About David Wojick

David Wojick, Ph.D. is an inDr. David Wojick is an independent policy analyst and senior advisor to CFACT. As a civil engineer with a Ph.D. in logic and analytic philosophy of science, he brings a unique perspective to complex policy issues. His specializes in science and technology intensive issues, especially in energy and environment. As a cognitive scientist he also does basic research on the structure and dynamics of complex issues and reasoning. This research informs his policy analyses. He has written hundreds of analytical articles. Many recent examples can be found at https://www.cfact.org/author/dwojick/ Often working as a consultant on understanding complex issues, Dr. Wojick's numerous clients have included think tanks, trade associations, businesses and government agencies. Examples range from CFACT to the Chief of Naval Research and the Energy Department's Office of Science. He has served on the faculty of Carnegie Mellon University and the staff of the Naval Research Laboratory. He is available for confidential consulting, research and writing.

COP 28: The radicals lose again

The outcome was standard bad, but could have been much worse at the UN climate summit in Dubai... unless you were selling something no one wants to buy.

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|2023-12-14T15:50:30-05:00December 14th, 2023|Comments Off on COP 28: The radicals lose again

COP 28 is a really big fossil fuel trade show

What was supposed to be a big deal climate treaty negotiation has morphed into an enormous trade fair.

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|2023-12-07T09:44:20-05:00December 7th, 2023|Comments Off on COP 28 is a really big fossil fuel trade show

UN COP 28: Have we dodged the loss and damage threat again?

Voluntary foreign aid instead of liability for other countries' weather.

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|2023-12-04T12:52:00-05:00December 4th, 2023|Comments Off on UN COP 28: Have we dodged the loss and damage threat again?

NAS study raises concern over offshore wind harming endangered whales

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) released a lengthy report on what is known as the “dead ocean” threat with a focus on the Nantucket region, specifically what are called the Nantucket shoals.

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|2023-11-29T10:18:20-05:00December 1st, 2023|Comments Off on NAS study raises concern over offshore wind harming endangered whales

UN COP 28 is not a democracy

Voting is not how a UN climate conference operates.

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|2023-11-28T11:26:09-05:00November 29th, 2023|Comments Off on UN COP 28 is not a democracy

Offshore Wind cannot be justified

Adding offshore wind to a state’s energy mix will most likely increase global CO2 emissions.

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|2023-11-21T23:03:40-05:00November 22nd, 2023|Comments Off on Offshore Wind cannot be justified

PJM fiddles while grid sickens

The good news is that renewables will be downgraded. The bad news is that what PJM proposes is nowhere near what we need to prevent catastrophic blackouts.

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|2023-11-13T08:51:46-05:00November 14th, 2023|Comments Off on PJM fiddles while grid sickens

CFACT blasts Fed’s “floating wind” fantasy

A dive into the technology to show what a boondoggle floating wind is.

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|2023-11-06T08:44:35-05:00November 9th, 2023|Comments Off on CFACT blasts Fed’s “floating wind” fantasy

Will China pay climate change “loss and damage”?

China is the world's largest CO2 emitter after all.

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|2023-10-30T09:21:56-04:00October 31st, 2023|Comments Off on Will China pay climate change “loss and damage”?

Beware the offshore wind oligarchy

The Atlantic coastal states are painting themselves into a financial corner with offshore wind targets and mandates

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|2023-10-24T11:23:48-04:00October 22nd, 2023|Comments Off on Beware the offshore wind oligarchy

Introduction to “issue storms” and “issue trees”

While work (and life) has increasingly become issue driven we simply do not have the tools to manage the issue storms that buffet us.

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|2023-10-16T09:36:32-04:00October 18th, 2023|Comments Off on Introduction to “issue storms” and “issue trees”

The electric grid needs good failure mode analysis

Uncontrolled blackouts may be unpredictable but they can still be planned for to some degree.

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|2023-10-06T08:13:21-04:00October 6th, 2023|Comments Off on The electric grid needs good failure mode analysis

Offshore wind is systematically violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act

New evidence says that offshore wind sonar surveys may have committed hundreds of thousands of violations of the MMPA, each potentially subject to tens of thousands of dollars in fines.

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|2023-09-30T15:01:09-04:00September 28th, 2023|Comments Off on Offshore wind is systematically violating the Marine Mammal Protection Act

Desperate governors beg for offshore wind cost relief

The need is urgent as the offshore developers are demanding immediate power price increases around 50%.

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|2023-09-25T09:30:39-04:00September 25th, 2023|Comments Off on Desperate governors beg for offshore wind cost relief

A tale of two whale protection groups

One focuses on the harm caused by offshore wind, the other may be waking up to the danger.

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|2023-09-18T12:06:59-04:00September 18th, 2023|Comments Off on A tale of two whale protection groups
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