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What is really needed to address climate change?

Address to the 15th International Environmental Forum, Hobart, 10 and 11 December 2011. Conference theme: Ethical Responses to Climate Change [11 December 2011 | Peter Boyer] I’ll start at the beginning. Or about 56 million years ago, when the dinosaurs … Continue reading

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On being an optimist in these troubled times

Are we hard-wired to ignore problems till they happen? A “game theory” research project and a neurological study suggest we are. [8 November 2011 | Peter Boyer] Trouble is brewing in the Himalayas, in the form of 20,000 glacial lakes. … Continue reading

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Cancún: governments fiddling while the world burns

The latest UN climate conference brought some relief after Copenhagen, but it’s illusory. The diplomats and politicians continue to behave as if we’re making progress over emissions. The science says otherwise. [14 December 2010 | Peter Boyer] First, the good … Continue reading

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