No more fossil fuels
Global warming
Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere acts like a blanket around the Earth and causes the average global temperature to rise.
Climate change
Amongst other effects, warming of the Earth causes land ice to melt causing sea levels to rise, with catastrophic consequences.
Climate change
the data
data & insight on
climate change
is undeniable
In the past two hundred years or so, since the beginning of the industrial revolution, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere has been raised from 300 parts per million to nearly 400 parts per million.
This is unprecedented for the Earth in recent geological times.
In the past 400,000 years the maximum concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere was 300 parts per million, and the sea level was 5 metres higher than now.
Be informed and engaged
We all need to understand climate change in order to demand the social and political changes that are required, in our individual lives and in the policies of our governments. We can not leave it to the politicians, with their short-termism and vested interests. Also, we need to give them our informed support for the difficult decisions that are required. This is the radical change that is required by all of us, if we are to prevent the catastrophic consequences of climate change.
Bob Carnell
This provides a range of knowledge and expertise that is very useful in understanding climate change and what can be done about it, especially in a practical way.
Also, it would be useful if each community organised a meeting, at least once a year, for political representatives to present the progress to date.
Fossil fuels - the economics and politics of finite resources
Interesting news
Re-forestation required
The Chief Executive of Royal Dutch Shell says that substantial re-forestation is required to limit global warming to less than 1.5C.
IPCC Special Report
See here a link to the IPCC Special Report on the need to limit global warming to a rise in average global temperature of less than 1.5C compared to pre-industrial levels.
Limiting global warming
Limiting global warming to 2C may prove to be a fools errand, according to recent report from leading climate scientists.
Renewable economics
Interesting article here in the Guardian about data from 2016, showing that the economics as well as the climate change case is with renewables and not fossil fuels.
Record climate change
Article in the Guardian reporting the latest global warming data from the World Meteorological Office.
Nicholas Stern
Informative piece by Nicholas Stern on the need for better accuracy for the dangers of climate change and the benefits of a low-carbon economy, and also his TED talk on dealing with climate change.
Climate change graphs
Informative piece by the BBC on fossil fuels, global warming, the causes of climate change and its consequences. The Paris climate agreement is not nearly enough to address the forthcoming problem. Look at the data and engage with your political representatives to do much more about it.
TED Talks
Some informative and compelling TED Talks on Climate Change.
Paris Climate Agreement
Some interesting and informative articles, including the Paris Climate Agreement, from the Guardian newspaper.
CO2 concentration
Measuring stations are now showing concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere more than 400 parts per million – we’re baking in future global warming. Eliminating fossil fuels is necessary as soon as possible. The longer we wait, the more future global warming we create.
Bernie Sanders
Interesting article about Bernie Sander’s views on Donald Trump’s new head of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Extinctions
New report from scientists regarding species extinctions caused by human-created climate change.
Bill and Melinda Gates
A very interesting 2016 letter and videos from Bill and Melinda Gates. Asking what superpower do you wish you had, they conclude “more energy” and “more time” – thought-provoking pieces as you would expect.
Leonardo DiCaprio
The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation or LDF implements solutions that help restore balance to threatened ecosystems. It advocates leaving fossil fuels in the ground and it inspires millions of people to take local action on global warming and climate change.
LA Times
Millions of African farmers need to adapt to changing climate.
Naomi Klein
Regarding climate change and the consequences of climate change, the recent book “This Changes Everything” from Naomi Klein is a most informative read, though the idea that mitigating the effects of climate change is a rallying call for the political left might disengage the political right unnecessarily.
Washington Post
Denial of climate change is all about the politics not about the science.
Pope Francis
The Pope’s encyclical letter regarding care of our common home.
Canadian firestorm
Report from CNN of the Canadian firestorm and relation to climate change.
Saudi expansion
Good article in the Telegraph about how the Saudi government are focused on developing their economy outside of their traditional fossil fuel interests.