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…
