A lot of people think that humankind will likely be extinct well before the end of the next 250 million years. However, a new scientific research project published in the journal Nature Geoscience ran computer simulations to predict future climatic conditions and the positions of the continents in the distant future. The modelling indicates that …
NEWS and COMMENT: six Portuguese youngsters have in effect sued the governments of 32 countries for ruining their futures because they argue that the governments of those countries are making bad decisions in respect of global warming and that the future for them, because of those decisions, is bleak. They’ve taken their case to the …
Emperor penguins need ice on which to live. Emperor penguin colonies live on ice. They lay their eggs on ice and feed their chicks on ice. Scientists tell us that this vital element of the emperor penguin’s habitat is disappearing from parts of Antarctica which removes the possibility for the Emperor Penguin to survive. Scientists …
Ice is disappearing from Antarctica and so are the emperor penguins Read More »
Bafta’s sustainability arm called ‘Albert’ found that the average big-budget film produced 2,840 tons of carbon dioxide (2020). Their report is being cited by film stars who want to see a change in the demands made by divas as they contribute to global warming. I’m thinking about private jets and fleets of luxury cars on …
Diva-demands are becoming more eco-friendly as they become eco-conscious Read More »
Sir David Attenborough says on his website that, “All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people, and harder – and ultimately impossible – to solve with ever more people.” He isn’t the only one who thinks that. But Melanie Phillips writing in The Times today disagrees with him. She says that, “The …
All our environmental problems become easier to solve with fewer people Read More »
An effective weight-loss drug sidesteps the need for self-discipline to eat less and therefore promotes more self-indulgence. I see Wegovy as being a step in the wrong direction as it will also discourage daily walking as a form or exercise and to improve mental health. Michael Broad NEWS AND VIEWS – UK: The lack of …
Historically, the Antarctic has a cooling effect on the planet because this huge mass of white ice reflects the sun’s rays back into the atmosphere helping to keep the planet cooler. However, an area of sea ice the size of Greenland is missing on the Antarctic continent. The numbers are vast. The current area of …
The car manufacturers continue to make huge SUVs both with conventional power units – petrol and diesel – and battery-powered. The latter have to be huge to house batteries large enough to provide sufficient mileage as they have to move a 2-ton vehicle! The petrol and diesel SUVs are also grossly too large for modern …
SUVs are a climate disaster and EV SUVs damage roads Read More »
Contrails are responsible for the equivalent of 2% of humanity’s entire contribution to climate change. To put that another way, contrails are responsible for 60% of the aircraft industry’s greenhouse effect i.e. the aircraft industry’s contribution to climate change. I bet you didn’t know that those pretty contrails trailing behind airliners high in the sky …
Aircraft contrails account for 2% of humanity’s contribution to climate change Read More »
NEWS AND VIEWS – EDINBURGH, UK: If, like me, you believe in climate change (as we all should because the science unambiguously supports it), you will love Greta Thunberg because she walks the walk and doesn’t just talk about global warming and how to stop it. I love the way she applies strict principles to …
Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh book festival over greenwashing sponsor Read More »
There is no possibility in solving the climate change problem without the cooperation of China. And whatever the UK does to get down to net zero carbon is going to be small fry (1% of global CO2 emissions) compared to what China could and should do. Tony Blair said that Britain would do better helping …
No possibility in solving climate change without China Read More »
“Don’t talk the talk unless you can walk the walk” is the well-used phrase. For the sake of clarity is means that people should do what they say they are going to do and not just talk about it. And I have immense admiration for Greta Thunberg for walking the walk in her campaign to …
Unlike politicians Greta Thunberg walks the walk on climate change Read More »
NEWS AND VIEWS – GREECE: The wildfires on the island of Rhodes, Greece, are all over the news media today because they are horrific. In the newspaper that I am reading, The Times, the articles concern the evacuation of tourist resorts by hordes of British tourists. The article in commences: “Thousands walked for 12 hours …
Rhodes wildfires killing animals and there are indications of arson Read More »
The British government has proposed a mandate that aircraft fly on fuel that is at least 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030. The Times reports that this would require 1.5 billion L of sustainable aviation fuel a year in the UK. At the moment global production is no more than 450 million L. See more …
British Airways’ owner committed to 10% sustainable aviation fuel by 2030 Read More »
By ‘greener’ I don’t mean the color green but a lower carbon footprint! A UK florist, Bloom & Wild is planning to fly in flowers from Kenya as it claims that doing this has a lower carbon footprint than buying flowers grown under artificial heat and light in Europe. It is a criticism of the …
Shipped flowers from Kenya are ‘greener’ than vertically farmed European flowers Read More »
