Uploaded June 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
To celebrate hitting 10k subs (thank you!) I have put together a video showing the ten biggest themes to watch out for in climate science. Watch out for these!
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Contents
00:00 – Intro
00:45 – Oceans
03:05 – Climate Models
06:15 – Uncertainty
07:57 – Clouds
09:35 – Climate Sensitivity
11:45 – Commitments
15:00 – Tipping Points
16:50 – False Solutions
20:30 – Bad Actors
23:45 – Activism
#ClimateChange #Science
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Thanks to my Patreon subscribers, including my Patreon Saints:
Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell & Lucien Mansell.
Join them here: patreon.com/dr_gilbz
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REFERENCES / READING
*Oceans/sea ice*
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68921215
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66387537 theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/oceans-have-been-absorbing-the-worlds-extra-heat-but-theres-a-huge-payback
https://environments.aq/publications/the-warming-of-the-southern-ocean-and-its-significance/
Cai et al. (2023) Science Bulletin 68 (9) 946-960
Diamond et al. (2024) GRL 51 (10) e2024GL109265
Gilbert & Holmes (2024) Weather 79 (2) 46-51
Purich & Doddridge (2023) Commun Earth Environ 4, 314
Shi et al. (2024) Nature Comms 15 (174)
phys.org/news/2022-05-deep-ocean-climate.html
Messias & Mercier (2022) Commun Earth Environ 3, 118
climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-ocean-heat-content
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice
*Climate models*
carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-well-have-climate-models-projected-global-warming
carbonbrief.org/qa-how-do-climate-models-work
Hausfather et al. (2020) GRL 47 (1)
realclimate.org/index.php/climate-model-projections-compared-to-observations
*Uncertainty *
visionlearning.com/en/library/Process-of-Science/49/Uncertainty-Error-and-Confidence/157
*Clouds*
Ceppi et al (2021) PNAS 118 (30) e2026290118
https://e360.yale.edu/features/why-clouds-are-the-key-to-new-troubling-projections-on-warming
https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/442741-the-role-that-clouds-play-in-climate-change
*ECS*
Sherwood et al (2020) R. Geophys. 58 (4) e2019RG000678
Sherwood & Forest (2024) ACP 24 (4) 2679–2686
IPCC AR6 WG1
doi.org/10.1038/s41561-020-00658-0
carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-scientists-estimate-climate-sensitivity
Charney et al (1979) National Academies report
andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/some-more-about-hansen-et-al
realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2016/09/why-correlations-of-co2-and-temperature-over-ice-age-cycles-dont-define-climate-sensitivity
skepticalscience.com/argument.php?p=2&t=386&&a=115
andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2023/01/11/hansens-10c
*Committed warming/SLR *
Matthews & Weaver (2010) Nature Geosci. 3, 142–143
Matthews & Caldeira (2008) GRL 35 (4)
Matthews (2023) Front. Sci. 14
Matthews & Solomon (2013) Science 340 ( 6131), 438-439
Klose et al. (2024) Cryosphere [preprint]
climateanalytics.org/publications/committed-sea-level-rise-under-the-paris-agreement-and-the-legacy-of-delayed-mitigation-action
Palmer & Weeks (2024) Earth's Fut. 12 (2) e2023EF004403
Box et al. (2022) Nature Climate Change 12, 808–813
Mengel et al. (2018) Nature Comms 9 (601)
theconversation.com/ipcc-climate-report-profound-changes-are-underway-in-earths-oceans-and-ice-a-lead-author-explains-what-the-warnings-mean-165588
youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Gol-EK1uE
*Tipping points*
Carbon Brief carbonbrief.org/explainer-nine-tipping-points-that-could-be-triggered-by-climate-change
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/11/11/how-close-are-we-to-climate-tipping-points/
Armstrong McKay et al. (2022) Science 377 (6611)
Boers & Rypdal (2022) PNAS 118 (21) e2024192118
Pattyn et al. (2018) Nature Climate Change 8, 1053–1061
*False Solutions *
bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-11/the-fictitious-world-of-carbon-neutral-fossil-fuel
youtube.com/watch?v=WcQ4BzHGaS8
bbc.com/worklife/article/20231110-the-tough-truth-behind-corporate-net-zero-sustainability-targets
*Bad actors *
skepticalscience.com/history-FLICC-5-techniques-science-denial.html
counterhate.com/research/new-climate-denial
youtube.com/watch?v=3XSG2Dw2mL8
* Activism *
granthaminstitute.com/2019/10/07/put-your-fate-in-your-hands-rebelling-against-extinction-gave-me-hope-for-the-future
ucl.ac.uk/climate-action-unit/climate-action
voteclimate.uk
tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-theres-much-more-to-climate-action-than-reducing-your-carbon-footprint
To celebrate hitting 10k subs (thank you!) I have put together a video showing the ten biggest themes to watch out for in climate science. Watch out for these!
##################################################
Contents
00:00 – Intro
00:45 – Oceans
03:05 – Climate Models
06:15 – Uncertainty
07:57 – Clouds
09:35 – Climate Sensitivity
11:45 – Commitments
15:00 – Tipping Points
16:50 – False Solutions
20:30 – Bad Actors
23:45 – Activism
#ClimateChange #Science
##################################################
Thanks to my Patreon subscribers, including my Patreon Saints:
Steven Cowling, Eliot Bryant, Baerbel Winkler, Patrick Hillberg, Michael Unterweger, James Harley Gorrell & Lucien Mansell.
Join them here: patreon.com/dr_gilbz
##################################################
REFERENCES / READING
*Oceans/sea ice*
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68921215
bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-66387537 theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/oceans-have-been-absorbing-the-worlds-extra-heat-but-theres-a-huge-payback
https://environments.aq/publications/the-warming-of-the-southern-ocean-and-its-significance/
Cai et al. (2023) Science Bulletin 68 (9) 946-960
Diamond et al. (2024) GRL 51 (10) e2024GL109265
Gilbert & Holmes (2024) Weather 79 (2) 46-51
Purich & Doddridge (2023) Commun Earth Environ 4, 314
Shi et al. (2024) Nature Comms 15 (174)
phys.org/news/2022-05-deep-ocean-climate.html
Messias & Mercier (2022) Commun Earth Environ 3, 118
climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/climate-change-ocean-heat-content
climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs/arctic-sea-ice
*Climate models*
carbonbrief.org/analysis-how-well-have-climate-models-projected-global-warming
carbonbrief.org/qa-how-do-climate-models-work
Hausfather et al. (2020) GRL 47 (1)
realclimate.org/index.php/climate-model-projections-compared-to-observations
*Uncertainty *
visionlearning.com/en/library/Process-of-Science/49/Uncertainty-Error-and-Confidence/157
*Clouds*
Ceppi et al (2021) PNAS 118 (30) e2026290118
https://e360.yale.edu/features/why-clouds-are-the-key-to-new-troubling-projections-on-warming
https://cordis.europa.eu/article/id/442741-the-role-that-clouds-play-in-climate-change
*ECS*
Sherwood et al (2020) R. Geophys. 58 (4) e2019RG000678
Sherwood & Forest (2024) ACP 24 (4) 2679–2686
IPCC AR6 WG1
doi.org/10.1038/s41561-020-00658-0
carbonbrief.org/explainer-how-scientists-estimate-climate-sensitivity
Charney et al (1979) National Academies report
andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2023/01/15/some-more-about-hansen-et-al
realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2016/09/why-correlations-of-co2-and-temperature-over-ice-age-cycles-dont-define-climate-sensitivity
skepticalscience.com/argument.php?p=2&t=386&&a=115
andthentheresphysics.wordpress.com/2023/01/11/hansens-10c
*Committed warming/SLR *
Matthews & Weaver (2010) Nature Geosci. 3, 142–143
Matthews & Caldeira (2008) GRL 35 (4)
Matthews (2023) Front. Sci. 14
Matthews & Solomon (2013) Science 340 ( 6131), 438-439
Klose et al. (2024) Cryosphere [preprint]
climateanalytics.org/publications/committed-sea-level-rise-under-the-paris-agreement-and-the-legacy-of-delayed-mitigation-action
Palmer & Weeks (2024) Earth's Fut. 12 (2) e2023EF004403
Box et al. (2022) Nature Climate Change 12, 808–813
Mengel et al. (2018) Nature Comms 9 (601)
theconversation.com/ipcc-climate-report-profound-changes-are-underway-in-earths-oceans-and-ice-a-lead-author-explains-what-the-warnings-mean-165588
youtube.com/watch?v=Q3Gol-EK1uE
*Tipping points*
Carbon Brief carbonbrief.org/explainer-nine-tipping-points-that-could-be-triggered-by-climate-change
https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/11/11/how-close-are-we-to-climate-tipping-points/
Armstrong McKay et al. (2022) Science 377 (6611)
Boers & Rypdal (2022) PNAS 118 (21) e2024192118
Pattyn et al. (2018) Nature Climate Change 8, 1053–1061
*False Solutions *
bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-08-11/the-fictitious-world-of-carbon-neutral-fossil-fuel
youtube.com/watch?v=WcQ4BzHGaS8
bbc.com/worklife/article/20231110-the-tough-truth-behind-corporate-net-zero-sustainability-targets
*Bad actors *
skepticalscience.com/history-FLICC-5-techniques-science-denial.html
counterhate.com/research/new-climate-denial
youtube.com/watch?v=3XSG2Dw2mL8
* Activism *
granthaminstitute.com/2019/10/07/put-your-fate-in-your-hands-rebelling-against-extinction-gave-me-hope-for-the-future
ucl.ac.uk/climate-action-unit/climate-action
voteclimate.uk
tedxlondon.com/podcast/climate-curious-why-theres-much-more-to-climate-action-than-reducing-your-carbon-footprint
