A plan for Africans to take control of Africa and make it prosperous, fair and low carbon. Price of solar panels falling again. Protection for Macquarie Island’s wildlife. Creating a prosperous future and a just transition for 1 billion There’s a large landmass south of Europe. It’s call Africa. You may have heard about it. Continue reading »
Enviroment
Scientists establish annual dashboard of indicators of climate change to guide policymakers. Bushfires fatal for humans and invertebrates. Commercial sponsors sought for November’s COP meeting in Dubai. Indicators of Global Climate Change (IGCC) The six rounds of compendious scientific reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have been invaluable sources of information over Continue reading »
Military activities generate uncounted but large amounts of greenhouse gas. Ocean temperatures hit all-time peak in April. Victoria to end logging of native forests. And, do your personal CO2 emissions influence your life expectancy? Military greenhouse gas emissions Under pressure from the USA, the Kyoto Protocol, negotiated in 1997, excluded military activities from nations’ mandatory Continue reading »
It’s astonishing now that the analytical dust has settled on the budget that out of 57 leading Australian economists, most have given it top marks. What planet we may ask do they – and the Labour Government – live on? Not one critically endangered by climate change and a catastrophic decline in biodiversity which collectively Continue reading »
Sycophantic ministers cosy up to the gas industry. Electricity from renewables will soon match increasing demand for electricity. Will sodium replace lithium in batteries? All together now … 1…2…3… We love you gas, we do, We love you gas, we do … Headline, The Guardian, 16 May 2023, South Australia tells gas industry the state is Continue reading »
Jurisdictions are increasingly introducing Rights of Nature provisions into their legal systems. International shipping needs to steer a better course to zero emissions. Rewilding Britain one stream at a time. Our relationship with Nature Members of many Eurocentric cultures, encouraged in some cases by their religious teachings, have over the centuries developed a belief system Continue reading »
If we fail to reach the goal of reducing emissions by 50 percent by 2030, it won’t be for lack of options. Cutting greenhouse gas emissions to keep the world from heating to catastrophic levels is entirely possible and would save money. Although emissions continue to rise, there’s still time to reverse course. Ways to Continue reading »
Carbon Capture and Storage, nothing but an inadequate fig leaf for obscene government endorsed corporate practices. Direct Air Capture may play a useful climate role in a few decades. Banks still lending trillions to fossil fuel companies. Capturing carbon: where are we? Part 2 of 2 Last week I described the difference between absorbing CO2 Continue reading »
Effective carbon capture is needed to stay under 2oC but need does not guarantee supply. A national park in Wales is regenerating culturally and ecologically. Helping you to know your cirrocumulus from your altostratus. Capturing carbon: where are we? Part 1 of 2 I mentioned a few weeks ago that the most recent IPCC report Continue reading »
Wealthy developed countries worsen the climate and debt crises of poor countries and trample on the rights of their Indigenous peoples. Quiz time Let’s start with a question. What is 60% water in wombats, 75% water in humans and 90% in cows? Poor countries in vicious cycle of climate crises and debt crises ActionAid describes Continue reading »