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German Nobel winner in physics would
be happy to give up his prize
Manabe’s models from 50 years ago “accurately pre-
Hasselmann, of the Max Planck Institute for Mete-
dicted the warming that actually occurred in the fol- orology in Hamburg, Germany, helped explain why
lowing decades,” said climate scientist Zeke Hausfa- climate models can be reliable despite the seemingly
ther of the Breakthrough Institute. Manabe’s work chaotic nature of the weather. He also developed ways
serves “as a warning to us all that we should take their to look for specific signs of human influence on the
projections of a much warmer future if we keep emit- climate.
He and a scientist at Princeton are cited
for reliably predicting climate change.
But Hasselmann ‘would rather have
no global warming and no’ award.
ting carbon dioxide quite seriously.”
Meanwhile, Parisi, of Sapienza University of Rome,
“I never imagined that this thing I would begin to “built a deep physical and mathematical model” that
study has such a huge consequence,” Manabe said made it possible to understand complex systems in
at a Princeton news conference. “I was doing it just fields as different as mathematics, biology, neurosci-
because of my curiosity.”
ence and machine learning.
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Three scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics
Tuesday for work that found order in seeming disor-
der, helping to explain and predict complex forces of
nature, including expanding our understanding of cli-
mate change.
Syukuro Manabe, originally from Japan, and Klaus
Hasselmann of Germany were cited for their work in
developing forecast models of Earth’s climate and
“reliably predicting global warming.” The second half
of the prize went to Giorgio Parisi of Italy for explain-
ing disorder in physical systems, ranging from those
as small as the insides of atoms to the planet-sized.
Hasselmann told The Associated Press that he
“would rather have no global warming and no Nobel
Prize.’’
Manabe said that figuring out the physics behind
climate change was “1,000 times” easier than getting
the world to do something about it. He said the intri-
cacies of policy and society are far harder to fathom
than the complexities of carbon dioxide interacting
with the atmosphere, which then changes conditions
in the ocean and on the land, which then alters the air
again in a constant cycle. He called climate change “a
major crisis.”
The Nobel-winning scientists used their moment in
the limelight to urge action.
“It’s very urgent that we take very strong decisions
and move at a very strong pace” in tackling global
warming, Parisi said. He made the appeal even though
his share of the prize was for work in a different area
of physics.
All three scientists work on what are known as
“complex systems,” of which climate is just one exam-
ple. But the prize went to two fields of study that are
opposite in many ways, though they share the goal of
making sense of what seems random and chaotic so
that it can be predicted.
Parisi’s research largely centers around subatomic
particles, predicting how they move in seemingly cha-
otic ways and why, and is somewhat esoteric, while the
work by Manabe and Hasselmann is about large-scale
global forces that shape our daily lives.
The judges said Manabe, 90, and Hasselmann, 89,
“laid the foundation of our knowledge of the Earth’s
climate and how human actions influence it.”
Starting in the 1960s, Manabe, now based at Princ-
eton, created the first climate models that forecast
what would happen as carbon dioxide built up in the
atmosphere. Scientists for decades had shown that
carbon dioxide traps heat, but Manabe’s work offered
specifics. It let scientists eventually show how climate
change will worsen and how fast, depending on how
much carbon pollution is spewed.
Manabe is such a pioneer that other climate sci-
entists called his 1967 paper with the late Richard
Wetherald “the most influential climate paper ever,”
said NASA chief climate modeler Gavin Schmidt.
Manabe’s Princeton colleague Tom Delworth called
Manabe “the Michael Jordan of climate.”
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The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will
hold a public hearing to receive public comments on
proposed changes to the Electric Interconnection and
Net Metering Standards rule set.
The Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs will
hold a public hearing to receive public comments on
proposed changes to the Interconnection and Distribut-
ed Generation Standards rule set.
The Interconnection and Distributed Generation Stan-
dards are rules that detail how projects owned by custom-
ers, developers, and in some situations, the utility, con-
nect to the utility distribution system. These rules provide
a standardized process and schedule so that intercon-
nections can be accommodated in an orderly and timely
manner. The rules also ensure that interconnections are
done reliably and safely, in order to protect workers,
utility and third-party owned equipment, and the public.
The Interconnection and Distributed Generation Stan-
dards are an update to the Electric Interconnection and
Net Metering Standards necessitated by advances in
distributed energy resource technology and an increase
in distributed generation penetration on the distribution
systems in Michigan. The Interconnection and Distrib-
uted Generation Standards are promulgated pursuant
to the same authority as, and replace, the Electric Inter-
connection and Net Metering Standards, which will be
rescinded concurrently with the approval of these rules.
The Interconnection and Distributed Generation Stan-
dards are rules that detail how projects owned by cus-
tomers, developers, and in some situations, the utility,
connect to the utility distribution system. These rules
provide a standardized process and schedule so that
interconnections can be accommodated in an orderly
and timely manner. The rules also ensure that intercon-
nections are done reliably and safely, in order to protect
workers, utility and third-party owned equipment, and
the public. The Interconnection and Distributed Gener-
ation Standards are an update to the Electric Intercon-
nection and Net Metering Standards necessitated by
advances in distributed energy resource technology and
an increase in distributed generation penetration on the
distribution systems in Michigan. The Interconnection
and Distributed Generation Standards are promulgat-
ed pursuant to the same authority as, and replace, the
Electric Interconnection and Net Metering Standards,
which will be rescinded concurrently with the approval
of these rules.
By authority conferred upon the Commission by sec-
tion 7(6) of 1909 PA 106, MCL 460.557(6); section
5 of 1919 PA 419, MCL 460.55; sections 4, 6(1),
and 10e(3) of 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.4, 460.6(1); and
460.10e(3), and section 173(1) of 2008 PA 295,
MCL 460.1173(1)). Section 173(1) of 2008 PA 295,
as amended by 2016 PA 342, MCL 460.1173(1),
provides: “The commission shall establish a distribut-
ed generation program by order issued not later than
90 days after the effective date of the 2016 act that
amended this section. The commission may promulgate
rules the commission considers necessary to implement
this program. Any rules adopted regarding time limits
for approval of parallel operation shall recognize reli-
ability and safety complications including those arising
from equipment saturation, use of multiple technologies,
and proximity to synchronous motor loads. The program
shall apply to all electric utilities whose rates are reg-
ulated by the commission and alternative electric sup-
pliers in this state.” The proposed rules will take effect
immediately after filing with the Secretary of State. The
proposed rules are published on the State of Michigan
Michigan Register in the 10/1/2021 issue. Copies of
these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail or
electronic transmission at the following address: mpsce-
By authority conferred upon the Commission by sec-
tion 7(6) of 1909 PA 106, MCL 460.557(6); section
5 of 1919 PA 419, MCL 460.55; sections 4, 6(1),
and 10e(3) of 1939 PA 3, MCL 460.4, 460.6(1); and
460.10e(3), and section 173(1) of 2008 PA 295,
MCL 460.1173(1)). Section 173(1) of 2008 PA 295,
as amended by 2016 PA 342, MCL 460.1173(1),
provides: “The commission shall establish a distribut-
ed generation program by order issued not later than
90 days after the effective date of the 2016 act that
amended this section. The commission may promulgate
rules the commission considers necessary to implement
this program. Any rules adopted regarding time limits
for approval of parallel operation shall recognize reli-
ability and safety complications including those arising
from equipment saturation, use of multiple technologies,
and proximity to synchronous motor loads. The program
shall apply to all electric utilities whose rates are reg-
ulated by the commission and alternative electric sup-
pliers in this state.” The proposed rules will take effect
immediately after filing with the Secretary of State. The
proposed rules are published on the State of Michigan
Michigan Register in the 10/1/2021 issue. Copies of
these proposed rules may also be obtained by mail or
electronic transmission at the following address: mpsce-
“Suki set the stage for today’s climate science, not
just the tool but also how to use it,” said fellow Prince-
ton climate scientist Gabriel Vecchi. “I can’t count the
times that I thought I came up with something new,
and it’s in one of his papers.”
VATICAN CITY
Vatican cardinal says Biden
can receive Communion
A top Vatican cardinal says President Biden should
not be denied Communion amid a push by U.S. Cath-
olic bishops to withhold the sacrament from the presi-
dent because of his support for abortion rights.
Cardinal Peter Turkson, who works closely with
Pope Francis, said the sacrament, also known as the
Eucharist, should “not in any way become a weapon,”
and denying it should only occur in “extreme cases.”
“If you say somebody cannot receive Communion,
you are basically doing a judgment that you are in a
state of sin,” Turkson said in an interview with Axios
that aired on HBO this week.
Asked specifically whether “state of sin” applied to
Biden, the second Catholic president in the nation’s
history, Turkson said no.
Turkson heads the Vatican’s Dicastery for Promot-
ing Integral Human Development and his comments
are the most specific yet about the religiously obser-
vant Biden.
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hearing is held at a physical location, the building will
be accessible with handicap parking available.
When Pope Francis was asked last month about the
issue, he replied: “What should a shepherd do? Be a
shepherd and not going around condemning or not
condemning.” The pope added: “They must be a shep-
herd with God’s style. And God’s style is closeness,
compassion and tenderness.” Washington Post
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