Jennifer Marohasy

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Climate & Climate Change

Net Zero as Ponzi Scheme Twice Over, A Meta Example

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In eastern Oregon, Meta runs a large data centre at Prineville. It uses ordinary utility power, that could be coal-fired.  But no one uses plain English when it comes to any of this, so you could be misled into believing it is entirely powered by its … [Read more...] about Net Zero as Ponzi Scheme Twice Over, A Meta Example

The Ocean’s Seasonal Exhale: Rethinking the Keeling Curve

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I have been meaning to write about this for some time. In May 2025 we posted a preprint that offers a different explanation for one of the most famous graphs in climate science — the Keeling Curve. Our paper is titled ‘A Thermal Acid Calcification … [Read more...] about The Ocean’s Seasonal Exhale: Rethinking the Keeling Curve

Forests, Peat, and Carbon Markets: Canadian Wildfires and the Long View

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In my most recent Substack post, Canadian Wildfires, A Long View & A Bear View, I consider the fires burning across parts of Canada, now in July 2026 — about 2.8 million hectares so far, on or below long-term averages — through the lens of forest … [Read more...] about Forests, Peat, and Carbon Markets: Canadian Wildfires and the Long View

Oceans Warm Atmosphere with Meteorologist William Kininmonth – Audio and Summaries

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One of my interests is in understanding how and why the climate is so stable, for sure it has been over the last several thousand years.    Where I live, on the Tropic of Capricorn, daily atmospheric temperatures may fluctuate by 20C, yet the … [Read more...] about Oceans Warm Atmosphere with Meteorologist William Kininmonth – Audio and Summaries