Car manufacturers aren’t required to stress the green credentials (or, more generally, the lack of them) in their adverts. So despite the consensus view among scientists that burning fossil fuels is bad for our planet (Lord Lawson, opposing views are available) copywriters don’t do much to promote the eco-friendliness of the vehicle. They have very… Continue reading
Posts tagged C02
The forest fix – we chopped 'em down, now plant 'em back
Fixing the atmosphere, where (so most scientists believe) a buildup of CO2 is causing the planet to overheat, is an immensely daunting challenge, and with today’s technology probably an impossible one. All we can do is stop the problem getting worse. But could there be a much more manageable, even potentially climate-stabilizing, target we could… Continue reading →
Swedish family start to live 85% CO2 reduction life
We are being urged to cut our carbon footprint by just a little (10% was the target of choice in 2010), and many have taken the challenge, concluding that such a teensy-weensy reduction can’t be so hard. But what if you’re asked to slash your carbon use by 85% — that’s the reduction in consumption… Continue reading →
Biodiversity and how to save it — the world tries again
Targets to slow the extinction of plant and animal species have been agreed by 193 countries at the UN’s Biodiversity Conference in Japan last weekend (October 30). One of the central components in the Nagoya Agreement is a new protocol that rich and poor nations would share profits from pharmaceutical, crops or other products derived from… Continue reading →