Carbon Feasting
Imagine carbon consumption as a diet. And you, I am afraid, are “carbon obese”. What would a carbon dietitian advise? If you go to see a real life dietitian, for… Read more »
Category: Climate Change
Breaking the 50/50
It is a famiiar scene in a climate change related news article. A scientist comes on and explains the science. A second guest comes on and disputes the science. A… Read more »
Climate Change: The Smoking Gun
Or why climate change will not be addressed There is a line of reasoning that is often discussed in relation to pressing the case for climate action. That is: People… Read more »
Building for an Unsustainable Future
The City of Bristol is embarking on a project to build a city wide MetroBus for the princely sum of £230m. This comes at a time when the city is… Read more »
The Tragic Climate Question
Climate change coverage has been shown be in decline and at least not matching pace with the increasing risk [Here and here]. This in itself creates the impression that the… Read more »
The Limit of 100
You are standing at the sink carefully filling the kettle with just enough water to make a cup of tea. The reason that you are doing this is that you… Read more »
The Nimby Activist
What is the difference between the story of the Standing Rock protest and the story of protest over Wind Turbine construction? Is the answer that one group of people are… Read more »
Another Climate Anomaly
This is a graphic showing the temperature anomalies since 1850. This is what we normally think of when we talk about anomalies. (from Climate Lab Book) However there are many… Read more »
Is the Sea Big Enough?
The sea is a big place. Societies are concerned with pollution in rivers, because the river is immediate and relatively small. So societies arrange elaborate sewerage systems to pump it… Read more »
The Useful Genius
The Useful Idiot is a term widely believed (perhaps inaccurately) to be attributable to Lenin, to describe a character who acts unwittingly to the advantage of another group, often one… Read more »