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We need a new common consciousness of what’s necessary and possible to curb climate change.
We need a new common consciousness of what’s necessary and possible to curb climate change. Cultural resistance to the need for a fundamental, urgent, unprecedented rethink of the way we conduct life in order to limit temperature rise is continuously fed by the apparently affirmative but actually misleading words of charismatic thinkers such as Rutger […]
Carbon Capture – Does it Work?
Carbon Capture – Does it Work? Photo Source Nicholas A. Tonelli | CC BY 2.0 Harken! Good news (maybe) “encouraging news” is a better description, as Negative Emissions Technology (“NET”) starts coming into focus. Conceptually, carbon removal or direct air capture removes CO2 from the atmosphere, which would be great for suppressing climate change. In […]
Here’s the Dire Climate Report the Trump White House Didn’t Want You to See
Here’s the Dire Climate Report the Trump White House Didn’t Want You to See “The decision to release this damning report when families are beginning to celebrate the holidays and newsrooms are short-staffed is a brazen attempt to bury the truth.” A house burns during the Woolsey Fire on November 9, 2018 in Malibu, California. […]
Ocean Warming Study Criticism Shows How the Scientific Method Works
Ocean Warming Study Criticism Shows How the Scientific Method Works Errors in a recent ocean warming study illustrate global warming’s complexity. They also show the depths to which climate science deniers will stoop to dismiss or downplay evidence for human-caused climate change. The study by researchers from the U.S., China, France and Germany concluded, “ocean warming […]
The battle for the future of farming: what you need to know
The battle for the future of farming: what you need to know It is widely agreed that today’s global agriculture system is a social and environmental failure. Business as usual is no longer an option: biodiversity loss and nitrogen pollution are exceeding planetary limits, and catastrophic risks of climate change demand immediate action. Most concede that […]
‘Time is Running Out,’ American Petroleum Institute Chief Said in 1965 Speech on Climate Change
‘Time is Running Out,’ American Petroleum Institute Chief Said in 1965 Speech on Climate Change The warning is clear and dire — and the source unexpected. “This report unquestionably will fan emotions, raise fears, and bring demand for action,” the president of the American Petroleum Institute (API) told an oil industry conference, as he described […]
How to save the world from climate catastrophe – the IRENA study
How to save the world from climate catastrophe – the IRENA study IRENA, the International Renewable Agency, has just published a study showing how the world can meet the not-to-exceed-2°C emissions goal set by the Paris Agreement. It’s not a 100% renewables study – it still includes a little oil, gas and nuclear – but […]
Climate Change Action Would Kill Imperialism
Climate Change Action Would Kill Imperialism Photo Source Molly Adams | CC BY 2.0 Climate change action would kill imperialism, and that is why we can’t have it in America. American political power is based on fossil fuels, and the US military is the engine that consumes those fuels to produce that power. So long […]
The Extinction Rebellion–A Tipping Point for the Climate Emergency?
THE EXTINCTION REBELLION – A TIPPING POINT FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY? The only rational response to the scientific evidence on climate change, is to declare a global emergency – to mobilise all of society to do whatever it takes to fix it. As the UN Secretary General Guterres recently stated: “We face a direct existential threat”. […]
Manchester promises to phase out fossil fuels in 20 years in one of the world’s toughest climate change pledges
Manchester promises to phase out fossil fuels in 20 years in one of the world’s toughest climate change pledges “How typical of Manchester to step forward and lead in this way.” (Image: PA) Manchester has signed up to one of the most ambitious climate change targets in the world as the city seeks to become […]
Australia’s drought, climate change and the future of food
Australia’s drought, climate change and the future of food There’s a reason that few people are thinking about world grain supplies. Last year saw record worldwide production of grains and record stocks of grains left over. But this year worldwide production slipped about 2 percent, owing in large part to the plunge in Australia’s production […]
Why This Planet Is Becoming Uninhabitable
Why This Planet Is Becoming Uninhabitable And Even Trump Now Acknowledges that Man-Made Global Warming Spells Doom There are now overt indications that this planet is becoming uninhabitable. Not only are increasing numbers of humans migrating from near the Equator, northward toward nations that have more temperate climates, but also there are stronger and more […]
Why we need new narratives and strategies to save the environment
Why we need new narratives and strategies to save the environment The fatalist-gloomy-future narrative around climate change hasn’t been compelling to mobilise enough individuals and communities for change. In response, new organisations are emerging with positive narratives and more complex strategies to tackle ‘the problem’ of our generation. We asked Cacau Araujo for the […]
Culture and climate
Culture and climate My purpose is to show that if cultures are to end further acceleration of the climate change they are causing, then new ways of life must be found, which no longer cause it. Tinkering with improvements to our current ways of life is futile. We must each of us change how we […]
