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Why we need to embrace the 350 target, and go for it

Government climate policies are a road to ruin, according to a UN study. If we want to avoid dangerous climate change we must try to bring CO2 concentrations down to 350 parts per million. [13 October 2009 | Peter Boyer] If … Continue reading

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Communities that decide they can’t wait

We’ve waited a long time for climate change action. Increasingly, people in communities have decided that it’s time to stop waiting and start doing. [8 September 2009 | Peter Boyer] There’s a play about a couple of blokes, Vladimir and Estragon, … Continue reading

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Public transport: Bartlett’s plan to keep those wheels turning

With global warming and peak oil looming ever larger, it’s as well to plan ahead for radically different ways of getting about. Continue reading

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