Chaos in the Climate Casino

The Climate Emergency Forum welcomes Dr. Eliot Jacobson, a retired professor turned climate researcher. The discussion delves into the complexities of the 1.5-degree IPCC global average temperature goal.

This video was recorded on March 4th, 2024, and published on March 24th, 2024.

In the detailed dialog provided, Dr. Eliot Jacobson, a retired professor turned climate researcher, delves into the complexities of the 1.5-degree IPCC global average temperature goal and the challenges in accurately measuring temperature anomalies above the pre-industrial baseline. He criticizes the varying methods used by different sources to calculate these anomalies and highlights discrepancies in reporting, emphasizing the need for a more standardized approach to convey this crucial information.

Furthermore, Dr. Jacobson discusses his own analysis based on Copernicus data, revealing a higher rate of warming at 0.3 degrees Celsius per decade compared to previous estimates. This leads him to assert that the current temperature anomaly is around 1.38 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline, indicating a faster pace of warming than commonly acknowledged. He predicts that at this rate, the world is likely to surpass the 1.5-degree goal by 2028, highlighting the urgency of addressing climate change.

The discussion also extends to how insurance companies are grappling with escalating risks due to abrupt weather changes, hinting at broader societal implications and challenges posed by a rapidly changing climate landscape.

Links:

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• The Blackjack Zone

• July 2023 sees multiple global temperature records broken

• Paris Agreement

• Global Warming in the Pipeline and Earth’s Energy Imbalance (CEF Video)

• Copenhagen Accord

• United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

• No 1.5 Without Intervention (CEF Video)

• Explaining Extreme Weather Events from a Climate Perspective

• Texas on Fire (CEF Video)

• International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme

• Monitoring the ocean heat content change and the Earth energy imbalance from space altimetry and space gravimetry

• Contemporary Casino Table Game Design

• Climate Confusion

Special Guest:

• Dr. Eliot Jacobson - is a retired professor of mathematics, computer science, as well as a casino industry consultant. He has authored four books, three on casino games and one poetry book. Since retiring in 2017, he has become well known in the climate world as a climate researcher appearing recently on CNN, as well as many climate oriented programs with a large number of followers on Twitter.

Regular Panelists:

• Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute

• Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University

• Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader

Video Production:

• Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP28 Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.

Attributions:

Background Music:

• Title: Through the City II
• Author: Crowander
• Source: Free Music Archive
• License: BY-NC 4.0

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