Climate Change
Climate Change
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An Urgent Rescue Plan
An Urgent Rescue Plan for Our Shared World – First Steps We need international agreement here and this will be impossible with the current president of the USA in power. There are a handful of other leaders who will be problematical too, in Argentina and Russia for example. Very few countries are net Carbon absorbers, they are Suriname, Bhutan, Gabon and Panama. All are heavily forested with mature rainforest. Modernise UK Sheep Farming End large scale Beef Farming End Dairy Farming with Cows Establish a World Just Transition Authority at the United Nations Establish a World Just Transition Authority at the United Nations Establish a World Just Transition Authority at…
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The Boiling Frog Concept – The Absolute Truth be Told
It is the 31st July 2025. This morning the news is full of angry people who are unable to go on holiday due to an air traffic control failure. Amazing. Next officials are talking about expanding Heathrow airport. I’m stunned. Last week the news concerned itself with falling birth rates. Extraordinary. In 1976 I was concerned about our environment. I had decided to go into agriculture as a career, in fact I wanted to be a farm animal vet. That ambition evolved slightly differently and has eventually led to me writing this article. And in the fifty years since 1976 the worlds population has doubled. Attitudes to global warming are…
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The Concept of Net Zero is Flawed
The concept of net zero is flawed, although achieving an equilibrium between carbon output and carbon sequestration is a fine ambition. However we don’t measure outputs properly or report them properly. This leads to what I refer to as Net Zero Nonsense. It is a political ambition whose date can rather conveniently be moved around to suit other policy choices. Let’s have a look at why the concept of Net Zero is terminally flawed. Introduction to Net Zero The term net zero has gained significant traction in recent years, particularly as nations, corporations, and individuals strive to address climate change. Simply put, net zero refers to balancing the amount of…
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How Many Climate Change Warnings do we Need
As storm Eowyn hits Yorkshire I wonder how many climate change warnings do we need. We are definitively in a climate emergency, despite the denials from international leaders and influencers who should know better. How Many Climate Change Warnings do we Need What are the 7 effects of climate change? What are 10 ways to reduce global warming? Government Trump
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Net Zero and Carbon Credits Exposed for all to See!
Net Zero and Carbon Credits are both concepts that allow polluters to continue to pollute. Fact. Both ideas have been drawn up to not rock the boat, yet to appear as though governments are doing something about global warming. The glaring problem with Net Zero and Carbon Credits are the words “net” and “credits”. https://www.efeca.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/UK-RTSS-APR-2021.pdf I’m writing this because today I learned that an estate in Leicestershire will earn £120,000 by farming sustainably. Every farmer should be farming sustainably. There’s a dark side to the £120,000 though. The farm in question is selling the carbon credits. Some are being bought by the Mercedes Benz formula one team so that they…
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Understanding Climate Change – Exclusive Insights
This topic “Understanding Climate Change” is all good solid science. Predictions indicating what might happen in the future vary. We are now absolutely certain the 1.5 degree target has already been breached. Climate change is disrupting stable and ancient weather patterns. There are some striking things happening in our UK environment. For example Ospreys nationally have had an appalling season, unable to feed young as fishing very difficult and beset by bad weather. Many nests have completely failed. Bats this year are starving and will suffer a population crash. They are unable to feed due to lack of insects. This is partly bad weather, but significantly river pollution with sewage…
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Don’t buy a Sports Utility Vehicle – They do the Most Damage
If I am told “Don’t buy a Sports Utility Vehicle” what should my reply be? The answer is that it is good to ask the question. We don’t believe that anyone is “entitled” to do this. SUVs are a major contributor to global warming. SUVs around the world contribute more to global CO2 emissions than Japan. https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/suvs-drive-20-of-emissions-growth-6036196 Don’t buy a Sports Utility Vehicle Electric vehicles still generate CO2 in large quantities from their manufacture and electricity generation – don’t be fooled. They are not the answer. The answer is don’t buy a car. A family in a city only needs one car or at least buy an efficient car…
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Revealing Factors: Why is it raining so much ?
Why is it raining so much ? It’s very simple. Global warming! Warmer air holds more water vapour. As a result there is more water up there and eventually it has to leave the atmosphere! So it ends up down here. Also where has the snow gone. We don’t have hard winters any more. Rising temperatures are to blame. Its also typical to complain about the weather. It does have to rain otherwise we wouldn’t be here. Why is it raining so much? South East Wales today 25/11/24 South Wales has experienced some of the worst impacts – Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan says the floods are “absolutely devastating” But…
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Green-washing at Drax Uncovered by Panorama
Last year Ofgem committed to investigating apparent Green-washing Drax: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/may/31/ofgem-investigation-drax-compliance-biomass-renewable-energy-subsidy-scheme Here is a little of the detail from the BBC Panorama investigation, Green-washing at Drax. Once the program becomes available it will feature on here. Meanwhile global warming continues and so does green-washing. In response to the latest findings by the BBC, Drax admitted it has taken wood from old-growth forests. But it told Panorama that 77% of the material for its Canadian wood pellets came from sawdust and sawmill residues, with the rest coming from forestry residues and low-grade logs. A spokesman for the company says that it keeps its sourcing policy and practices under regular review so that…
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Green-washing isnt so Green after all
On Radio 5 this morning I realised green-washing isnt so green after all, 7th February 2024 featured a discussion on flying and private jets. A listener messaged in to say “Ive planted over 1000 trees so I will fly as much as I like.” Oh dear! My immediate response was; “Firstly this listener doesn’t understand global warming and climate change. Secondly, he feels entitled, although he plants trees which is good. Thirdly, has he planted the trees or simply used offsets or bought carbon credits.” Now to the 1st of March, concerning Drax Power station in Yorkshire. The first thing to say about Drax is it is counted as a…
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Global Warming and Climate Change – Despite all the Warnings
Have a look at this, despite all the warnings on Global Warming and Climate Change, little is being done. Everyone on this world has to reduce carbon emissions and do all they can to grow and rehabilitate rain forest in order to slow global warming. Tourist destinations of natural beauty only exist because of our beautiful fragile green globe. Then someone does this! The Mexican government has driven a huge railway through the Yucatan Rain forest. Its a crime against humanity if you would like humanity to survive rather than make a lot of money for a very few people. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240102-the-train-maya-mexicos-ambitious-new-tourism-megaproject The destruction of the Pantanal surely should impact everyone…
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Electric Vehicles are not the Answer
You will see in other areas on this site that the worlds headlong rush towards electric vehicles is not as green as everyone thinks, nor is it a solution. If you are an average family of four with two children and two cars you give up a car if you really want to make a difference. Replacing the worlds eight billion cars with EVs will add billions of tonnes of CO2 to the atmosphere. It will destroy huge parts of the environment in Sumatra, poisoning water courses, the sea and the people with pollution from Chinese owned heavy metals mining. Of course it drives economic growth so we must rethink…
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Loss of Antarctic Sea Ice is at Crisis Point
How much evidence do we need on the loss of Antarctic sea ice? This is terrifying and will take decades to even slow down never mind reverse. I wont be here to see it reversed if that is possible, but we have a succession plan at Earth and Leaf. My fingers are firmly crossed. Less obviously, but equally important, is the diminishing Arctic sea ice. Shipping companies are really excited about opening up northern shipping routes which is a pretty good indicator of how much they care about the environment. Ironically this year’s Arctic sea ice is growing early in the season – this is simply normal variation which climate…
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Wildfires are Tipping us Ever Closer to the Edge
As I write there are over 2000 current wildfires in Canada. This is on top of those in Hawaii, the USA, the Amazon, Greece, Australia and many other countries. It will take 50 years for the Canadian forest to start to recover. There will be more fires next year. Every fire adds to the CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere. It is a self accelerating process. We are getting quite close to runaway global warming. If that happens, humanity at least is finished, rain forests will be completely gone, it has to rain or life cannot persist as we know it. It is estimated that the 2022 wildfires in Australia…
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Earths History – the Anthropocene
Earths history extends back for 4.5 billion year. For the last tens of thousands of years in the Holocene era, the atmosphere has been stable with a steady content of CO2. This common gas is incredibly important for life (plants) and as a thermo-regulator for our world. If the concentration of CO2 in our atmosphere rises, global temperature rises. If it falls far enough, the planet cools enough to bring about ice ages. These processes normally take millions of years. Technically we are still in the Holocene however. Plants are also incredibly important for our world. They absorb CO2 and release Oxygen. In the Anthropocene we have inadvertently taken control…
