Category Archives: inertia

Facing the sustainability challenge

Posted on 11 June 2008 by Peter Boyer

The task of reducing carbon emissions is a very tough one, for politicians and the rest of us alike, but it is not an impossible one. We need to put our fears aside and take the plunge into a new way of seeing and doing things. Continue reading →

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Inertia: why we should be acting now

Posted on 25 March 2008 by Peter Boyer

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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Slow cooking: not a nice story

Posted on 12 February 2008 by Peter Boyer

Global warming caused by uncontrolled carbon emissions from human activities threatens life as we know it. Continue reading →

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