Have you ever heard a nuclear supporter refer to "the MIT study"?

[kristopher]

It is a study on "The Future of Nuclear Power" done by MIT in 2003, with a update published in 2009.

By 2009, it had become clear that the predictions on nuclear costs in the 2003 version were very, very poor. So a 2009 update was crafted to alter some of the other assumptions to preserve the illusion of a possible economically viable path for deploying a large number of nuclear power plants. It is this part dealing with economics that is most commonly discussed.

What is seldom referred to though is the actual findings of the interdisciplinary group that produced the report. Here is a snip with those summarized. Note, that renewable energy and efficiency alternatives WERE NOT examined.

Over the next 50 years, unless patterns change dramatically, energy production and use will contribute to global warming through large-scale greenhouse gas emissions — hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon in the form of carbon dioxide. Nuclear power could be one option for reducing carbon emissions. At present, however, this is unlikely: nuclear power faces stagnation and decline.

This study analyzes what would be required to retain nuclear power as a significant option for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and meeting growing needs for electricity supply. Our analysis is guided by a global growth scenario that would expand current worldwide nuclear generating capacity almost threefold, to 1000 billion watts,by the year 2050.Such a deployment would avoid 1.8 billion tonnes of carbon emissions annually from coal plants, about 25% of the increment in carbon emissions otherwise expected in a business-as-usual scenario. This study also recommends changes in government policy and industrial practice needed in the relatively near term to retain an option for such an outcome. (Want to guess what these are? - K)

We did not analyze other options for reducing carbon emissions — renewable energy sources, carbon sequestration,and increased energy efficiency — and therefore reach no conclusions about priorities among these efforts and nuclear power. In our judgment, it would be a mistake to exclude any of these four options at this time.

STUDY FINDINGS
For a large expansion of nuclear power to succeed,four critical problems must be overcome:

Cost. In deregulated markets, nuclear power is not now cost competitive with coal and natural gas.However,plausible reductions by industry in capital cost,operation and maintenance costs, and construction time could reduce the gap. Carbon emission credits, if enacted by government, can give nuclear power a cost advantage.

Safety.
Modern reactor designs can achieve a very low risk of serious accidents, but “best practices”in construction and operation are essential.We know little about the safety of the overall fuel cycle,beyond reactor operation.

Waste.
Geological disposal is technically feasible but execution is yet to be demonstrated or certain. A convincing case has not been made that the long-term waste management benefits of advanced, closed fuel cycles involving reprocessing of spent fuel are outweighed by the short-term risks and costs. Improvement in the open,once through fuel cycle may offer waste management benefits as large as those claimed for the more expensive closed fuel cycles.

Proliferation.
The current international safeguards regime is inadequate to meet the security challenges of the expanded nuclear deployment contemplated in the global growth scenario. The reprocessing system now used in Europe, Japan, and Russia that involves separation and recycling of plutonium presents unwarranted proliferation risks.

2009 Update:

while there has been some progress since 2003, increased deployment of nuclear power has been slow both in the United States and globally, in relation to the illustrative scenario examined in the 2003 report. While the intent to build new plants has been made public in several countries, there are only few firm commitments outside of Asia, in particular China, India, and Korea, to construction projects at this time. Even if all the announced plans for new nuclear power plant construction are realized, the total will be well behind that needed for reaching a thousand gigawatts of new capacity worldwide by 2050. In the U.S., only one shutdown reactor has been refurbished and restarted and one previously ordered, but never completed reactor, is now being completed. No new nuclear units have started construction.

In sum, compared to 2003, the motivation to make more use of nuclear power is greater, and more rapid progress is needed in enabling the option of nuclear power expansion to play a role in meeting the global warming challenge. The sober warning is that if more is not done, nuclear power will diminish as a practical and timely option for deployment at a scale that would constitute a material contribution to climate change risk mitigation.

[Spider Jerusalem]

1. Have you ever heard an opponent of nuclear power...

explain credibly, in detail, exactly how they propose to replace polluting and in any case depleting fossil fuel energy sources without a significant reduction in output? Because I haven't.

[kristopher]

5. Yes, I have.

There are, literally, hundreds of "credible" studies and plans that demonstrate conclusively that we can meet all of our needs and more with existing renewable energy technology. If you haven't seen any of them, you probably haven't been looking.

[MajorChode]

7. "can" and practical are two different things

Just because something "can" be done, doesn't mean it "can" be done from a practical aspect that wouldn't destroy our economy or way of life in the process. Any realization of greenhouse gas reduction from a practical aspect is going to have to include a comprehensive plan which includes power production from a number of different sources. Anyone who thinks we can build a power grid in the short term from windmills and solar panels is living in a fantasy world.

[kristopher]

8. Please back that up with credible analysis.

It is a false talking point pressed by right wing think tanks. How do we know? Because there IS NO CREDIBLE ANALYSIS THAT SAYS RENEWABLES CAN'T DO THE JOB BETTER FASTER AND CHEAPER THAN NUCLEAR.

None.

What we can find very easily, however, is page after page of "analysis" from the likes of the Heritage Foundation and the Nuclear Energy Institute where that claim is often make but never supported.

[MajorChode]

9. I don't particularly feel the need to disprove what you can't even begin to prove yourself

The so-called "credible analysis" you have posted is anything but and doesn't even begin to support his assertions. So it may not be such a good idea to flaunt your own flimsy source while trying to build some sort of fictional ad hominem case against competing opinions, as the old glass houses adage can be easily applied.

Cheers!

[kristopher]

10. All plans are aimed at renewables and efficiency.

That puts the burden on you to prove they are wrong.

[MajorChode]

11. You're kidding, right?

[Zoeisright]

15. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

In other words, you can't back it up.

What a maroon.

[MajorChode]

16. Sorry, silly text laughs don't do much for me

Try someone else who is amused by such childish antics and is weak minded enough to try to disprove what is obviously junk science to begin with. I've also already explained why it's junk science in other posts, so you're a bit late to the party, chuckles.

Cheers!

[BlooInBloo]

2. No, but I sweartagawd I saw this exact same post here on DU a day or 3 ago.

[Confusious]

3. He includes it with every post

It's like a party gift.

[Birthmark]

4. Our current position sucks...

...no matter how we slice it. If we keep burning fossil fuels then it's probable that civilization as we have known it is going to collapse due to the effects, both direct and indirect, of climate change. The changes in the climate will persist for somewhere between centuries and millennia.

OTOH, we don't have a replacement or even an adequate array of replacements for fossil fuels. So, if we cut fossil fuels too much the economy as we have known it will collapse. The only advantages in this outcome is that the people suffering are at least some of the same people that have caused the problem, and it is likely that the effect is temporary, lasting decades to centuries.

Therefore, imo, ceasing the burning of fossil fuels is very much the lesser evil.

Make no mistake, we've screwed ourselves pretty well and there aren't any easy answers. Personally, I love green energy, but it's inadequate to the task of replacing fossil fuels at this stage. If nuclear can help close the gap, then build the plants.

But the longer we wait the larger the gap becomes and the more CO2 we spew into the air, making fixing the problem even longer. Depending on "future technology" to dig us out of this hole makes as much sense as adopting "winning the lottery" as your retirement plan.

[kristopher]

6. That is a false choice. Renewable energy can get us off fossil fuels faster than nuclear.

They can do the job faster, for less money, and with far fewer environmental costs than nuclear power.

Remember that the nuclear power industry has a well funded lobby with 50 years of strong Republican oriented support - that power base has not disappeared. They have just moved to a strategy that tries to greenwash nuclear power by capitalizing on the climate change issue. I'm glad they are supporting action on AGW, but the solution they want to pursue is dictated by the interests of the nuclear power industry, not the best solution for the country nor the planet.

Abstract here: http://www.rsc.org/publishing/journals/EE/article.asp?doi=b809990c

Full article for download here: http://www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/jacobson/revsolglobwarmairpol.htm


Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148 - 173, DOI: 10.1039/b809990c

Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security

Mark Z. Jacobson

Abstract
This paper reviews and ranks major proposed energy-related solutions to global warming, air pollution mortality, and energy security while considering other impacts of the proposed solutions, such as on water supply, land use, wildlife, resource availability, thermal pollution, water chemical pollution, nuclear proliferation, and undernutrition.

Nine electric power sources and two liquid fuel options are considered. The electricity sources include solar-photovoltaics (PV), concentrated solar power (CSP), wind, geothermal, hydroelectric, wave, tidal, nuclear, and coal with carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. The liquid fuel options include corn-ethanol (E85) and cellulosic-E85. To place the electric and liquid fuel sources on an equal footing, we examine their comparative abilities to address the problems mentioned by powering new-technology vehicles, including battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HFCVs), and flex-fuel vehicles run on E85.

Twelve combinations of energy source-vehicle type are considered. Upon ranking and weighting each combination with respect to each of 11 impact categories, four clear divisions of ranking, or tiers, emerge.

Tier 1 (highest-ranked) includes wind-BEVs and wind-HFCVs.
Tier 2 includes CSP-BEVs, geothermal-BEVs, PV-BEVs, tidal-BEVs, and wave-BEVs.
Tier 3 includes hydro-BEVs, nuclear-BEVs, and CCS-BEVs.
Tier 4 includes corn- and cellulosic-E85.

Wind-BEVs ranked first in seven out of 11 categories, including the two most important, mortality and climate damage reduction. Although HFCVs are much less efficient than BEVs, wind-HFCVs are still very clean and were ranked second among all combinations.

Tier 2 options provide significant benefits and are recommended.

Tier 3 options are less desirable. However, hydroelectricity, which was ranked ahead of coal-CCS and nuclear with respect to climate and health, is an excellent load balancer, thus recommended.

The Tier 4 combinations (cellulosic- and corn-E85) were ranked lowest overall and with respect to climate, air pollution, land use, wildlife damage, and chemical waste. Cellulosic-E85 ranked lower than corn-E85 overall, primarily due to its potentially larger land footprint based on new data and its higher upstream air pollution emissions than corn-E85.

Whereas cellulosic-E85 may cause the greatest average human mortality, nuclear-BEVs cause the greatest upper-limit mortality risk due to the expansion of plutonium separation and uranium enrichment in nuclear energy facilities worldwide. Wind-BEVs and CSP-BEVs cause the least mortality.

The footprint area of wind-BEVs is 2–6 orders of magnitude less than that of any other option. Because of their low footprint and pollution, wind-BEVs cause the least wildlife loss.

The largest consumer of water is corn-E85. The smallest are wind-, tidal-, and wave-BEVs.

The US could theoretically replace all 2007 onroad vehicles with BEVs powered by 73000–144000 5 MW wind turbines, less than the 300000 airplanes the US produced during World War II, reducing US CO2 by 32.5–32.7% and nearly eliminating 15000/yr vehicle-related air pollution deaths in 2020.

In sum, use of wind, CSP, geothermal, tidal, PV, wave, and hydro to provide electricity for BEVs and HFCVs and, by extension, electricity for the residential, industrial, and commercial sectors, will result in the most benefit among the options considered. The combination of these technologies should be advanced as a solution to global warming, air pollution, and energy security. Coal-CCS and nuclear offer less benefit thus represent an opportunity cost loss, and the biofuel options provide no certain benefit and the greatest negative impacts.

[MajorChode]

12. Hogwash

No matter how many times you post your junk science article, it gains no more credibility.

Your esteemed Dr. Jacobson ignores one simple premise. When it gets hot, the wind stops blowing, and coincidentally this is when you have the greatest energy demand. You can't rely on solar power either because it doesn't work at all at night and in cloudy conditions. Dr. Jacobson asserts that this power can simply be stored, yet he offers not one shred of information on how such a system would actually be feasible and neither does he offer one shred of information on how much such a system would cost. Dr. Jacobson's other solution to this problem is to have people turn their air conditioners off. Now if you actually think that's going to work, one can only admire your idealism. Personally I tend to be a bit more pragmatic.

[kristopher]

13. You aren't pragmatic you are simplistic.

You can only envision what you are familiar with. Anything else scares you because you don't understand it. That leads to the rejection without evidence that you are engaging in.

[MajorChode]

14. You don't even understand the nonsense you post

Your first clue should have been the bullshit monger you keep repeating has refused to go through the peer review process and has instead opted to take his message directly to the ignorant masses rather than his peers who actually do "understand" his nonsense is nonsense. But I doubt you understand the significance of the peer review process, because if you did you wouldn't be preaching his sermons as the gospel. Bullshit mongers have to rely on the faith of those who can't possibly begin to "understand" what they are saying, because their data and facts sure as hell can't back them up. That's also why you can't begin to engage in any substantive discussion on the matter and need to rely on ad hominem attacks, name calling, and simply regurgitating the same nonsense over and over. I bet you didn't realize how much you reveal about yourself. For further reading, see the Dunning-Kruger effect:

1. Incompetent individuals tend to overestimate their own level of skill.
2. Incompetent individuals fail to recognize genuine skill in others. (emphasis added)
3. Incompetent individuals fail to recognize the extremity of their inadequacy.
4. If they can be trained to substantially improve their own skill level, these individuals can recognize and acknowledge their own previous lack of skill.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning%E2%80%93Kruger_effect

So if I'm judged by you as simplistic, I'll take that as a compliment. Thank you.

Cheers!

[kristopher]

18. Hmmm.

There is a move by many academics to encourage "open access" to peer reviewed journal articles. For example, at Harvard, all professors agree as a condition of employment that all published papers based on university funding are to be "open access" for the public. It takes special permission to publish an article behind a firewall. Those papers are peer reviewed.

Some journals, however, do not allow that. The solution in those cases is to publish for the public a pre-publication draft by the author.

That is what Jacobson makes available to you.
Energy Environ. Sci., 2009, 2, 148 - 173, DOI: 10.1039/b809990c

That would be "The Journal of Energy and Environmental Science, 2009, 2, 148-173

[MajorChode]

19. You've only regurgitated this about 20 times so far

Did you think I didn't notice where this junk science was published? It was published by a journal that didn't even exist a few months before the article was written and is clearly biased towards renewables. One can only imagine what their "peer-review" process entails. Simply because a journal is "peer-reviewed" does not insure the reliability of the data and conclusions. However, there are a number of scientific publications that do demand a high level of credibility because they go to great lengths to insure their peer-review process is unbiased and employs the efforts of highly qualified individuals. Dr. Jacobsen did not submit his paper to any of those as far as I can tell, or perhaps if he did they either rejected it or Dr. Jacobsen removed it voluntarily rather than face the inevitable criticisms of his methodology, which is clearly flawed as Barry Brook explains here:
http://bravenewclimate.com/2009/11/03/wws-2030-critique/

So if Dr. Jacobsen's research is so earth shattering, as you claim, why did he submit it to a journal that is unknown and has zero credibility in the scientific community?

[kristopher]

24. Do you think you are sitting in a bar somewhere talking to a drunk...

that can't remember what you just said?

First you said Jacobson's study wasn't peer reviewed.

You don't even understand the nonsense you post
Your first clue should have been the bullshit monger you keep repeating has refused to go through the peer review process and has instead opted to take his message directly to the ignorant masses rather than his peers who actually do "understand" his nonsense is nonsense. But I doubt you understand the significance of the peer review process, because if you did you wouldn't be preaching his sermons as the gospel. Bullshit mongers have to rely on the faith of those who can't possibly begin to "understand" what they are saying, because their data and facts sure as hell can't back them up. That's also why you can't begin to engage in any substantive discussion on the matter and need to rely on ad hominem attacks, name calling, and simply regurgitating the same nonsense over and over.

When shown AGAIN the header of the abstract for Jacobson's article posted above that states the name of the PEER REVIEWED JOURNAL where the paper was published, you then go here:

Did you think I didn't notice where this junk science was published? It was published by a journal that didn't even exist a few months before the article was written and is clearly biased towards renewables. One can only imagine what their "peer-review" process entails. Simply because a journal is "peer-reviewed" does not insure the reliability of the data and conclusions. However, there are a number of scientific publications that do demand a high level of credibility because they go to great lengths to insure their peer-review process is unbiased and employs the efforts of highly qualified individuals. Dr. Jacobsen did not submit his paper to any of those as far as I can tell, or perhaps if he did they either rejected it or Dr. Jacobsen removed it voluntarily rather than face the inevitable criticisms of his methodology,

So you have no idea of how to even recognize a journal article, and you clearly lack the integrity to admit your false claim.

Now you want to assert that a blogger with the same level of competence that you possess has shown us the flaws in Jacobson's work. I could ask you where that criticism was published, as in what peer reviewed journal did it appear in? But, it is actually not even a critique of the Jacobson paper I posted. However as it does touch on it I'll address it just a bit.

First note where all the links and references go to - other nuclear fan bloggers or other blog entries by the same blogger. The only outside references that he uses are the "Renewable energy without the hot air" report (which confirms JAcobson's resource assessment) and Jacobson's paper itself.

EVERYTHING ELSE IS "I LOVE NUCLEAR" BLOGGER BULLSHIT.

Tell me please, does your resume or that of the nuclear blogger look anything like this?




CURRICULUM VITAE

Last Updated April 12, 2010


Mark Z. Jacobson
Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Professor by Courtesy of Energy Resources Engineering
Yang & Yamazaki Environment & Energy Building
Civil and Environmental Engineering, Mailcode 4020
473 Via Ortega, Room 397
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-4020, USA


Degrees and Employment

B. S., with distinction, Stanford University, Civil Engineering, 1988
B. A., with distinction, Stanford University, Economics, 1988
M. S., Stanford University, Environmental Engineering, 1988
M. S., UCLA, Atmospheric Sciences, 1991
Ph. D., UCLA, Atmospheric Sciences, 1994
Research Asst., UCLA, Atmospheric Sciences, 1989-1994
Teaching Assistant, UCLA, Atmospheric Sciences, 1989-1994
Postdoctoral Student, UCLA, Atmospheric Sciences, June-September, 1994
Assistant Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 1994-2001.
Associate Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford Univ., 2001-2007
Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2007-present
Professor by Courtesy of Energy Resources Engineering, Stanford Univ, 2007-present
Associate Director, Environmental Fluid Mechanics Laboratory, Stanford University, September, 1996-present.
Director and co-founder, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, 2004-present.
Senior Fellow, by Courtesy, Woods Institute for the Environment, January 2008-present

Scientific Background

The main goal of Jacobson’s research is to understand physical, chemical, and dynamical processes in the atmosphere better in order to address atmospheric problems, such as climate change and urban air pollution, with improved scientific insight and more accurate predictive tools. He also evaluates the atmospheric effects of proposed solutions to climate change and air pollution, examines resource availability of renewable energies, and studies optimal methods of combining renewables. To accomplish many of these goals, he has developed and applied numerical solvers to simulate gas, aerosol, cloud, radiative, and land/ocean-surface processes. In 1993-4, he developed the world’s first combined gas-aerosol-radiative air-pollution model with interactive feedback to weather on any scale, and in 2001, the first nested global-through-urban air-pollution-weather-climate model. In 2000, he discovered that black carbon, the main component of soot particles, may be the second-leading cause of global warming in terms of radiative forcing after carbon dioxide. This finding provided the original scientific basis for proposed U.S. laws H.R. 1760 (Black Carbon Emissions Reduction Act of 2009, March 26, 2009), H.R. 7250 (Arctic Climate Preservation Act, Oct. 2, 2008), S.R. 110-489 (Black Carbon Research Bill, Sept. 17, 2008), and S.849.IS (Bill to Require the EPA to Study Black Carbon, April 22, 2009). His findings that carbon dioxide domes over cities and carbon dioxide buildup since preindustrial times have enhanced air pollution mortality through its feedback to particles and ozone served as a scientific basis for the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the first regulation of carbon dioxide from vehicles in the United States (the California waiver). He has also studied the effects of aerosols on ultraviolet radiation, the effects of aerosol mixing state on atmospheric heating, the effects of biomass burning on climate, the effect of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on air pollution and the ozone layer, the effects of aerosols on winds and precipitation, the effects of ethanol and diesel vehicles on air quality, and the effects of agriculture on air pollution. His group’s development of the world’s first wind map based on data at the height of modern wind turbines has served as a scientific justification for the wind component of the Repower America and Pickens Plan energy proposals. To date, he has published two textbooks and 95 peer-reviewed journal articles. Several hundred researchers have used computer models that he has developed. In 2005, he received the American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award for "significant contributions to modeling aerosol chemistry and to understanding the role of soot and other carbon particles on climate.” His paper, "Effects of ethanol versus gasoline on cancer and mortality in the United States" was the top-accessed article in Environmental Science and Technology for April-September, 2007. His “Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security” was the top-accessed paper during March 2009 from Energy and Environmental Sciences, and his paper, “Influence of future anthropogenic emissions on climate, natural emissions, and air quality” was the top-accessed paper during May 2009 among all Journal of Geophysical Research journals.

Awards, Scholarships, and Fellowships

Yale Book award, 1982

Distinguished Scholar Award, Palo Alto Unified School District, 1983

Faculty Cup award, "Presented in recognition of outstanding academic achievement and
leadership by the administration and faculty of H. M. Gunn Senior High School," 1983

National Merit scholarship, 1983

Harvard College Honorary National Scholarship, "Highest award given by Harvard University to members of incoming class, based on academic distinction and extracurricular achievement," 1983

NCAA-ITCA scholar-athlete of the year award, 1985, 1986, 1987

Division I NCAA-ITCA Academic All-American, 1987

Stanford University Tennis scholarship, Stanford University, 1986-7

Department of Civil Engineering academic fellowship, Stanford University, 1987

Second place, ASCE hazardous waste essay writing competition, 1987

Chancellor's fellowship, UCLA, 1989

Neiburger teaching award, UCLA, 1992

Dissertation Year fellowship, UCLA, 1993-4

NSF Career Early Development Award, 1995-1998

Powell Foundation Award, Stanford University, 1995-1996

Frederick Terman Fellowship, Stanford University, 1997-2000

Presidential Research Grant for Junior Faculty, Stanford University, 1998

NASA New Investigator Award, 1999-2002

Research Incentive Award, Office of Technology & Licensing Stanford Univ., 2001-2002

American Meteorological Society Henry G. Houghton Award "for significant contributions to modeling aerosol chemistry and to understanding the role of soot and other carbon particles on climate," 2005

Editors' Citation for Excellence in Refereeing, Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 2005

Most-accessed article April-June 2007; second-most-accessed article July-September 2007, in the Journal, Environmental Science & Technology, “Effects of ethanol (E85) versus gasoline on cancer and mortality in the United States.”

Partial share of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize as a research contributor to and reviewer of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 3rd and 4th Assessment Reports, cited for “efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.”

Editor Highlight in Geophysical Research letters for “On the causal link between carbon dioxide and air pollution mortality,” February 2008

Top three most popular research news stories of 2008 published by Environmental Research Web: "Carbon dioxide increase causes air pollution deaths", a news story on "On the causal link between carbon dioxide and air pollution mortality"http://environmentalresearchweb.org/cws/article/research/37302

Top three "Most Interesting Science and Technology News of 2008", by Blogher, "Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security", http://www.blogher.com/most-interesting-science-and-technology-news-2008?

Economist.com "noteworthy journal article" for January 2009, "Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security", www.economist.com/business/management/displaystory.cfm?story_id=13008534

Top-downloaded paper, "Influence of future anthropogenic emissions on climate, natural emissions, and air quality", all Journal of Geophysical Research Journals, May 2009.

Top-downloaded paper, "Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security", Energy and Environmental Science, March 2009.

One of the top two science stories of 2009 according to Science of the Times, "A path to sustainable energy by 2030", Scientific American, November 2009.

Top-cited first author, Stanford University School of Engineering, all departments, for first-authored papers published since Jan. 1, 1994.

Grants

U.S. EPA Global Air Pollution Modeling, 1994 - 1997
U.S. EPA Urban Air Pollution, 1995 – 1998
NSF Climate Modeling, 1997 – 2000
NSF Climate Modeling, 2001-2004
U.S. EPA Climate Modeling, 2001-2002
U.S. EPA Climate Modeling, 2002-2003
NASA Climate Modeling, 2004-2007
Global Climate and Energy Project, Effect of hydrogen on air pollution, 2004-2007
NASA Climate and Air Pollution Modeling, 2004-2007
U.S. EPA, Climate Effects on Air Pollution, 2007-2011
NASA Effects of Aerosols on Clouds, 2007-2010
U.S. Army, Transport of Airborne and Waterborne Particles Center, 2007-2012
Federal Aviation Administration, Effects of contrails on climate, 2007-2009
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Effects of hydrogen on the atmosphere, 2007-2009
Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, Optimizing renewable energy, 2008-2009
Federal Aviation Administration, Effects of low-sulfur jet fuel on climate, 2008-2009
National Science Foundation, Measuring and modeling organic aerosols, 2008-2011
Federal Aviation Administration, Effects of Aviation on Climate, 2009-2010
Federal Aviation Administration, Effects of Rerouting Polar Aircraft, 2009-2010
Federal Aviation Administration, ACCRI, 2010-2012

Unique Features of GATOR-GCMOM (Click here)

Ph. D. Thesis

Jacobson M. Z. (1994) Developing, coupling, and applying a gas, aerosol, transport, and radiation model to study urban and regional air pollution. Ph. D. Thesis, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, 436 pp.

Books

Jacobson, M. Z., Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling. Cambridge University Press, New York, 656 pp., 1999.
Jacobson, M. Z., Fundamentals of Atmospheric Modeling, Second Edition, Cambridge University Press, New York, 813 pp., 2005
Jacobson, M. Z., Atmospheric Pollution: History, Science, and Regulation, Cambridge University Press, New York, 399 pp., 2002.


Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles as First Author

1. Jacobson, M. Z., and R. P. Turco, SMVGEAR: A sparse-matrix, vectorized Gear code for atmospheric models, Atmos. Environ., 28A, 273-284, 1994.

2. Jacobson, M. Z., R. P. Turco, E. J. Jensen, and O. B. Toon, Modeling coagulation among particles of different composition and size, Atmos. Environ., 28A, 1327–1338, 1994.

3. Jacobson, M. Z., and R. P. Turco, Simulating condensational growth, evaporation, and coagulationof aerosols using a combined moving and stationary size grid, Aerosol Sci. and Technol., 22, 73 –- 92, 1995.

4. Jacobson, M. Z., Computation of global photochemistry with SMVGEAR II. Atmos. Environ., 29A , 2541-2546, 1995.

5. Jacobson, M. Z., A. Tabazadeh, and R. P. Turco, Simulating equilibrium within aerosols and non-equilibrium between gases and aerosols, J. Geophys. Res., 101, 9079–-9091, 1996.

6. Jacobson, M. Z., R. Lu, R. P. Turco, and O. B. Toon, Development and application of a new air pollution modeling system. Part I: Gas-phase simulations, Atmos. Environ., 30B, 1939 –- 1963, 1996.

7. Jacobson, M. Z., Development and application of a new air pollution modeling system. Part II: Aerosol module structure and design, Atmos. Environ., 31A, 131 –- 144, 1997.

8. Jacobson, M. Z., Development and application of a new air pollution modeling system. Part III: Aerosol-phase simulations, Atmos. Environ., 31A, 587 –- 608, 1997.

9. Jacobson, M. Z., Numerical techniques to solve condensational and dissolutional growth equations when growth is coupled to reversible reactions, Aerosol Sci. Technol., 27, 491–-498, 1997.

10. Jacobson, M. Z., Improvement of SMVGEAR II on vector and scalar machines through absolute error tolerance control. Atmos. Environ., 32, 791 –- 796, 1998.

11. Jacobson, M. Z., Studying the effects of aerosols on vertical photolysis rate coefficient and temperature profiles over an urban airshed, J. Geophys. Res., 103, 10,593-10,604, 1998.

12. Jacobson, M. Z., Isolating nitrated and aromatic aerosols and nitrated aromatic gases as sources of ultraviolet light absorption, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 3527-3542, 1999.

13. Jacobson, M.Z., Studying the effects of soil moisture on ozone, temperatures, and winds in Los Angeles, J. Appl. Meteorol., 38, 607, 616, 1999.

14. Jacobson, M. Z., Studying the effects of calcium and magnesium on size-distributed nitrate and ammonium with EQUISOLV II, Atmos. Environ., 33, 3635-3649, 1999.

15. Jacobson, M. Z., A physically-based treatment of elemental carbon optics: Implications for global direct forcing of aerosols, Geophys. Res. Lett., 27, 217-220, 2000.

16. Jacobson, M. Z., Global direct radiative forcing due to multicomponent anthropogenic and natural aerosols, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 1551-1568, 2001.

17. Jacobson, M. Z., Strong radiative heating due to the mixing state of black carbon in atmospheric aerosols, Nature, 409, 695-697, 2001.

18. Jacobson, M. Z., GATOR-GCMM: A global through urban scale air pollution and weather forecast model. 1. Model design and treatment of subgrid soil, vegetation, roads, rooftops, water, sea ice, and snow., J. Geophys. Res., 106, 5385-5402, 2001.

19. Jacobson, M. Z., GATOR-GCMM: 2. A study of day- and nighttime ozone layers aloft, ozone in national parks, and weather during the SARMAP Field Campaign, J. Geophys. Res., 106, 5403-5420, 2001.

20. Jacobson, M. Z., and G. M. Masters, Exploiting wind versus coal, Science, 293, 1438-1438, 2001.

21. Jacobson, M. Z., Analysis of aerosol interactions with numerical techniques for solving coagulation, nucleation, condensation, dissolution, and reversible chemistry among multiple size distributions, J. Geophys. Res., 107 (D19), 4366, doi:10.1029/ 2001JD002044, 2002.

22. Jacobson, M. Z., Control of fossil-fuel particulate black carbon plus organic matter, possibly the most effective method of slowing global warming, J. Geophys. Res., 107, (D19), 4410, doi:10.1029/ 2001JD001376, 2002.

23. Jacobson, M. Z., Development of mixed-phase clouds from multiple aerosol size distributions and the effect of the clouds on aerosol removal, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D8), 425, doi:10 1029/2002JD002691, 2004.

24. Jacobson, M. Z., J. H. Seinfeld, G. R. Carmichael, and D.G. Streets, The effect on photochemical smog of converting the U.S. fleet of gasoline vehicles to modern diesel vehicles, Geophys. Res. Lett., 31, L02116, doi:10.1029/2003GL018448, 2004.

25. Jacobson, M.Z., and J.H. Seinfeld, Evolution of nanoparticle size and mixing state near the point of emission, Atmos. Environ., 38, 1839-1850, 2004

26. Jacobson, M. Z., The short-term cooling but long-term global warming due to biomass burning, J. Climate, 17, 2909-2926, 2004.

27. Jacobson, M.Z., The climate response of fossil-fuel and biofuel soot, accounting for soot’s feedback to snow and sea ice albedo and emissivity, J. Geophys. Res., 109, D21201, doi:10.1029/2004JD004945, 2004.

28. Jacobson, M.Z., A solution to the problem of nonequilibrium acid/base gas-particle transfer at long time step, Aerosol Sci. Technol, 39, 92-103, 2005.

29. Jacobson, M.Z., A refined method of parameterizing absorption coefficients among multiple gases simultaneously from line-by-line data, J. Atmos. Sci., 62, 506-517, 2005

30. Jacobson, M.Z., Studying ocean acidification with conservative, stable numerical schemes for nonequilibrium air-ocean exchange and ocean equilibrium chemistry, J. Geophys. Res., 110, D07302, doi:10.1029/2004JD005220, 2005.

31. Jacobson, M.Z., W.G. Colella, and D.M. Golden, Cleaning the air and improving health with hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, Science , in press, 2005.

32. Jacobson, M.Z., D.B. Kittelson, and W.F. Watts, Enhanced coagulation due to evaporation and its effect on nanoparticle evolution, Environmental Science and Technology, 39 , 9486-9492, 2005.

33. Jacobson, M.Z., Effects of absorption by soot inclusions within clouds and precipitation on global climate, J. Phys. Chem . A , 110, 6860-6873, 2006.

34. Jacobson, M.Z., and Y.J. Kaufmann, Aerosol reduction of the wind, Geophys. Res. Lett ., 33 , L24814, doi:10.1029/2006GL027838, 2006.

35. Jacobson, M.Z., Effects of ethanol (E85) versus gasoline vehicles on cancer and mortality in the United States, Environ. Sci. Technol ., 10.1021/es062085v, 2007.

36. Jacobson, M.Z., Y.J. Kaufmann, Y. Rudich, Examining feedbacks of aerosols to urban climate with a model that treats 3-D clouds with aerosol inclusions, J. Geophys. Res., 112, D24205, doi:10.1029/2007JD008922, 2007.

37. Jacobson, M.Z., On the causal link between carbon dioxide and air pollution mortality, Geophysical Research Letters, 35, L03809, doi:10.1029/2007GL031101, 2008,

38. Jacobson, M.Z., Effects of wind-powered hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on stratospheric ozone and global climate, Geophys. Res. Lett., in press, 2008.

39. Jacobson, M.Z., The short-term effects of agriculture on air pollution and climate in California, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D23101, doi:10.1029/2008JD010689, in press, 2008.

40. Jacobson, M.Z., Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Energy & Environmental Science, 2, 148-173, doi:10.1039/b809990c, 2009

41. Jacobson, M.Z., and D.G. Streets, The influence of future anthropogenic emissions on climate, natural emissions, and air quality, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D08118, doi:10.1029/2008JD011476, 2009

42. Jacobson, M.Z., Effects of biofuels vs. other new vehicle technologies on air pollution, global warming, land use, and water, Int. J. Biotechnology, 11, 14-59, 2009.

43. Jacobson, M.Z., and M.A. Delucci, A path to sustainable energy by 2030, Scientific American, November 2009 (cover story).

44. Jacobson, M.Z., The enhancement of local air pollution by urban CO2 domes, Environ. Sci. Technol., doi:10.1021/es903018m, 2010.

45. Jacobson, M.Z., Short-term effects of controlling fossil-fuel soot, biofuel soot and gases, and methane on climate, Arctic ice, and air pollution health, J. Geophys.Res., in press, 2010.

46. Jacobson, M.Z., and D.L. Ginnebaugh, The global-through-urban nested 3-D simulation of air pollution with a 13,600-reaction photochemical mechanism, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2010.

Additional Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (Alphabetical)

47. Archer, C. L., and M. Z. Jacobson, Spatial and temporal distributions of U.S. winds and wind power at 80 m derived from measurements , J. Geophys. Res ., 108 ( D9 ) 4289, doi:10.1029/2002JD002076, 2003 .

48. Archer, C. L., M.Z. Jacobson, and F.L. Ludwig, The Santa Cruz eddy. Part I: Observations and statistics, Mon. Wea. Rev., 133 , 767-782, 2005 .

49. Archer, C. L. and M.Z. Jacobson, The Santa Cruz eddy. Part II: Mechanisms of formation, Mon. Wea. Rev ., 133 , 767-782 , 2005.

50. Archer, C.L., and M.Z. Jacobson, Evaluation of global wind power, J. Geophys. Res, 110 , D12110, doi:10.1029/2004JD005462, 2005 .

51. Archer, C.L., and M.Z. Jacobson, Supplying baseload power and reducing transmission requirements by interconnecting wind farms, J. Applied Meteorol. and Climatology, 46, 1701-1717, doi:10.1175/2007JAMC1538.1, 2007, www.stanford.edu/group/efmh/winds/.

52. Barth, M. C., S. Sillman, R. Hudman, M. Z. Jacobson, C.-H. Kim, A. Monod, and J. Liang, Summary of the cloud chemistry modeling intercomparison: Photochemical box model simulation, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D7) doi: 10.1029/2002JD002673, 2003.

53. Carmichael, G. R., D. Streets, G. Calori, H. Ueda, M. Amann, M. Z. Jacobson and J. E. Hansen, Changing trends in sulfur emissions in Asia: Implications for acid deposition, air pollution, and climate, Environmental Sci. Technol., 36, 4707-4713, 2002.

54. Chen, Y., S. Mills, J. Street, D. Golan, A. Post, M.Z. Jacobson, A. Paytan, Estimates of atmospheric dry deposition and associated input of nutrients to Gulf of Aqaba seawater, J. Geophys. Res ., 112 , D04309, doi:10.1029/2006JD007858, 2007.

55. Colella, W.G., M.Z. Jacobson, and D.M. Golden, Switching to a U.S. hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fleet: The resultant change in emissions, energy use, and global warming gases, J. Power Sources , 150, 150-181, 2005.

56. Delitsky, M. L., R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, Nitrogen ion clusters in Triton's atmosphere, Geophys. Res. Lett., 17, 1725-1728, 1990.

57. Drdla, K., A. Tabazadeh, R. P. Turco, M. Z. Jacobson, J. E. Dye, C. Twohy, and D. Baumgardner, Analysis of the physical state of one Arctic polar stratospheric cloud based on observations, Geophys. Res. Lett., 21, 2475-2478, 1994.

58. Dvorak, M., D.L. Archer, and M.Z. Jacobson, California offshore wind energy potential, Renewable Energy, doi:10.1016/j.renene.2009.11.022, 2009.

59. Edgerton, S.A., M.C. MacCracken, M.Z. Jacobson, A. Ayala, C.E. Whitman, and M.C. Trexler, Critical review discussion: Prospects for future climate change and the reasons for early action, Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, 58, 1386-1400, 2008.

60. Elliott, S., R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, Tests on combined projection / forward differencing integration for stiff photochemical family systems at long time step, Computers Chem., 17, 91‹102, 1993.

61. Elliott, S., M. Shen, C. Y. J. Kao, R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, A streamlined family photochemistry module reproduces major nonlinearities in the global tropospheric ozone system, Computers Chem., 20, 235-259, 1996.

62. Elliott , S., C.-Y. J. Kao, F. Gifford, S. Barr, M. Shen, R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, Free tropospheric ozone production after deep convection of dispersing tropical urban plumes, Atmos. Environ., 30A, 4263-4274, 1996.

63. Freedman, F. R., and M. Z. Jacobson, Transport-dissipation analytical solutions to the E-ε turbulence model and their role in predictions of the neutral ABL, Bound.-Lay. Meteorol., 102, 117-138, 2002.

64. Freedman, F., and M. Z. Jacobson, Modification of the standard ε-equation for the stable ABL through enforced consistency with Monin-Obukhov similarity theory, Bound.-Lay. Meteorol., 106, 383-410, 2003.

65. Fridlind, A. M., and M. Z. Jacobson, A study of gas-aerosol equilibrium and aerosol pH in the remote marine boundary layer during the First Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 1), J. Geophys. Res., 105, 17,325-17,340, 2002.

66. Fridlind, A. M., M. Z. Jacobson, V. -M. Kerminen, R. E. Hillamo, V. Ricard, and J.-L Jaffrezo, Gas/aerosol partitioning in the Arctic: Comparison of size-resolved equilibrium model results with data, J. Geophys. Res., 105, 19,891-19,904, 2000

67. Fridlind, A. M., and M. Z. Jacobson, Point and column aerosol radiative closure during ACE 1: Effects of particle shape and size, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D3) doi:10.1029/2001JD001553, 2003.

68. Ginnebaugh, D.L., J. Liang, and M.Z. Jacobson, Examining the Temperature Dependence of Ethanol (E85) versus Gasoline Emissions on Air Pollution with a Largely-Explicit Chemical Mechanism, Atmos. Environ., in press, 2009.

69. Hu, X.-M, Y. Zhang, M.Z. Jacobson, and C.K. Chan, Evaluation and improvement of gas/particle mass transfer treatments for aerosol simulation and forecast, J. Geophys. Res., 113, D11208, doi:10.1029/2007JD009588, 2008.

70. Jiang, Q., J.D. Doyle, T. Haack, M.J. Dvorak, C.L. Archer, and M.Z. Jacobson, Exploring wind energy potential off the California coast, Geophys. Res. Lett., 35, L20819, doi:10.1029/2008GL034674, 2008.

71. Kempton, W., C.L. Archer, A. Dhanju, R.W. Garvine, and M.Z. Jacobson, Large CO2 reductions via offshore wind power matched to inherent storage in energy end-uses, Geophys. Res. Lett., 34, L02817, doi:10.1029/2006GL028016, 2007.

72. Ketefian, G.S., and M.Z. Jacobson, A mass, energy, vorticity, and potential enstrophy conserving boundary treatment scheme for the shallow water equations, J. Comp. Phys., 228, 1-32, doi:10.1016/j.jcp.2008.08.009, 2009.

73. Kreidenweis, S. M., C. Walcek, G. Feingold, W. Gong, M. Z. Jacobson, C.-H. Kim, X. Liu, J. E.Penner, A. Nenes and J. H. Seinfeld, Modification of aerosol mass and size distribution due to aqueous-phase SO2 oxidation in clouds: Comparisons of several models, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D7) doi:10.1029/2002JD002697, 2003.

74. Liang, J., and M. Z. Jacobson, A study of sulfur dioxide oxidation pathways over a range of liquid water contents, pHs, and temperatures, J. Geophys. Res., 104, 13,749-13,769, 1999.

75. Liang, J., and M. Z. Jacobson, Comparison of a 4000-reaction chemical mechanism with the Carbon Bond IV and an adjusted Carbon Bond IV-EX mechanism using SMVGEAR II., Atmos. Environ., 34, 3015-3026, 2000.

76. Liang, J., and M. Z. Jacobson, Effects of subgrid mixing on ozone production in a chemical model: Dilution may reduce bulk ozone production efficiency, Atmos. Environ., 34, 2975-2982, 2000.

77. Lu, R., R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, An integrated air pollution modeling system for urban and regional scales. Part I: Structure and performance, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6063-6080, 1997.

78. Lu, R., R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, An integrated air pollution modeling system for urban and regional scales. Part II: Simulations for SCAQS 1987, J. Geophys. Res., 102, 6081-6098, 1997.

79. Ma, Jianzhong, J. Tang, S.-M. Li, and M. Z. Jacobson, Size distributions of ionic aerosols measured at Waliguan Observatory: Implication for nitrate gas-to-particle transfer processes in the free troposphere, J. Geophys. Res., 108, (D17) 4541, doi:10.1029/2002JD003356, 2003.

80. Moya, M., S. N. Pandis, and M. Z. Jacobson, Is the size distribution of urban aerosols determined by thermodynamic equilibrium? An application to Southern California, Atmos. Environ., 36, 2349-2365, 2001.

81. Naiman, A.D., S.K. Lele, J.T. Wilkerson, and M.Z. Jacobson, Parameterization of subgrid aircraft emission plumes for use in large-scale atmospheric simulations, Atmos. Chem. Phys., 10, 2551-2560, 2010.

82. Sta. Maria, M.R.V., and M.Z. Jacobson, Investigating the effect of large wind farms on energy in the atmosphere, Energies, 2, 816-836, doi:10.3390/en20400816, 2009. (link to www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/2/4/816/pdf)

83. Streets, D. G., K. Jiang, X. Hu, J. E. Sinton, X.-Q. Zhang, D. Xu, M. Z. Jacobson, and J. E. Hansen, Recent reductions in China's greenhouse gas emissions, Science, 294, 1835-1836, 2001.

84. Stuart, A. L., and M. Z. Jacobson, A time-scale investigation of volatile chemical retention during hydrometeor freezing: 1. Non-rime freezing and dry-growth riming without spreading, J. Geophys. Res., 108 (D6), 4178, doi:10.1029/2001JD001408, 2002.

85. Stuart, A. L., and M. Z. Jacobson, Volatile chemical retention during dry-growth riming: A model. J. Geophys. Res., 109 , D07305, doi:10.1029/2003JD004197, 2004.

86. Stuart, A.L., and M.Z. Jacobson, A numerical model of the partitioning of trace chemical solutes during drop freezing, J. Atmos. Chem ., in press, 2005

87. Tabazadeh, A., R. P. Turco, and M. Z. Jacobson, A model for studying the composition and chemical effects of stratospheric aerosols, J. Geophys. Res., 99, 12,897 - 12,914, 1994.

88. Tabazadeh, A., R. P. Turco, K. Drdla, and M. Z. Jacobson, A study of Type I polar stratospheric cloud formation, Geophys. Res. Let., 21, 1619-1622,1994.

89. Tabazadeh, A., M. Z. Jacobson, H. B. Singh, O. B. Toon, J. S. Lin, B. Chatfield, A. N. Thakur, R. W. Talbot, and J. E. Dibb Nitric acid scavenging by mineral and biomass burning aerosols, Geophys. Res. Lett., 25, 4185-4188, 1998.

90. Zhang, Y., C. Seigneur, J. H. Seinfeld, M. Z. Jacobson, and F. Binkowski, Simulation of aerosol dynamics: A comparative review of algorithms used in air quality models, Aerosol Sci. Technol., 31, 487-514, 1999.

91. Zhang, Y., C. Seigneur, J. H. Seinfeld, M. Jacobson, S. L. Clegg, and F. Binkowski, A comparative review of inorganic aerosol thermodynamic equilibrium modules: Similarities, differences, and their likely causes, Atmos. Environ., 34, 117-137, 2000.

92. Zhang, Y., B. Pun, K. Vijayaraghavan, S.-Y. Wu, C. Seigneur, S. Pandis, M. Jacobson, A. Nenes, and J. H. Seinfeld, Development and application of the model of aerosol dynamics, reaction, ionization, and dissolution (MADRID), J. Geophys. Res., 109 (D1), D01202, doi:10.1029/2003JD003501, 2004.

93. Zhang, Y., X.-Y. Wen, K. Wang, K. Vijayaraghavan, and M.Z. Jacobson, Probing into regional 03 and PM pollution in the U.S., Part II. An examination of formation mechanisms through a process analysis technique and sensitivity study, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D22304, doi:10.1029/2009JD011898, 2009.

94. Zhang, Y., X. Wen, K. Wang, K. Vijayaraghavan, and M.Z. Jacobson, Probing into regional O3 and particulate matter pollution in the United States: 2. An examination of formation mechanisms through a process analysis technique and sensitivity study, J. Geophys. Res., 114, D22305, doi:1029/2009JD011900, 2009.

95. Zhang, Y., P. Liu, X.-H. Liu, B. Pun, C. Seigneur, M. Z. Jacobson, W. Wang, Fine scale modeling of wintertime aerosol mass, number, and size distributions in Central California, J. Geophys. Res., in press, 2010.

Invited Keynote Talks at Conferences / Workshops and Distinguished Lectures

1. Testing the impact of interactively coupling a meteorological model to an air quality model. Measurements and Modeling in Environmental Pollution Conference, Madrid, Spain, April 22 - 24, 1997.

2. Examining the causes and effects of downward ultraviolet irradiance reductions in Los Angeles., Environsoft 98 Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, Nov. 10 - 12, 1998.

3. Computational design of a global-through-urban scale air pollution / weather forecast model and application to the SARMAP field campaign, 8th Supercomputer Workshop, Tsukuba, Japan, September 18-20, 2000.

4. Control of black carbon, the most efficient method of controlling global warming, Air Pollution Modeling and Simulation conference, Paris, France, April 9-13, 2001.

5. Control of fossil-fuel particulate black carbon and organic matter, possibly the most effective method of slowing global warming, Workshop on Climate and Air Quality, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, December 3-5, 2001.

6. Current and future effects of black carbon on climate, Sixth ETH Conference on Nanoparticle Measurement, Zurich, Switzerland, August 19th-21st, 2002.

7. Addressing global warming through a large-scale wind/hydrogen program, Symposium on Environmental and Occupational Safety, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, November 6-7, 2003.

8. Advances in computer modeling of air pollution and climate, Third Canadian Workshop on Air Quality, Quebec City, Canada, March 24-26, 2004.

9. The climate response of soot, accounting for its feedback to snow and sea ice albedo and emissivity, Distinguished Lecture Series, Laboratory for Atmospheres at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, November 18, 2004.

10. Hydrogen and Wind Apollo Project, Symposium on converting existing city vehicles to utilize renewable hydrogen power, Foothill College, California, Dec. 9, 2005.

11. Effects on health and pollution of converting to hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and feasibility of wind-hydrogen, Second HyCARE symposium, Laxenburg, Austria, Dec. 19-20, 2005.

12. Global climate change: Aerosol versus greenhouse gas causes and the feasibility of a large-scale wind-energy solution, Distinguished Lecture Series, Centre for Global Change Science, Dept. of Physics, University of Toronto, February 21, 2005.

13. Fossil-fuel soot's contribution to global warming, 2 nd International Conference on Global Warming and the Next Ice Age, Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 17-21, 2005.

14. The relative effects of greenhouse gases, absorbing aerosol particles, and scattering aerosol particles on global climate, Joint Session of the Atmospheric Chemistry and Atmospheric Aerosol Workshops, Telluride, Colorado, July 30-August 6, 2006.

15. Air quality impacts of biofuels, Woods Institute Biofuels Workshop, Stanford University, Dec. 5-6, 2006.

16. The role of black carbon as a factor in climate change and its impact on public health, Testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Washington, D.C, October 18, 2007.

17. Comparative effects of vehicles technologies and fuels on climate and air pollution, Plenary presentation for EnviroSymp2007, Sustainable Solutions, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, Nov. 5-6, 2007.

18. A true-renewable-energy solution to global warming, Hon. Al Gore and Mrs. Tipper Gore, and the Alliance for Climate Protection, New York City, New York, January 10, 2008.

19. Global warming health effects and energy solutions. CIRES Distinguished Lecture, CIRES, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, Feb 8, 2008.

20. The relative impact of carbon dioxide on air pollution health problems in California versus the rest of the U.S., Testimony in the U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Washington, D.C, April 9, 2008.

21. Briefing on the effects of carbon dioxide on air pollution mortality, American Meteorological Society, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2008.

22. Computer modeling of the atmosphere: Identifying causes and effects of and evaluating solutions to global warming, SimBuild Conference, Berkeley, California, July 30, 2008.

23. Effects of biofuels versus new vehicle technologies on air pollution, global warming, and landuse, Biofuels in the Midwest, a Discussion, Chicago, Illinois, September 5-7, 2008.

24. Biofuels in context / Energy solutions, 2008 Science for Nature Symposium, World Wildlife Fund, Washington, DC, November 19-20, 2008.

25. The effect of locally-emitted CO2 on gases, aerosols, clouds, and health, Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions Symposia, 11th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, American Meteorological Society, January 11-15, 2009, Phoenix, Arizona.

26. Aerosol Impacts on Climate, Energy, and the Economy, Goldschmidt 2009, Challenges to Our Volatile Planet, Davos, Switzerland, June 22-26, 2009.

27. Environmental Protection Agency Hearing: Endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, Arlington, Virginia, May 18, 2009.

28 Effects of fossil-fuel and biofuel soot on snow, clouds, and climate and a review of methods of solving the climate problem, German NGO consortium, Berlin, Germany, June 19, 2009.

29. The global and regional climate and air pollution health effects of fossil-fuel versus biofuel soot, 13th ETH Conference on Combustion Generated Nanoparticles, Zurich Switzerland, June 22-24, 2009.

30. Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Aerosol Impacts on Climate, Energy, and the Economy, Goldschmidt 2009, Challenges to Our Volatile Planet, Davos, Switzerland, June 22-26, 2009.

31. A plan for a sustainable future, Council of Scientific Society Presidents, Washington D.C., December 3, 2009.

32. Effects of local CO2 domes on air pollution and health, Clean Power, Health Communities Conference, Oakland, California, February 10, 2010.

33. Ranking of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Ted Conference Debate with Stewart Brand, Long Beach, California, February 11, 2010.

34. A plan for a sustainable future, GeoPower America, San Francisco, California, Febreuary 16, 2010.

35. A plan for a sustainable future, Beyond Zero, Melbourne, Australia, February 21, 2010 (internet presentation).

36. A plan for a sustainable future, European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources, European Parliament Building, Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2010.

37. A plan for a sustainable future, Press and Information Office of the Federal Government, Berlin, Germany, March 23, 2010.

38. A plan for a sustainable future, Bundestag, German Parliament Building, Berlin, Germany, March 23, 2010.

39. Presentation at 10-year anniversary for Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG), Berlin, Germany, March 25, 2010.

40. A plan for a sustainable future, Clean Air Forum, Sydney, Australia, August 19, 2010.

41. A plan for a sustainable future, La Ciudad de Ideas, San Andres Cholula, Pueblo, Mexico, November 11-13, 2010.

Other Invited Talks at Conferences / Workshops Since 1994

1. Simulating the sensitivity of trace gas concentrations to hydrocarbon emissions. American Geophysical Union 1994 Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, December 5-9, 1994.

2. Application of a sparse-matrix, vectorized Gear-type code (SMVGEAR) in a new air pollution modeling system, Symposium on Numerical Algorithms for Air Pollution Models in the Third International Congress on Industrial and Applied Mathematics (ICIAM), Hamburg, Germany, July 3-7, 1995.

3. Chemical mechanism solver techniques and implementation of mechanism, Workshop on Modeling Chemistry in Clouds and Mesoscale Models, National Center for Atmospheric Research, March 6-8, 2000.

4. Development of a global-through-urban scale nested and coupled air pollution and weather forecast model and application to the SARMAP field campaign, Institute for Mathematics and its Applications Annual Program, "Reactive flow and Transport Phenomena," U. of Minnesota, March 15-19, 2000.

5. A study of the climate response to natural plus anthropogenic aerosols, Telluride Atmospheric Chemistry Meeting, Telluride, Colorado, August 7-11, 2000.

6. A study of the mixing state of aerosols and the effect of the mixing state on global direct forcing, Workshop on Atmospheric Composition, Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change, Aspen Global Change Institute, Aspen, Colorado, August 11-19, 2000.

7. A global-through-urban scale air pollution, weather forecast model and application to the SARMAP field campaign, Workshop on Atmospheric Composition, Biogeochemical Cycles and Climate Change, Aspen Global Change Institute, Aspen, Colorado, August 11-19, 2000.

8. Control of black carbon, the most effective means of slowing global warming, International Conference on Computational Science (ICCS), San Francisco, California, May 28-30, 2001.

9. Control of fossil-fuel particulate black carbon and organic matter, the most effective method slowing global warming, CIESIN/USEPA//Environment Canada workshop, Photoxidants, Particles, and Haze across the Arctic and North Atlantic: Transport, Observations, and Models, Palisades, New York, June 12-15, 2001.

10. Climate change mitigation and aerosols, Climate Change Impacts and Integrated Assessment Workshop VII, Snowmass, CO, July 30 - Aug. 10, 2001.

11. Exploiting the lower cost of wind versus coal and natural gas to address energy shortages, pollution, and the Kyoto Protocol. Economist's Summit: The Role of Renewable Energy in California's Future, Capital Building, Sacramento, California, September 5, 2001.

12. Controlling current and future diesel emissions and other sources of fossil-fuel particulate black carbon and organic matter as an effective method of slowing global warming, Air Pollution as a Climate Forcing Workshop, East-West Center, Hawaii, April 29-May 3, 2002.

13. Addressing air quality and climate through soot control, Regional Workshop on Better Air Quality in Asia and Pacific Rim Cities 2002, Hong Kong, December 16-18, 2002.
Global warming impact of black carbon, Greenhouse Gas Reduction International Technology Symposium, California Air Resources Board, Sacramento, California, March 11-13, 2003.

14. Climate and air pollution effects of gasoline, hybrid, and diesel vehicles (with and without a trap), Haagen-Smit Symposium, California Air Resources Board, Lake Arrowhead, California, May 6-9, 2003.

15. Causes of and Solutions to Global Warming, American Enterprise Institute Conference on Climate Change, Washington D.C., November 19, 2003.

16. Net climate effects of BC and OC 2: Consideration of multiple climatic effects. Air Quality & Climate Meeting on Black Carbon and Organic Carbon: Science, Inventory and Mitigation, U.S. EPA Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards and Office of Atmospheric Programs, Washington, D.C., December 3-4, 2003.

17. The effect of diesel on air pollution and global climate, Workshop on cruise ship operations, Cruise Terminal Environmental Advisory Committee Meeting, Port of San Francisco, San Francisco, California, January 23, 2004.

18. Black carbon effects on global warming and regional climate change, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, Seattle, Washington, February 12-16, 2004.

19. Numerical methods for treating size-resolved SOA formation and evolution among multiple size distributions in atmospheric models, Organic Speciation in Atmospheric Aerosol Research, Las Vegas, Nevada, April 5-7, 2004.

20. Black Carbon Effects on Climate with Different Emissions and Model Treatments, Aerosol Black Carbon and Climate Change: Emissions Workshop, San Diego, California, October 13-14, 2004.

21. The effect of particles on global and California climate, Interncontinental Transport and Climate Effects of Air Pollutants Workshop, Chapel Hill, NC, October 21-22, 2004.

22. The effects of aerosols on California climate, MODIS Science Team Meeting, Baltimore, Maryland, March 22-24, 2005

23. Regional effect of aerosols on winds, precipitation, and climate, 8th International conference of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, May 30-June 1, 2005.

24. Global windpower and its potential effect on the hydrogen economy, 8th International conference of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, May 30-June 1, 2005.

25. Role of aerosols in regional climate: A research frontier, Second Annual Climate Change Research Conference, California Energy Commission and First Scientific Conference, West Coast Governor's Global Warming Initiative, Sacramento, California, Sept. 14-16, 2005.

26. Apollo Project for Wind Energy and Wind-Hydrogen, J.P. Morgan Public Power and Gas Conference, New York, May 11-12, 2005.

27. The effects of aerosols on wind speed, temperatures, and water supply in California, Atmospheric Chemistry Workshop, Telluride, Colorado, July 30-August 6, 2006.

28. Numerical study of the effects of aerosols and irrigation on snow, rain, and regional climate in California, California Energy Commission, Sept. 13-15, 2006.

29. Effects of future emissions and a changed climate on urban air quality, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC, February 20-22, 2007.

30. Effects of black carbon on climate. Symposium on protecting health and slowing global warming through reductions in non-Kyoto pollutants, Sacramento, California, March 29, 2007.

31. The Macro Perspective of Wind Power in the USA, From Local to Global: The Rhode Island Model for Harnessing Wind Power Worldwide, Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, April 19-20, 2007.

32. Comparing wind and other energy sources for addressing climate and air pollution, From Local to Global: The Rhode Island Model for Harnessing Wind Power Worldwide, Roger Williams University School of Architecture, Art and Historic Preservation, April 19-20, 2007.

33. Wind and rainfall reduction by aerosol particles, Aerosols - properties, processes, climate, Agapi Beach, Crete, April 22-24, 2007.

34. Potential of the wind energy sector, The Haagen-Smit Symposium, Aptos, California, May 14-17, 2007.

35. Extreme global warming and local cooling due to aerosol particles, American Geophysical Union Spring Joint Assembly, Acapulco, Mexico, May 22-25, 2007.

36. Comparative effects of vehicle fuels and technologies on air pollution and climate, Controlling Global Warming and Local Air Pollution - South Coast Air Quality Management District Technical Forum, Diamond Bar, California, June 28, 2007.

37. Effects of black carbon and other non-Kyoto pollutants on climate, Meeting of the California Air Resources Board Economic and Technology Advancement Advisory Committee (ETAAC), Bechtel Conference Center, Stanford University, September 7, 2007.

38. Energy solutions to air pollution and climate change in California (coauthors, M. Dvorak, C.L. Archer, and G. Hoste), Fourth Annual California Climate Change Conference, California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, Sept. 10-13, 2007.

39. Effects of future emissions and a changed climate on urban air quality, Impacts of Climate Change on Air Quality in the Pacific Southwest, Environmental Protection Agency, San Francisco, California, October 11, 2007.

40. Examination of proposed strategies for addressing global warming and air pollution. Forum on Alternative Fuels for the Transportation Sector, California State Bar Association, Yosemite, California, Oct. 19-21, 2007.

41. Comparative effects of vehicle technologies and fuels on climate and air pollution. On the Road to Bali: Strengthening the Transatlantic Climate Cooperation, German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) and the Heinrich Boell Foundation, San Francisco, California, Nov. 16, 2007.

42. The effects on health and climate of ethanol versus other vehicle technologies and fuels, Institute of Medicine’s Roundtable on Environmental Health, Sciences, Research, and Medicine workshop on Environmental Health, Energy, and Transportation: Bringing Health to the Fuel Mixture, National Academies Auditorium, Washington, D.C., Nov. 30, 2007.

43. A solution to the problem of nonequilibrium acid/base gas-particle transfer at long time step. International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms (IAMA) Conference, Davis, California, Dec. 6, 2007.

44. Comparative effects of ethanol (E85), gasoline, and wind-powered electric vehicles on cancer, mortality, climate-relevant emissions, and land requirements in the United States, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 10-14, 2007.

45. Energy and Climate Change Symposium – “The Road to Renewables,” Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Los Angeles, California, Jan. 18, 2008.

46. Examining the effects of aircraft emissions on contrails and global climate, FAA/PARTNER Meeting, Ottawa, Canada, Mar. 25-26, 2008.

47. Effects of local versus global carbon dioxide emissions on local air quality and health, Environmental Protection Agency Division 9 symposium, Stanford University, Stanford, California, May 6, 2008.

48. The effects of ethanol vehicles on air quality and health, Frontiers Meeting on the Co-Benefits of Climate Change Mitigation, Wellcome Trust, London, May 27, 2008 (connected remotely).

49. Air pollution effects of and a comparison of energy solutions to global warming, Critical Review panel, Air & Waste Management Association Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, June 25, 2008.

50. Examining the effects of aircraft emissions on contrails and global climate, FAA/PARTNER Meeting, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 22-23, 2008.

51. Evaluation of proposed solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Session on Environmental Consequences of the Changing Global Food System, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 15-19, 2008.

52. Examining effects of black carbon on climate and how to mitigate them through different transportation options, International Council on Clean Transportation, London, UK, Jan. 5-6, 2009.

53. Examining the effects of aircraft emissions on contrails and global climate, FAA/PARTNER Meeting, Palm Springs, California, Feb. 26-27, 2008.

54. Effects of hydrogen on climate and ozone, Department of Energy, Washington, DC, May 19, 2009.

55. Quantifying the effects of aircraft on climate with a model that treats the subgrid evolution of contrails from all commercial flights worldwide, Aviation Emissions Characterization Roadmap Meeting, Washington, DC, June 9, 2009.

56. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Microsoft Research Workshop, Redmond, Washington, July 13, 2009.

57. The comparative effects of fossil fuel soot, biofuel soot, and gasses, and methane on regional and global climate, Arctic ice, and human health, 6th Annual PIER Climate Change Conference, California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, Sept. 9, 2009.

58. Solutions to global warming, air pollution, energy security, The true costs of coal: Health solutions for the low carbon economy, Washington DC, October 15-16, 2009.

59. Assessing the impact of aviation on climate, FAA/PARTNER Meeting, Atlanta, Georgia, Oct. 22, 2009.

60. Effects of soot on climate, National Association of Clean Air Agencies, Internet conference, November 17, 2009.

61. Development and application of algorithms that simulate the evolution of subgrid contrails from individual aircraft to quantify the global climate effects all commercial aviation, (Jacobson, M.Z., J.T. Wilkerson, A.D. Naiman, S.K. Lele), International Aerosol Modeling Algorithms (IAMA) Conference, Davis, California, Dec. 9-11, 2009.

62. Relative effects of fossil-fuel soot, biofuel soot and gases, and methane on climate, Arctic ice, and air pollution health, American Geophysical Union, Fall Meeting, San Francisco, California, Dec. 14-18, 2009.

63. Relative effects of fossil-fuel soot, biofuel soot and gases, and methane on climate, Arctic ice, and air pollution health, Environmental Protection Agency Short-Lived Climate Forcing agent workshop, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, March 3, 2010.

64. Presentation in Brussels at EEAC Energy Working Group: Scenarios and policies for decarbonization, Brussels, Belgium, March 22, 2010.

65. Assessing the impact of aviation on climate, FAA/PARTNER Meeting, Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Internet presentation), March 24, 2010.

66. TBA, 7th California Wind Energy Collaborative Forum, Davis, California, June 7, 2010.

67. Aeorsol-Cloud-Climate Interactions Symposia, 13th Conference on Atmospheric Chemistry, American Meteorological Society, January 23-27, 2011, Seattle, Washington

Invited Seminar Talks Outside of Stanford University Since 1994

1. A gas, aerosol, transport, and radiation model for studying urban and regional air pollution, U. C. Berkeley Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, Berkeley, California, October 7, 1994.

2. Coupling global-scale meteorological and chemical models, Stanford Research Institute Atmospheric Chemistry Group Meeting, Menlo Park, California, February 10, 1995.

3. Numerical simulations of the transport and transformations of air pollutants in an urban airshed, Dept. of Meteorology, San Jose State University, San Jose, California, March 2, 1995.

4. Simulation pollution buildup in the Los Angeles basin with a coupled air quality - meteorology model. Lawrence Livermore Nat'l Lab, May 7, 1996.

5. Coupling chemical, radiative, and meteorological models in a study of global air pollution, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, March 22, 1995.

6. Air pollution modeling. 3-hour seminar, Dept of Meteorology, San Jose State University, May 15, 1996.

7. Studying the feedback effects of aerosols on air temperatures and gas concentrations with an air pollution model. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Harvard University, March 17, 1997.

8. Effects of Aerosols and Soil Moisture on Gas Concentrations and Temperatures in Los Angeles, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, May 1, 1997.

9. Aerosol effects on air pollution, Department of Meteorology, San Jose State University, May 1, 1997.

10. UV absorption by particles and its effects on ozone in polluted air, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, April 16, 1998.

11. The effects of absorption by organics and other particulate components on UV irradiance and ozone in Los Angeles, Systems Applications, Inc., San Rafael, CA, August 19, 1998.

12. Global direct radiative forcing due to multicomponent anthropogenic and natural aerosols, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, February 18, 1999.

13. Global direct radiative forcing due to multicomponent anthropogenic and natural aerosols, Department of Oceanography, University of Washington, February 25, 1999.

14. Studying the effects of soil moisture on ozone, temperatures, and winds in Los Angeles, Dept. of Meteorology, San Jose State University, March 16, 1999.

15. Examining the causes and effects of ultraviolet radiation reductions in Los Angeles, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Illinois, April 1, 1999.

16. Revised estimates of the global direct radiative forcing of aerosols due to a physically-based treatment of elemental carbon optics, Dept. of Geology & Geophysics, University of California, Berkeley, December 8, 1999.

17. Examining the climate response to anthropogenic and natural aerosols, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California, March 30, 2000.

18. Studying effects of the large scale on air pollution and weather in Northern California during SARMAP with a global-through-urban scale air pollution/weather forecast model, Environmental Engineering Seminar Series, U. C. Davis, April 10, 2000.

19. Justification for the control of black carbon, the second-leading cause of near-surface global warming, Environmental Chemistry Seminar Series, U. C. Riverside, November 21, 2000.

20. Control of black carbon, the most effective means of slowing global warming, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, La Jolla, February, 2001.

21. Control of black carbon, the most effective means of slowing global warming, NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado, April 18, 2001.

22. Control of fossil-fuel particulate black carbon and organic matter, possibly the most effective method of slowing global warming, Rutgers University, New Jersey, March 29, 2002.

23. Black carbon, energy, and global warming, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, Switzerland, August 21, 2002.

24. Black carbon and global warming, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Advisory Council Technical Committee Meeting, San Francisco, California, August 27, 2002.

25. The short-term cooling and long-term global warming due to biomass burning, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, November 12, 2002.

26. Addressing air quality and climate through soot control, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg, Maryland, March 26, 2003.

27. Climate and air pollution issues related to black carbon and modern diesel vehicles, Cummins Science and Technology Advisory Committee meeting, Indianapolis, Indiana, July 9, 2003.

28. Climate and air pollution effects of black carbon and modern diesel vehicles, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez, November 6, 2003.

29. Wind energy and climate, Cabrillo College, Aptos, California, November 13, 2003.

30. Climate and air pollution effects of black carbon and modern diesel vehicles, Department of Atmospheric Science, University of California, Los Angeles, February 18, 2004.

31. Climate and air pollution effects of diesel vehicles, and the impact of particle traps and NOx filters, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, March 12, 2004.

32. Effects of anthropogenic aerosol particles on California climate, California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, October 28, 2004.

33. Diesel effects on climate and air pollution, Program in Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (STEP), Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, Nov. 1, 2004.

34. Enhanced coagulation due to evaporation and Van der Waals forces and its effect on nanoparticle evolution, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minnesota, March 2, 2005.

35. The global and regional climate effects of black carbon and other particle components, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, April 14, 2005.

36. The effects of aerosols on global warming and regional climate, Sonoma State University, May 12, 2005.

37. The effects of aerosols on California and Los Angeles climate, North Carolina State University, October 3, 2005.

38. The relative effects of greenhouse gases, absorbing aerosol particles, and scattering aerosol particles on global climate, Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, October 4, 2005.

39. Climate Change, Hurricanes, and Energy, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of South Florida, College of Public Health, Tampa, Florida, Oct. 27, 2005.

40. Global warming and hurricanes, Stanford Alumni Association, Portland, Oregon, November 5, 2005.

41. Addressing climate change with wind energy, Stanford University/University of British Columbia alumni associations meeting, Palo Alto, California, February 16, 2006.

42. Cleaning the air and improving health with hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, New York, March 22, 2006.

43. New Energy, Merrill Lynch, New York City, New York, March 23, 2006.

44. Effects of E85 on air pollution in Los Angeles and the United States, California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, July 26, 2006

45. Causes of and a wind-energy solution to global warming, Lockheed Martin/Advanced Technology Center colloquium, Palo Alto, California, November 9, 2006.
46. University of Wyoming / Stroock Forum on Energy Futures: Global changes that challenge Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, November 15, 2006.

47. Comparative methods of addressing climate-relevant emissions and air pollution from vehicles, Environmental Defense, Oakland, California, May 30, 2007.

48. Evaluation of proposed solutions to global warming, Bay Area Air Quality Management District Technical Committee, San Francisco, California, Aug. 6, 2007.

49. Comparative effects of vehicle technologies and fuels on climate and air pollution, Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, Nov. 13, 2007.

50. Causes of and proposed solutions to global warming and air pollution, Hewlett-Packard Labs, Palo Alto, California, January 24, 2008.

51. A renewable-energy solution to global warming, U. Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, March 27, 2008.

52. On the causal link between carbon dioxide and air pollution mortality, Lockheed Martin/Advanced Technology Center colloquium, Palo Alto, California, May 8, 2008.

53. Evaluation of proposed energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, February 3, 2009.

54. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Webcast to the National Wind Coordinating Collaborative (NWCC), February 10, 2009.

55. Evaluation of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Department of Geology & Geophysics Colloquium, Yale University, February 18, 2009.

56. Evaluation of energy solutions to global warming, air polllution, and energy security, Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) colloquium, Palo Alto, California, March 5, 2009.

57. Evaluation of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Graduate Symposium in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering, University of California at Los Angeles, April 21, 2009.

58. Evaluation of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, IEEE Power Electronics Society, Santa Clara, California, April 23, 2009.

59. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Singularity University, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA, July 15, 2009.

60. Evaluation of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Electric Auto Association, Palo Alto, California, July 18, 2009.

61. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Earth and Ocean Sciences Seminar Series, Duke University, November 6, 2009.

62. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Environmental Engineering Fall 2009 Seminar Series, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, U.C. Berkeley, November 13, 2009.

63. A plan for a sustainable future, Clean Tech Forum, Campbell, California, December 8, 2009.

64. A plan for a sustainable future, DECCW Department, Sydney, Australia, August 20, 2010.

65. TBA, Modesto Area Partners in Science, Modesto, California, 2010.

Invited Seminar Talks at Stanford University

1. Computer simulations of urban and regional air pollution, Stanford University School of Engineering Sunrise Breakfast Club, Stanford, California, March 14, 1995.

2. Similarities and differences between global and urban air pollution models, Stanford University, Institute for International Studies, Environmental Policy Forum, November 13, 1995.

3. The role and treatment of clouds in atmospheric models, EE 350 Radioscience Seminar, Stanford University, Feb. 11, 1998.

4. Optimization of a Gear solver for use in 3-D air pollution studies, Computer Information Systems Seminar Series, Department of Computer Science, Stanford University, May 10, 1999.

5. Studying ozone layers aloft and ozone in national parks with a global-through-urban-scale air pollution weather forecast model, Fluid Mechanics Seminar, Stanford University, May 8, 2001.

6. Effects of energy use on global warming, Robinson Environmental Theme House Seminar, Stanford University, Nov. 19, 2002.

7. Relative effects of diesel versus gasoline vehicles on climate and air pollution, Petroleum Engineering Seminar Series, Stanford University, Feb. 25, 2003.

8. Addressing air quality and climate through soot control, EE 350 Radioscience Seminar, Stanford University, March 5, 2003.

9. Climate, air pollution, and energy, University Corporation of Atmospheric Research (UCAR) University Relations Committee Meeting, Stanford University, April 15, 2003.

10. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a large-scale wind/hydrogen program. Robinson Environmental Theme House Seminar, Stanford University, February 24, 2004.

11. The climate and air pollution effects of aerosols, Carnegie Institution's Department of Global Ecology, November 10, 2004.

12. Effects on air pollution and health of switching to hydrogen fuel cells in all U.S. onroad vehicles, Global Climate and Energy Project Advisory Committee Meeting, March 28, 2005.

13. The effects on air pollution and health of converting all U.S. vehicles to hydrogen fuel cell or hybrid vehicles, Global Climate and Energy Project Technical Symposium, June 15, 2005.

14. Energy and Climate Change, Stanford Institute for the Environment Energy Committee Seminar Series, November 9, 2005.

15. Greenhouse gases versus soot causes of global warming, and a wind energy solution, Geological and Earth Science seminar series, March 16, 2006.

16. The wind factor: How to stop global warming, Engineering Day, School of Engineering and Engineering Alumni Relations Program, July 15, 2006.

17. Comparison of the health and climate impacts of using large-scale wind-hydrogen or wind-batter versus ethanol (E85), diesel, biodiesel, and gasoline in modern vehicles, Wood’s Institute for the Environment Energy Seminar Series, Oct. 4, 2006.

18. Causes of and a solution to global warming, Energy Resources Engineering Seminar Series, Nov. 28, 2006.

19. Wind versus biofuels for addressing climate, health, and energy, SLAC Colloquium, Jan. 29, 2007.

20. Effects of ethanol (E85) versus gasoline on cancer and mortality in the United States, Management Science and Engineering Seminar Series, April 30, 2007.

21. Causes of and solutions to global warming, Intensive English and Academic Orientation program, Stanford University, July 24, 2007.

22. Global warming and its energy solutions, Classes Without Quizzes, Stanford University Reunion Homecoming, Oct. 12, 2007.

23. Air pollution impacts of and renewable energy solutions to climate change, Fluid Mechanics Seminar, Stanford University, January 29, 2008.

24. Presentation to Vestas Wind Systems, School of Engineering, Stanford University, March 20, 2008.

25. Review of proposed solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, The Energy Seminar, Woods Institute for the Environment, October 1, 2008.

26. Briefing to John Fluke and energy specialists, School of Engineering, Stanford University, October 8, 2008.

27. Briefing to Senator Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee of Energy and Natural Resources, on “Low Carbon Energy Supplies,” Stanford University, October 10, 2008.

28. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, China's Environment, Forum for American/Chinese Exchange at Stanford (FACES), Stanford University, February 23, 2009.

29. Review of energy solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security, Discussion Series on Energy and the Environment, Trancos Lounge, February 24, 2009.

30. Predictions of bio-warfare agent dispersion, Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) Technical Review Meeting, Stanford University, June 10, 2009.

31. TBA, EEES Seminar, Stanford University, May 12, 2010.

Invited Panelist

1. Economist's Summit: The Role of Renewable Energy in California's Future, Capital Building, Sacramento, California, September 5, 2001.

2. Soot, wind, and global warming, Engineering Alumni Relations Panel Meeting, Stanford University, February 26, 2003.

3. Panel discussion on global warming, 8th International conference of the Israel Society of Ecology and Environmental Quality Sciences, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, May 30-June 1, 2005.

4. Homecoming panel, After Katrina: Global Climate and Energy Issues Hit Home, Stanford University, Thursday, October 20, 2005.

5. Hydrogen discussion panelist. Second HyCARE symposium, Laxenburg, Austria, Dec. 20, 2005.

6. Woods Institute Biofuels Workshop Energy Seminar panelist, Stanford University, Dec. 6, 2006.

7. Panel Discussion on climate change, NASA Ames Research Center, February, 23, 2007.

8. South Coast Air Quality Management District Roundtable Discussion on Controlling Global Warming and Local Air Pollution, Diamond Bar, California, June 28, 2007.

9. Climate Panelist for the International Civil Aviation Organization’s Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) impacts workshop, Montreal, Canada, Oct. 29-31, 2007.

10. Energy and Climate Change Symposium -- "The Road to Renewables," Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Los Angeles, California, Jan. 18, 2008.

11. Roundtable on Local Approaches to Climate Action, Dept. of Anthropology, Stanford University, Stanford, California, Feb. 13, 2008.

12. Panel on Advanced Energy Research, Woods/Precourt Affiliate Conference, Stanford University, September 12, 2008.

13. Press conference for Environmental Consequences of the Changing Global Food System, American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, December 18, 2008.

14. Horn Lecture panel discussion on energy, School of Earth Sciences, January 20, 2009.

Congressional Testimony

July 12, 2005. Written testimony on a comparison of wind with nuclear energy to the U.S. House of Representatives Subcommittee on Energy and Resource.

October 18, 2007. Oral and written testimony on the role of black carbon as a factor in climate change and its impact on public health. U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Washington, D.C.

April 9, 2008. Oral and written testimony on the relative impact of carbon dioxide on air pollution health problems in California versus the rest of the U.S., U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, Washington, D.C.

Environmental Protection Agency Testimony

March 5, 2009. Oral testimony invited by the State of California at the Environmental Protection Agency Hearing AMS-FRL-8772-7, California State Motor Vehicle Control Standards; Greenhouse Gas Regulations; Reconsideration of Previous Denial of a Waiver of Preemption, Arlington, Virginia.

Oral testimony at the Environmental Protection Agency Hearing: Endangerment and cause or contribute findings for greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, Arlington, Virginia, May 18, 2009.

Documentaries

"Doomsday Tech," History Channel series, Modern Marvels, produced by Scott Goldie and Anthony Lacques, Dec. 28, 2004.

Science advisor, "Global Warming: Are we melting the planet," hosted by Tom Brokaw, Discovery Channel, BBC, NBC News Productions, January, 2006.

Alternative fuels and renewable energy, Discovery Channel Canada, produced by Frances Mackinnon, March 8, 2007; aired March 29, 2007.

Documentary, “The Ethanol Maze,” Nebraska Public Broadcasting System (PBS), Perry Stoner, Producer, December 2007; aired June 19, 2008.

Climate change and air pollution, Public Broadcasting System (PBS), Joy Leighton and Bob Gliner, Stanford, California, June 26, 2009.

Documentary on Renewable Energy, Future Earth/MSNBC, Helen Lambourne, Boulder City, Nevada, July 13, 2009.

Dutch Television Documentary on the Plan for a Sustainable Future, February 12, 2010.

[MajorChode]

25. Here's where you fucked up

First you assume that nobody else can look up the credentials of Dr. Jacobson as you childishly use up enormous amounts of bandwidth rather than just posting the link, as if the quantity of words you post is actually going to count for something(it doesn't).

Your next fuckup is not spending 30 seconds on a google search of the "blogger", Barry Brook. He happens to be a world renowned climate scientist who has also published two books and some 55 MORE peer reviewed papers than your illustrious Dr. Jacobson. Oooops!

So the answer to your question is yes, Barry Brook does have a resume that looks something like that, and if you actually had a clue, you would have already known that before you made a fool of yourself.

Your final fuckup involves ad hominem, which I already pointed out as one of your flaws, but still you insist on using anyway. Barry Brook might be an advocate for nuclear power, but clearly Dr. Jacobson has a long history of advocating wind and solar, so the very best you can offer is competing biases. Who else but an expert on nuclear power has the knowledge and experience to debunk the obvious flaws in Dr. Jacobson's nuclear research? Do you even ask yourself these kind of things? Still you failed to address any one of the significant criticisms which show pretty compellingly that Dr. Jacobson is quite full of shit. But in your defense you are in good company as neither has Dr. Jacobson.

When you actually are prepared to form arguments based on substance (and I suspect you never will), come back and then we'll talk. Until then I'm done with you as your childish antics bore me.

Have a nice day!

[kristopher]

26. You are dismissed.

Put some ice on those ears and the swelling will soon go down.

ETA: I forgot to ask where I can read the peer reviewed version of the blogger's critique? My understanding is that the journal rejected it. Is that true?

[frustrated_lefty]

17. Hush up and help fix it.

If we spent less energy on bitching and more energy on solving problems, we might get somewhere.

[Incitatus]

20. Drilling for oil was supposed to be safe. Just wait until there's a nuclear plant disaster.

[MajorChode]

21. Since when has drilling for oil been safe?

I must have missed that.

[Incitatus]

22. It's not.

I should have phrased that differently. "They" said it was going to be safe, nothing to worry about.Just like they say about nuclear.

[MajorChode]

23. I believe nuclear has lived up to those promises

After 3MI, all sorts of safety regulations were applied to new AND existing nuclear power plants. The cost in safety with doing nothing is also high. Thousands of people die every year from respiratory illnesses that can be directly related to the burning of fossil fuels. Not one single person has died as a direct result of the production of nuclear power.