Climate Change
Climate change is driven by burning fossil fuels and by unsustainable land use of which farming is a major part. Each is responsible for fifty percent of climate change.
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Do You Really Care About Climate Change?
At Earth and Leaf we are passionate about Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change and we Care About This very Much Indeed. Do you care about Climate Change – the constant summer wildfires in the UK are very bad news indeed. Barn Owl © Pete Dunn Photography Blog Posts – Sustainability and Climate Change Do You Really Care About Climate Change? ByIain Dunn 13 July 2026 Climate Change At Earth and Leaf we are passionate about Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change and we Care About This very Much Indeed. Do you care about this, the constant summer wildfires in the UK? Barn Owl © Pete Dunn Photography Blog Posts – Sustainability…
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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
It is the 31st July 2025 and the day to discuss the boiling frog concept. 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…
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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…
