Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future
Zero Carbon Britain: Rethinking the Future describes a scenario in which the UK has risen to the challenges of the 21st century. It is 2030. We have acknowledged our historical responsibility…
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The high cost of railroading unconventional crude
The derailment and explosion of a shale oil train in Canada highlights desperate attempts by refineries along the US/Canada East coast to offset the conventional oil peak of Atlantic basin producers who traditionally supplied them with Brent type crude.
Risk and Resilience: Governors Ritter and Whitman
A conversation with two former state chief executives on bridging the partisan divide and adapting to climate change.
Your odds just shortened – Aussie Heatwaves
I’m sure you all remember the new colour that had to be created by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology for the weather maps when they maxed out above 50oC
Coal, climate, politics, and money – headlines
•U.S., China agree to cut emissions from vehicles, coal •The Coal Industry Knows That Enviros Are Winning •Carbon’s unburnable truth •In the board room, climate sceptics are nowhere •Climate Change Will Cause More Energy Breakdowns, U.S. Warns •How fossil-fuelled is your university? •Coal’s Over — Anyone For Wine And Cheese?
Betting on Climate Failure: The Ethics and Economics of Fossil Fuel Divestment
Naïve or Necessary? How does the economic and ethical case for divestment stack up?
Broke, crowded & hot: Top 3 reasons to flee big cities
It’s a staple of summer disaster flicks: the scene of a panicked populace trying to get the hell out of Dodge.
Stop tailoring global warming scenarios to make them “politically palatable” says leading climate scientist
The reality about the greenhouse gas emissions cuts needed to avoid dangerous global warming is obscured in UK government scenarios, according to Prof. Kevin Anderson.
Alaska’s Coal: Flashpoint for Coming Climate Battles
If there is any place on planet Earth where we should dig in our heels against expanded coal mining, it is surely Alaska. It’s not happening yet, but there are plenty of people working to make it so.
Malevolent and Malignant Threats
Malevolent threats to national security are the product of human choice, such as terrorists choosing to attack our electricity grid or oil production facilities in the Middle East.Malignant threats are associated with the collapse of a complex system
An interview with Lord Adair Turner
I think it’s incredibly important that those of us who believe very strongly that climate change is occurring are open to looking at the data and seeing what it tells us.
Scientists Predicted A Decade Ago Arctic Ice Loss Would Worsen Western Droughts. Is That Happening Already?
Scientists predicted a decade ago that Arctic ice loss would bring on worse western droughts.
