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A Climate Policy Proposal Based on the “Anthropogenic Climate Effect” Metric

Smarter prioritization can dramatically lower the costs and enhance the benefits of addressing climate change.

24 min readJan 21, 2024

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Rethinking Our Climate Change Response With the “Anthropogenic Climate Effect” (ACE)

ACE = (Capacity Adjustment — Adaptation Gap) x Exposure

22 min readJan 21, 2024

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Rethinking Our Climate Change Response With the “Anthropogenic Climate Effect” (ACE)

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Is the Tesla Solar Roof Worth It?

Widely differing interpretations from a tech enthusiast and an energy system modeler

12 min readJul 31, 2023

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Is the Tesla Solar Roof Worth It?

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What’s the Point of Battery Electric Cars?

That’s a good question, New Toyota Prius.

15 min readJul 18, 2023

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Understanding the World’s Most Fundamental Problems

The key to a sensible roadmap for navigating the 21st century

18 min readJul 8, 2023

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Understanding the World’s Most Fundamental Problems

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Tesla Master Plan Part 3: Teardown By an Energy System Modeler

The perfect opportunity to get our facts straight

24 min readApr 13, 2023

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Tesla Master Plan Part 3: Teardown By an Energy System Modeler

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Analyzing the Most Severe Risks of Climate Change and Climate Alarmism

Both are large. Both are unlikely. Both are routinely ignored or downplayed by advocates on different sides of the argument.

15 min readJan 30, 2023

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Analyzing the Most Severe Risks of Climate Change and Climate Alarmism

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Climate Change is an Optimization Problem, Not an Emergency

A former alarmist’s explanation of why alarmism is the wrong response to climate change

16 min readJan 21, 2023

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Climate Change is an Optimization Problem, Not an Emergency

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01.01.2030: Looking Back on a Lost Decade

Reality exposes the limitations of the green growth ideal.

7 min readJan 1, 2023

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01.01.2030: Looking Back on a Lost Decade

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A Detailed Guide to Dramatically Lower Energy Bills

How an understanding of the scientific fundamentals helps me consume 10x less energy than average

39 min readSep 15, 2022

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A Detailed Guide to Dramatically Lower Energy Bills

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Schalk Cloete

Schalk Cloete

A research scientist studying different pathways for decoupling economic development from environmental destruction.

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