Gopal Reddy

Climate change rationalist

[Gopal Reddy @readyforclimate]

Thanks for sharing- Charles does great work! https://t.co/ZmbFEhe38M

[Gopal Reddy @readyforclimate]

There are two initial steps towards resolving a problem.
#1: Acknowledge there is a problem
#2: Collect the information and data needed to address it

On point #2, this Nature article on water data availability in China is highly…https://t.co/8ZdNlp1hur https://t.co/3xXWTIqVQK

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For those interested in a more in-depth look at the risks from China’s water shortages, the Baker Institute just published a piece that builds upon a Foreign Affairs article Gabe and I coauthored back in August.

There’s a ton of great analysis on the p…https://t.co/oBm4cTdzZz

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Good article in Wired highlighting the various methods China’s government is adopting to try to resolve the water supply problem, including cloud seeding (firing silver iodide into the atmosphere to encourage rainfall).

Worth noting that Sichuan Provinc…https://t.co/Jpygyh8vrx

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Great piece highlighting the need for urgent action. Any decarbonization models that assume current hydropower capacity remains available are at risk. https://t.co/oZep40561t

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While there’s no shortage of bad news out there regarding droughts in Europe, the Western US, and elsewhere, the sheer scale of China’s water shortfalls is daunting.

The world needs to find ways to grow crops and generate electricity with a lot less wa…https://t.co/jnbaNS1thQ

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Great piece that walks through the practical math of how to replace Russian gas deliveries to Europe https://t.co/HWykSqoTZb

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@robert_spalding No more servers for the internet if that happens…

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Amidst all the gloomy news on climate change, this talk hosted by the American Security Project with Rep. John Curtis is one of the most encouraging discussions I've heard. Rep. Curtis is Chairman of the Conservative Climate Caucu…https://t.co/PcoSw7jxal https://t.co/3be5CnGbzD

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@Jkylebass Kyle- one factor may underly all of that. Lack of available freshwater supplies in most major urban areas of China.

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@TravisLin19 @robert_spalding Totally agree

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Let's set aside political rhetoric and focus on hard economic facts.

Three months ago at the World Economic Forum, Chinese President Xi Xinping told the world he doesn't think the US Federal Reserve should be raising interest rate…https://t.co/9jMKK7fE7l https://t.co/dcxvOFu7qX

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Scary how fast groundwater is being depleted in many parts of the world- likely to be a source of geopolitical instability https://t.co/no1eEwKtvQ

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Watching this train wreck in real time, and the notable lack of any kind of plan, is highly disturbing https://t.co/uMuDKVop4g

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@Jkylebass @SofiaHCBBG @AmbQinGang Kyle- have you looked at China’s structural water issues? I’m pretty sure it’s hit crisis levels

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Italy asking for sanction exemptions for luxury goods- not sure much more needs to be said about the state of our society. https://t.co/p6eVy209pm

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Great article by Epoch Times' reporter Venus Upadhayaya on the opportunities and challenges of diversifying supply chains away from China. Water sustainability needs to be a primary consideration, in India and the rest of the worl…https://t.co/9BM5SqP56s https://t.co/HMXOiLo0Ea

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Completely agree- the costs of mitigating carbon dioxide emissions is minuscule compared to the risks to the global economy from climate change. https://t.co/24Shp4ImUW

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For those wondering whether those nasty supply chain issues are going away any time soon, Xi's comments at the World Economic Forum suggest they are going to be with us for a loooong time.

#economics #china #investing https://t.co/r0z3rWNX8O

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Timely article- Hal has covered a complicated geopolitical issue very concisely. As I’ve mentioned to a lot of people, there’s no line in the discounted cash flow model for water availability. #economics #china #water https://t.co/EAOxhlNCSJ