What is with all this carbon offset stuff? You buy a plane ticket and, for a few dollars more, you can also buy carbon offset credits so that you can claim you're not damaging the environment and … [Read more...] about Net-zero is not enough – we need net-negative
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The Natural Thermostat and CO2
I've recently been reading several books about our environment, atmosphere, Earth system science and climate change, and I've been learning some new things. Things that I feel I should have known but … [Read more...] about The Natural Thermostat and CO2
Let’s just stop polluting!
We hear so much about climate change, global warming, CO2 concentration and extreme weather and the arguments about whether these things are true or not. Let's stop arguing about what's true and … [Read more...] about Let’s just stop polluting!
Use Less Fuel – easy and guaranteed
If there was an easy and guaranteed way to use less fuel, I think most of us would jump at it. It would mean less expenditure on fuel and also less pollution. Two good outcomes. However, when I … [Read more...] about Use Less Fuel – easy and guaranteed
Cars and City Heat
When you run a car it gets hot, right? That's just what they do. We talk about "warming up" the car and we know that the engine gets too hot to touch? Have you ever wondered why? The aim is not to … [Read more...] about Cars and City Heat