Thank you for your tireless dedication to alerting the world to the climate emergency. As you note in your talk, we are entering the age of the superstorm, one that will touch all inhabitants on earth. In the past year alone, we have seen catastrophic events around the U.S., notably the terrible flooding in western North Carolina from hurricane Helene, the wildfires in metro Los Angeles, and the Texas hill country flood.
More recently, hurricane Melissa became one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and possibly the most powerful, as it made landfall on the southern coast of Jamaica on October 28, 2025. I say possibly because the crisp, near perfect circularity of the storm’s eyewall exceeded the capacity of the NOAA satellite algorithm to measure the storm’s intensity. ("Hurricane Melissa Maxed Out What Scientists Thought Was Possible," Guest Essay by Alan Gerard, NY Times, October 29, 2025)
These events are happening with a frequency that was unimaginable only a few years ago. And there is no reason this non-linear acceleration will not continue, as long as we continue to pump fossil fuel pollution into the atmosphere.
On a personal note, please know that I have followed your work since the summer of 1988, when you testified before the U.S. Senate and alerted the broader public to global warming. My respect for your wisdom and humanity is reverential, and as I raised my two daughters to adulthood, I often felt that you were looking over my shoulder. My wife and I attended the two great climate marches in New York City and Washington D.C. in part to let them know that we understood the emergency and were committed to helping the cause.
Today, my wife and I are doubling down on political activism. We believe this is no time to hold back, and are trying to do our part, as you and your cohort are. Several years ago, I recall Jeff Masters saying that the climate emergency needs story to better gain the public's attention. It reminded me how much "Storms of My Grandchildren" has influenced me since reading it in 2009.
Your book, and Jeff Master's statement, served as a call-to-action that I could not ignore, and was the nudge I needed to complete a climate thriller. Set in the near future, it is the story of the nation's first trillion-dollar hurricane, and how it unfolded. All along the way, I asked myself if the events and characters might pass Dr. Hansen's plausibility test. In the weeks and months ahead, I may publish some of the novel on my Substack, but at this time I would like to share the epigraph:
Looking back, they would say that no event like what happened could have been foreseen.
It was so far beyond the scale of what had ever been experienced that no imagination could plausibly have envisioned it. So it was not a failure of imagination.
And that is true. It was not a failure of imagination. It was a failure to see what was clearly and directly in front of them.
Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
Thank you for your informative presentation. One note though. I find the role of trees and other carbon dioxide absorbing ecology is under-emphasized and underinvested. By my accounting bringing hydrocarbon fuel consumption down alone will not bring carbon dioxide into environmental balance. There also needs to be a major expansion in forested land (and that would include wetlands, etc.) There are efforts out there to plant a trillion trees and such, (and that I believe would be the about right amount in conjunction with bringing down our hydrocarbon fuel consumption down some 75% in rough order of magnitude.) Problem is these reforestation efforts are not being legislatively supported, and are seriously underfunded. Should fees be put on carbon production/consumption, I think a better use of the revenue would be to invest in reforesting our planet. While directing funds to the public to help alleviate wealth disparities is certainly action for a good samaritan, such does little to solve the existential threat we all face. If done right monies directed toward reforestation can also help alleviate some wealth disparity at the same time. I believe reforestation is a fundamental and essential part to any climate action plan.
Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
Dear Dr. Hansen, Thank you. I am still volunteering with Citizens' Climate Lobby, urging our members of Congress to enact durable climate policies. I am doing this because of your inspiration. This morning, I was on the phone with county commissioners in E. Montana, where I live, asking them to urge Congress to enact comprehensive permitting reform so we can get clean energy project up and running quickly. We are making headway. Thank you and take care.
Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
I also have to note that Jim Hansen says the single biggest thing to solve the climate crisis is to get money out of politics.
This is absolutely right!
This is why Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the most relentless voice in the U.S. Senate for climate action, is also an evangelist for action to reform our campaign financing laws.
Your emphasis on equipping young people with an honest understanding of the climate trajectory is vital. In fields of prevention, we’ve learned that early education is one of the strongest drivers of long-term change. It’s inspiring to see you continue to lead by example in translating scientific warnings into public understanding
Dr Hansen you are a liar. Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
Always a pleasure, Jim, to watch you help us get back to basics. I've been so disillusioned since the early days of CCL when we thought we had defeated hard-core climate denial, but to see now that the Trump administration has taken us right back to the bad old days when the battle was not over whether climate sensitivity is 2 or 3 or 4°C, but whether climate change exists at all! We're right back to "it's a liberal hoax," and the mainstream media is framing the issue as one of the far left, putting it in the same bucket as transgender rights or Medicare for all.
So now I'm afraid we have to fight the same old battle all over again.
Dear Dr. Hansen,
Thank you for your tireless dedication to alerting the world to the climate emergency. As you note in your talk, we are entering the age of the superstorm, one that will touch all inhabitants on earth. In the past year alone, we have seen catastrophic events around the U.S., notably the terrible flooding in western North Carolina from hurricane Helene, the wildfires in metro Los Angeles, and the Texas hill country flood.
More recently, hurricane Melissa became one of the strongest storms ever recorded in the Atlantic basin, and possibly the most powerful, as it made landfall on the southern coast of Jamaica on October 28, 2025. I say possibly because the crisp, near perfect circularity of the storm’s eyewall exceeded the capacity of the NOAA satellite algorithm to measure the storm’s intensity. ("Hurricane Melissa Maxed Out What Scientists Thought Was Possible," Guest Essay by Alan Gerard, NY Times, October 29, 2025)
These events are happening with a frequency that was unimaginable only a few years ago. And there is no reason this non-linear acceleration will not continue, as long as we continue to pump fossil fuel pollution into the atmosphere.
On a personal note, please know that I have followed your work since the summer of 1988, when you testified before the U.S. Senate and alerted the broader public to global warming. My respect for your wisdom and humanity is reverential, and as I raised my two daughters to adulthood, I often felt that you were looking over my shoulder. My wife and I attended the two great climate marches in New York City and Washington D.C. in part to let them know that we understood the emergency and were committed to helping the cause.
Today, my wife and I are doubling down on political activism. We believe this is no time to hold back, and are trying to do our part, as you and your cohort are. Several years ago, I recall Jeff Masters saying that the climate emergency needs story to better gain the public's attention. It reminded me how much "Storms of My Grandchildren" has influenced me since reading it in 2009.
Your book, and Jeff Master's statement, served as a call-to-action that I could not ignore, and was the nudge I needed to complete a climate thriller. Set in the near future, it is the story of the nation's first trillion-dollar hurricane, and how it unfolded. All along the way, I asked myself if the events and characters might pass Dr. Hansen's plausibility test. In the weeks and months ahead, I may publish some of the novel on my Substack, but at this time I would like to share the epigraph:
Looking back, they would say that no event like what happened could have been foreseen.
It was so far beyond the scale of what had ever been experienced that no imagination could plausibly have envisioned it. So it was not a failure of imagination.
And that is true. It was not a failure of imagination. It was a failure to see what was clearly and directly in front of them.
Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
No to gas tax increase. Cctruth.org
Solar Panels and Windmills are not the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHX-Ib3Q5Q
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
https://thelawisyourattorney.com/loper-bright-enterprises
/https://thelawisyourattorney.com/epa-cant-regulate-greenhouse-gases/cctruth.org greenhouse gas page measured data.
Thank you for your informative presentation. One note though. I find the role of trees and other carbon dioxide absorbing ecology is under-emphasized and underinvested. By my accounting bringing hydrocarbon fuel consumption down alone will not bring carbon dioxide into environmental balance. There also needs to be a major expansion in forested land (and that would include wetlands, etc.) There are efforts out there to plant a trillion trees and such, (and that I believe would be the about right amount in conjunction with bringing down our hydrocarbon fuel consumption down some 75% in rough order of magnitude.) Problem is these reforestation efforts are not being legislatively supported, and are seriously underfunded. Should fees be put on carbon production/consumption, I think a better use of the revenue would be to invest in reforesting our planet. While directing funds to the public to help alleviate wealth disparities is certainly action for a good samaritan, such does little to solve the existential threat we all face. If done right monies directed toward reforestation can also help alleviate some wealth disparity at the same time. I believe reforestation is a fundamental and essential part to any climate action plan.
Respectfully, Robert
And reforesting the seaworld, protecting it's carbon absorption function
Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
No to gas tax increase. Cctruth.org
Solar Panels and Windmills are not the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHX-Ib3Q5Q
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
https://thelawisyourattorney.com/loper-bright-enterprises
/https://thelawisyourattorney.com/epa-cant-regulate-greenhouse-gases/cctruth.org greenhouse gas page measured data.
Dear Dr. Hansen, Thank you. I am still volunteering with Citizens' Climate Lobby, urging our members of Congress to enact durable climate policies. I am doing this because of your inspiration. This morning, I was on the phone with county commissioners in E. Montana, where I live, asking them to urge Congress to enact comprehensive permitting reform so we can get clean energy project up and running quickly. We are making headway. Thank you and take care.
Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
No to gas tax increase. Cctruth.org
Solar Panels and Windmills are not the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHX-Ib3Q5Q
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
https://thelawisyourattorney.com/loper-bright-enterprises
/https://thelawisyourattorney.com/epa-cant-regulate-greenhouse-gases/cctruth.org greenhouse gas page measured data.
I also have to note that Jim Hansen says the single biggest thing to solve the climate crisis is to get money out of politics.
This is absolutely right!
This is why Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, the most relentless voice in the U.S. Senate for climate action, is also an evangelist for action to reform our campaign financing laws.
This is why I posted Feeding the Propaganda Machine (https://citizen99.substack.com/p/feeding-the-propaganda-machine?r=2sauq) back in August, and followed that with Part 2 (https://citizen99.substack.com/p/feeding-the-propaganda-machine-part?r=2sauq) in November.
As long as there is somebody raking in billions from corrupt political spending, we can never solve the climate problem.
Your emphasis on equipping young people with an honest understanding of the climate trajectory is vital. In fields of prevention, we’ve learned that early education is one of the strongest drivers of long-term change. It’s inspiring to see you continue to lead by example in translating scientific warnings into public understanding
Dr Hansen you are a liar. Our books are on Amazon just search Climate Crisis Changed. We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you! As a thank you for your generous support, we invite you to download and read Chapter 13 of our latest book free at cctruth.org! globalchange.gov was shutdown because of our 35 PhD review of the IPCC reports which are deliberate science fiction. It’s a great resource, and we encourage you to share it with your like-minded friends who are also passionate about making a difference in the fight against climate change. Moreover, remember that any donations you make are tax deductible, so you can feel good about giving! NetzeroCO2e equals only 8.6 billion tons of photosynthesis left in the world. Plant trees is the only way to lower CO2. CO2 is plant food and only a 9% effect greenhouse gas. Climate Change is about Fear mongering and removal of people from the earth and has been completely debunked.
No to gas tax increase. Cctruth.org
Solar Panels and Windmills are not the solution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHX-Ib3Q5Q
Sustainability is an untruthful statement of the UN.
Dave White also debunked the false idea that rolling coal (black smoke from diesel trucks) causes any health issue. The fake studies were done in China with air 50X more polluted than anywhere in the USA https://cctruth.org/Junk_science_about_fine_particles_and_health.pdf
EPA cant regulate Greenhouse gases because they are not toxic.
https://thelawisyourattorney.com/loper-bright-enterprises
/https://thelawisyourattorney.com/epa-cant-regulate-greenhouse-gases/cctruth.org greenhouse gas page measured data.
Always a pleasure, Jim, to watch you help us get back to basics. I've been so disillusioned since the early days of CCL when we thought we had defeated hard-core climate denial, but to see now that the Trump administration has taken us right back to the bad old days when the battle was not over whether climate sensitivity is 2 or 3 or 4°C, but whether climate change exists at all! We're right back to "it's a liberal hoax," and the mainstream media is framing the issue as one of the far left, putting it in the same bucket as transgender rights or Medicare for all.
So now I'm afraid we have to fight the same old battle all over again.