right, New York Times, Scientists Do Disagree on The Polar Vortex appeared first on Clintel.

In this analysis, Dr. Matthew Wielicki examines the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding, contending that the ruling was effectively decided in advance and later justified through a structured scientific review, with far-reaching consequences for climate regulation. The post The Endangerment Finding Was Pre-Cooked appeared first on Clintel.

Online lecture by Dr Steven E Koonin Organized by ICSF Dr Koonin achieved international headlines on publication of his book “Unsettled? What Climate Science tells us, what it doesn’t, and why it matters”, advocating [...] The post January 21, 2026: With climate realism ascendant, what now? appeared first on Clintel.

16th International Conference on Climate Change The only climate conference dedicated to the examination of data rather than the propagation of dogma is back! Organized by Heartland Institute The 16th International Conference on [...] The post 16th International Conference on Climate Change appeared first on Clintel.

America’s Irreversible Goodbye to Climate Governance The United States’ relationship with international climate institutions has become increasingly unstable. In this article, Samuel Furfari argues that the latest move goes beyond political symbolism and represents a structural break with the system of global climate governance built around the UNFCCC. [...] The post America’s Irreversible Goodbye to Climate Governance appeared first on Clintel.