In this episode of The MEER Podcast, we speak with Dr. Eliot Jacobson about what the climate data actually shows behind global summits, temperature targets, and public narratives. The conversation moves from COP outcomes to Earth’s energy imbalance, declining planetary reflectivity, polar ice trends, and the risks of underestimating the pace of warming, with a focus on clarity, evidence, and physical reality over political optimism.

Eliot Jacobson is a mathematician, retired professor, and widely followed independent climate analyst. Known for his rigorous, data-driven approach, he tracks global temperature trends, sea-ice loss, and Earth’s energy imbalance, translating complex climate science into clear insights while actively countering misinformation.

Eliot's website: https://climatecasino.net/

Eliot's Social Media:

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Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/climatecasino.net

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In this episode we’re joined by Martin Palmer, author of The Nemesis of Planet A: Is the Human Race Sleepwalking Towards Its Own Extinction? and founder of the Rotaract (Net Zero) initiative within Rotary International.

Martin is a member of Rotary International and is helping launch a new wave of Rotaract Net Zero clubs, which place climate action at their core — Rotaract is a club format suited to young adults, ages 18 – 30 . Martin has partnered with MEER to help make this vision real.

Link to Martin's book, "The Nemesis of Planet A - Is The Human Race Sleep Walking Towards Its Own Extinction?" : https://amzn.eu/d/elJ8Za8

Chelwood Bridge Rotary Net-Zero: https://www.chelwoodbridgerotary-netzero.org/

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Kyle Kimball returns to MEER 3 years after his talk “Faster Than Expected: The IPCC’s Role In Exacerbating Climate Change”.

In that talk he presented evidence indicating that the IPCC plays a significant role in downplaying the impacts of runaway climate change, a role which serves to manufacture consent for a “do nothing” approach by state governments and the corporations controlling them.

Kyle has a BA in EU and International Law from Tallinn University of technology and an LLM in International Migration and Refugee Law from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. He now lives in Olympia, Washington where he serves the public working in state government.

David Spratt joins hosts Arjana and Kathy to talk climate risk, tipping points, and the case for surface-based, reversible cooling alongside deep decarbonization. Practical, people-first strategies to cut heat stress now—no silver bullets, just grounded engineering.

Synopsis

Why mainstream assessments underplay systemic risk; how optimism bias shapes policy; and a practical framework for surface reflectors & passive cooling as an urgent complement to decarbonization.

Key points:

Risk realism and cascading tipping points

Overshoot: managing near-term heat

Surface-based cooling: scalable, reversible, community-level

Equity, governance, and measurement

Calls to action

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In this compelling seventh episode of the MEER Podcast, Dr. Ye Tao shares fascinating updates from his recent travels in China, delving into the state of climate, agricultural, and water resource research. Amidst exploring the potential for international collaboration, Dr. Tao sheds light on the challenges faced by Chinese researchers within the state-funded system and the implications for innovative climate solutions like MEER.

The episode takes a deep dive into the impact of climate change on agriculture, highlighting recent studies that predict significant declines in crop yields due to increasing temperatures and changing precipitation patterns. Dr. Tao discusses how MEER's technologies could potentially mitigate these effects by improving water efficiency in agriculture through passive radiative cooling techniques.

Join us as we explore the nexus of technology, policy, and climate action, examining both the challenges and transformative potential of MEER in addressing urgent global issues.

Join Dr. Ye Tao with host Peter Dynes as they discuss groundbreaking research on evaporation suppression, climate change impacts on lakes, and our exciting new collaboration for field experiments in Sierra Leone! Discover how MEER's innovative solutions aim to combat global droughts and protect our precious water resources. Stay informed on the latest advancements in environmental science!

In this episode, we delve into Dr. Ye Tao's fascinating trip to Makeni, where he plans to embark on groundbreaking water evaporation suppression experiments. Additionally, we engage in an in-depth discussion about the critical issue of the loss of planetary albedo, also known as our Earthshine.

Dr. Ye Tao discusses the ongoing heat waves in West Africa, as well as the issues they are having with power cuts in Sierra Leone. In addition, we revisit one of Dr. Tao's early symposium presentations and delve into the controversial topics he discussed and information he shared in 2020. He provides more detailed explanation on topics including the aerosol masking paradox that our civilization currently faces.

In this episode, Dr. Tao discusses the challenges of finding the right community to conduct cooling experiments and the overall economic and housing situation in Crab Town and Aberdeen. We also delve into the impact of humidity as a crucial environmental factor, with potentially serious consequences, particularly for the elderly. We explore how a massive dust storm affected the mirrors in the short and long run. Finally, we discuss the latest heat adaptation plans in Freetown. We hope you find the conversation enlightening.

Welcome to the second episode of the MEER podcast, a show dedicated to science education that focuses on topics such as climate change, adaptation, and restoration. In this episode, Dr. Tao explains the origins of MEER and the framework he worked on with hundreds of students across the United States. He also talks about the framework's above other mitigation schemes. Additionally, he explains CROI (Cooling Return on Investment) and why it is so vital to factor in what is feasible in terms of mitigation. We hope you find this episode helpful and enlightening.