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The drivers of AMOC’s destabilization

Jul 17, 2026

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14 min read

The drivers of AMOC’s destabilization

And what developing more comprehensive prediction, preparedness, and risk reduction and prevention capacity for the future requires from us today.

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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The weather we stopped trying to modify

Apr 30, 2026

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11 min read

The weather we stopped trying to modify

After fifty years of dormancy, it's time to revitalize hurricane modification efforts. Philanthropic capital is the right catalyst.

Nick van Osdol
Max Berger
Nick van Osdol, +1

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A bold research initiative to stabilize the Arctic

Apr 21, 2026

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7 min read

A bold research initiative to stabilize the Arctic

The Arctic Stabilization Initiative raises $6.5 million to assess options to reduce tipping point risks in some of Earth’s most critical climate systems.

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Infinite Jerk

Mar 19, 2026

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14 min read

Infinite Jerk

Climate change is accelerating, risking serious destabilization of Earth's systems and requiring us to reset our mental and physical models of what's necessary to respond.

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Backwardation

Mar 13, 2026

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9 min read

Backwardation

Exploring energy market dislocations and what they portend for decarbonization and energy transition and innovation efforts

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Geoengineering is no longer a useful term

Feb 24, 2026

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17 min read

Geoengineering is no longer a useful term

Why it’s time to retire it and to come up with other terms and taxonomies for climate interventions

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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The Stabilization Framework

Jan 22, 2026

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22 min read

The Stabilization Framework

A new category of responses to climate change

Nick van Osdol
Paul Gambill
Nick van Osdol, +1

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A $70 trillion opportunity

Jan 15, 2026

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18 min read

A $70 trillion opportunity

The Arctic’s climate regulatory functions are far more valuable than any logistics breakthroughs or future resource extraction in the region could ever be.

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Staying in the game

Dec 18, 2025

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7 min read

Staying in the game

The incomprehensible horrors persist but so do we

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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A Climate Goal for the Overshoot Era

Dec 9, 2025

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13 min read

A Climate Goal for the Overshoot Era

Why stability—not just emissions—should be the organizing frame for climate policy

Nick van Osdol
Paul Gambill
Nick van Osdol, +1

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Nothing for granted. Thanks for everything.

Nov 26, 2025

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16 min read

Nothing for granted. Thanks for everything.

On the passing of a dear friend, tipping points, and systemic risk

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Systemic climate risks are underpriced

Nov 20, 2025

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13 min read

Systemic climate risks are underpriced

Prevention and intervention solutions as portfolio insurance

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Super pollutant news: The latest across all sectors

Nov 13, 2025

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19 min read

Super pollutant news: The latest across all sectors

The news - what it means - and the nuance

Nick van Osdol
Lauren Singer
Nick van Osdol, +1

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Why nuclear fission is queen

Nov 6, 2025

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14 min read

Why nuclear fission is queen

A Keep Cool first, namely, a book review!

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Why we keep talking about talking

Oct 28, 2025

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14 min read

Why we keep talking about talking

What happens when a system built for consensus tries to govern a changing world

Jordan Breighner
Jordan Breighner

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70% of Americans support the Waste Emissions Charge

Oct 16, 2025

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7 min read

70% of Americans support the Waste Emissions Charge

So why did Congress kill its implementation?

Nick van Osdol
Lauren Singer
Nick van Osdol, +1

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Artificial boundaries

Oct 9, 2025

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7 min read

Artificial boundaries

Vaulting past upper limiting

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Attitude → application

Oct 2, 2025

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14 min read

Attitude → application

A Climate Week 2025 digest and notes on the path forward

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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A supercool opportunity

Sep 25, 2025

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16 min read

A supercool opportunity

The next step(s) for cloud seeding

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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For those with eyes to see

Sep 12, 2025

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8 min read

For those with eyes to see

Improving the world and doing cool stuff is already bipartisan

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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How to stop undermining gigatonne scale carbon removal

Sep 4, 2025

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9 min read

How to stop undermining gigatonne scale carbon removal

Carbon removal won’t reach gigatonne scale by cutting corners. Standards like permanence and MRV are what unlock trust, investment, and lasting impact.

Peter Minor
Greg Becker
Peter Minor, +1

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Taking back narrative control

Aug 28, 2025

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12 min read

Taking back narrative control

And individual agency to scale solar and storage sustainably

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Untapped potential

Aug 21, 2025

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17 min read

Untapped potential

A deep dive on low-hanging fruit energy and water conservation

Nick van Osdol
Kyle Rosenthal
Nick van Osdol, +1

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Something I was wrong about

Aug 15, 2025

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12 min read

Something I was wrong about

Our timeline is already a lot better than it could have been

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol

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Consensus Intermediaries

Jul 31, 2025

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16 min read

Consensus Intermediaries

The missing middle grows

Nick van Osdol
Nick van Osdol
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