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[#004] Why So Much Climate Data Fails to Drive Action — and How to Fix It

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[#004] Why So Much Climate Data Fails to Drive Action — and How to Fix It

I keep seeing the same pattern: technically excellent datasets that fail to deliver impact in the real world. In this piece, I outline six recurring gaps and share what climate product teams can do to close them.

[#003] Typical Meteorological Year: From Average Weather to Climate Resilience

[#003] Typical Meteorological Year: From Average Weather to Climate Resilience

Typical Meteorological Years (TMYs) condense decades of climate data into one representative year. This article explores different TMY approaches and references a paper on TMY-NO method, using reanalysis data and seasonal weighting.

[#002] Climate Art - From Protest to Utopia

[#002] Climate Art - From Protest to Utopia

Sunday November 2nd, I interviewed Mathias Frick, the director of the climate art documentary "Climate Art - From Protest to Utopia, as part of the Films for Future Festival 2025 in Zurich. Here's my summary of the movie and the interview with Mathias.

[#001] Gates' Climate Bombshell: A Misguided Pivot?

[#001] Gates' Climate Bombshell: A Misguided Pivot?

Bill Gates' bombshell memo Bill Gates just dropped a bombshell memo

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I’m Oliver Marchand, a long-time climate data nerd, founder of Carbon