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Carbon capture could require 25% of all global energy
Carbon capture could require 25% of all global energy Preface. This is clearly a pipedream. Surely the authors know this, since they say that the energy needed to run direct air capture machines in 2100 is up to 300 exajoules each year. That’s more than half of global energy consumption today. It’s equivalent to the current […]
Countries from Siberia to Australia are burning: the age of fire is the bleakest warning yet
Countries from Siberia to Australia are burning: the age of fire is the bleakest warning yet It is time not only to think the unthinkable, but to speak it: the world economy, civilisation, and maybe our survival as a species are on the line On any day, between 10,000 and 30,000 bushfires burn around the […]
Living On Borrowed Time
Living On Borrowed Time How soon until the consequences of our excesses catch up with us? The laws of physics are governed by cause and effect. But there can exist a time lag between the two. For instance: Note how the speed of both the bullet and the retracting latex far exceed that of the […]
Science professor calls for fewer humans to ‘strengthen human rights’
Science professor calls for fewer humans to ‘strengthen human rights’ Humanity must ‘act to sustain life’ by reducing fertility (voluntarily) Will there be “untold human suffering” if humans do not stop having children in order to avoid a “climate emergency?” More than 11,000 scientists signed a paper authored by an ecology professor at Oregon State […]
Himalayan glaciers that supply water to a billion people are melting fast
Himalayan glaciers that supply water to a billion people are melting fast Preface. The Himalayan glaciers that supply water to a billion people are melting fast, already 30% has been lost since 1975. Adding to the crisis are the 400 dams under construction or planned for Himalayan rivers in India, Pakistan, Nepal, and Bhutan to […]
Economists and climate change: Building castles in the sky
Economists and climate change: Building castles in the sky Economist John Kenneth Galbraith once said that “the only function of economic forecasting is to make astrology look respectable.” Unfortunately, when some economists turn their sights on the economics of climate change, their unreliable methods imperil not just the economic life of humankind but its very existence. I […]
River of Trash
RIVER OF TRASH How Plastic Pollution Is Making Central American Communities Uninhabitable THE FISHERMEN STAND thigh-deep in the muddy water as our boat pulls up to the shore, grass shushing against the hull. It is a still, cool morning and mist wicks off the river as the sun begins to rise above the trees. Down the […]
Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong
Why Apocalyptic Claims About Climate Change Are Wrong Environmental journalists and advocates have in recent weeks made a number of apocalyptic predictions about the impact of climate change. Bill McKibben suggested climate-driven fires in Australia had made koalas “functionally extinct.” Extinction Rebellion said “Billions will die” and “Life on Earth is dying.” Vice claimed the “collapse of civilization may have already begun.” […]
Development: a failed project
Development: a failed project It’s time to abandon development and think about postdevelopment instead. “They talk to me about progress, about ‘achievements,’ diseases cured, improved standards of living. I am talking about societies drained of their essence, cultures trampled underfoot, institutions undermined, lands confiscated, religions smashed, magnificent artistic creations destroyed, extraordinary possibilities wiped out. They […]
The Problem With “Green” Monetary Policy
The Problem With “Green” Monetary Policy Although there is increasing support for the idea that central banks should actively contribute to the fight against climate change, monetary policymakers have no mandate to do so, and for good reason. Tackling climate change is – and must remain – the responsibility of elected governments and parliaments. FRANKFURT […]
French MPs Want To Ban Black Friday Because Of “Resource Waste” And “Overconsumption”
French MPs Want To Ban Black Friday Because Of “Resource Waste” And “Overconsumption” Members of the French Parliament are now demanding the government prohibit Black Friday, reported The Independent. French MPs passed an amendment Monday that could make the annual shopping holiday, widely popularized in the US, illegal, warning that a shopping frenzy causes “resources waste” and […]
The Grim Reality About Pandemics They Don’t Want You To Know: “No Country is Prepared”
The Grim Reality About Pandemics They Don’t Want You To Know: “No Country is Prepared” It’s been 100 years since the Spanish Flu caused a global pandemic. While you can rest easy right now knowing a global pandemic is not currently a threat, it is just a matter of time before the next one arrives. […]
Scientists on where to be in the 21st century based on sustainability
Scientists on where to be in the 21st century based on sustainability Preface. The article below is based on Hall & Day’s book “America’s Most Sustainable Cities and Regions: Surviving the 21st Century Megatrends”. Related articles: Hess, P. 2016. These will be the best places to live in America in 2100 A.D. Popular Science. Lang, G. […]
Analysts Stunned After Lagarde Demands “Key Role” For The ECB In Climate Change
Analysts Stunned After Lagarde Demands “Key Role” For The ECB In Climate Change Having failed miserably to “trickle down” stock market wealth for a decade as was their intention, something Ben Bernanke made clear in his Nov 4, 2010 WaPo op-ed, central banks have moved on to more noble causes. Over the weekend Minneapolis Fed chair […]
