The Ninth Annual Everett-Moomaw Debate on Climate Change, Energy & the Environment
On Feb. 8, The Fletcher School held the ninth installment of its yearly climate change debate featuring Professor William Moomaw and Bruce Everett, adjunct associate professor of international business. Over the course of 90 minutes, the two discussed today’s most pressing energy-related issues.
- Using the hashtags #campmoomaw and #campeverett, the event was live tweeted by Fletcher students Elia Boggia, F13, Mohannad Al-Suwaidan, F12, and Kartikeya Singh, Ph.D. anticipated in 2015.
Follow the Moomaw/Everett Debate on Twitter! Live-tweets from @msuwaidan @eboggia @KartikeyaSingh #CampMoomaw #CampEverett
In the blue corner.... Professor Bill Moomaw, co-author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. #campmoomaw- ..aaand in the red corner, Prof B Everett, frmr Exxon exec & instructor of the popular Petroleum in the Global Economy course. #campeverett
Opening remarks: "stuff we really, really we should have learned about energy by now but haven't" #CampEverett- Short, punching opening line Everett:"stuff we should have learned about energy a long time ago but refuse to accept." #campeverett
- Everett: "research is a gamble." That's not the attitude that drives progress & innovation. #campmoomaw
- Everett: oil is NOT subsidized. Oil is the most heavily taxed product in the history of the world #CampEverett
- Everett: "US and European action is irrelevant." Again, not exactly a leader's attitude. Is US looking to be a follower? #campmoomaw
China and India "talk a good game" on climate but don't really care says Everett @FletcherSchool but I disagree!- Everett: India and china are not interested in reducing carbon emissions. #CampEverett
- Everett: politicians are too smart to cater their own economies to reduce carbon emissions. #CampEverett
- USA and EU on equal footing on emissions reductions @FletcherSchool says Everett, despite greater action in EU. What about municipal action?
- Moomaw retaliates that climate has changed more than just "a bit" @FletcherSchool energy debate. IPCC research reveals dramatic warming.
- 2011 had largest number of major weather related disasters says Moomaw @FletcherSchool energy debate.
- 2011: largest # of major weather-related disasters since insurance cos have kept records. These costs are ignored by Everett #campmoomaw
- Moomaw: Everett does not take into account the externalities in his cost analysis. #CampMoomaw
- Emissions from gas cracking significantly higher than coal say scientists from Cornell @FletcherSchool
