Monthly Archives: March 2008

Inertia: why we should be acting now

Our current high level of carbon emissions is committing the planet to serious warming in coming decades. The only thing that will keep global warming within manageable limits is a deep, early reduction in emissions world-wide. Continue reading

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Will we shop till we drop?

Our addiction to acquiring stuff needs two or more Earths to sustain it. Unless we can break the consumption habit, something else will break. Continue reading

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How do we get climate science into living rooms?

Getting ordinary people to accept scientific advice on something as complex and hard to see as climate change will not be an easy task. Most of all, it will require politicians to be aware of the science and committed to acting on it. Continue reading

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