by Myles Allen, University of Oxford I was invited to speak to a group of teenagers on climate strike in Oxford recently. Like many scientists, I support the strikes, but also find them disturbing. Which I’m sure is the idea.…
Can we fight climate change on our own, or does society need to act in concert? Can we as individuals do anything meaningful? This from ClimateAdam is a really useful way to think about and discuss those questions.…
All gas and bulls**t. That’s me – or so some of my critics think. And this time they’re right, although not in the way they think they are. Over recent months I’ve been delighted to work with the enormously talented…
Originally posted on A tang of science: Every sixth grader today knows that carbon dioxide causes global warming. Or at least every sixth grader outside the United States knows this. But why is carbon dioxide a green house gas? I…
Originally posted on Good Night Earth: Tucked away on a small island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, the rat-like animal would have stared up at you with dark, beady eyes from the safety of some scattered shrubs. No more…
The increasing vulnerabilities is another striking impact of our CO2 emissions. Anyone who likes moules frites would be well advised to push for action to reduce our reliance on fossil fuels to keep them on the menu. Science Life Cross…
Originally posted on Good Night Earth: “We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.” — John F.…
Originally posted on Good Night Earth: Over 40,000 delegates from 195 countries meet in Paris this week to legally commit to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prevent global temperature increases above 2 degrees Celsius. Although the prevention of 2 degree…
Originally posted on Good Night Earth: What is the best way for the global community to set greenhouse gas emission goals to stave off global temperature increases over the dreaded 2 degrees Celsius? This question framed the heart of negotiations…
Originally posted on Good Night Earth: Courtesy of Reference 1 The following was originally published on Nature’s Eyes on Environment blog! ————– Among the foothills of a vast mountain range, a mayor guides his nervous citizens into the dank darkness…
Originally posted on Azimuth: On Quora someone asked: What is the most agreed-on figure for our future carbon budget? My answer: Asking “what is our future carbon budget?” is a bit like asking how many calories a day you can…
You may or may not know or care that the rate of increase in Earth’s average surface temperature has apparently eased off in recent years. A paper this week found that this ‘hiatus’ could go on for some years yet,…
Originally posted on Good Night Earth: Figure courtesy of pixabay.com Droughts have intensified in already dry regions around the world, including in the Southwest United States and in Australia throughout the first decade of this century. The severity of these…
