Happy New Year! We have been somewhat neglectful of our blog. The truth - other than that we’re very busy - is that we decided to enjoy Christmas, and forget about climate change for a while. Normal blogging service will be resumed shortly. And there will be much to...
Which is First: Chicken Little or the 'Perfect Storm'?
John Beddington is the UK's Chief Scientific advisor and Professor of Applied Population Biology at Imperial College, London. On Monday, the soothsayer's foresight was the subject of a BBC feature. As the world's population grows, competition for food, water and...
Climate Change Delusion By Proxy
Since the first case of the psychiatric disorder 'climate change delusion' was diagnosed in an Australian patient earlier this month, commentators have suggested that the symptoms expressed by Al Gore and the like point to the condition being a rather common one....
It's All About Ethanol
Poor old Gordon Brown: More than 80 Labour MPs have signed an amendment to the Climate Change Bill, which would force ministers to promise greater cuts in carbon emissions. The Climate Change Bill commits the government to make at least a 60% cut in CO2 emissions by...