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Climate Modeling
Season 9
Episode 8
Climate models are complex computer programs built on atmospheric science. Scientists input carbon emissions, warming, rainfall and other data to predict future climate. We learn how they work with Dr. Natalie Mahowald, Professor and Chair of Earth and Atmospheric Science at Cornell, and Dr. Alan Robock, Distinguished Professor of Atmospheric Science at Rutgers.
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Liquified Natural Gas is now available globally – with benefits and challenges.
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Does the US need an oil and gas industry? Should we transition to low carbon energies?
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Reducing emissions will take time and money. How do we pay for CO2 emissions reductions?
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How do we make energy environmentally, sociopolitically, and economically sustainable?
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Is it time for more nuclear power, in the US and globally?
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Will expanding nuclear power play a significant role in decarbonizing electricity?
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The world is changing - and so is the world of energy. What are the geopolitics of energy?
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Energy transition will cost trillions of dollars. How will we invest in our energy future?
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Countries are excited about hydrogen as a way to reduce CO2 emissions. Is it the future?
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Though solar and wind provide 4% of electricity, proponents say it could make it all.
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Solar and wind are now cheap new generation, but scaling up 25X is a big challenge.
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Though gas has low carbon emissions it’s not carbon free. Will the world use more or less?