You can find all Planet Critical episodes here. Earth system scientist James Dyke explains that we cannot allow this new target to be set, which the fossil fuel industry is pushing for. This is James’ second time on Planet: Critical. Just a few years ago, I interviewed him about the dangers of Net Zero …
Published 29th May 2023, i news. For many of us, doing the recycling is now a normal part of housekeeping. We separate out our paper, glass and tins before putting them in the green bin. Increasingly, plastics have the recycling logo on them. So we rinse them out and save …
This week, the University of Exeter announced a new net zero collaboration with Shell. This five-year deal represents a significant amount of income to the University. This money will pay for research in the UK and Brazil that “is part of a wider Shell-led research programme focussed on carbon sequestration, …
Are we going to limit global warming to no more than 1.5°C since pre-industrial times? Back in June I gave a talk at a TED event about carbon offsets and net zero in which I answered “no”. This week I was told that my talk at TED is being circulated …
A transcript of my talk along with slides is available here. Back in June I was invited to a two-day event at TED about carbon credits. Interesting I thought and then assumed I would not go. Because while I was sure it would be an excellent, I could imagine some …
I was very pleased (& surprised!) to hear that I along with my co-authors Dr Wolfgan Knorr and Sir Prof Bob Watson were awarded a 2022 Covering Climate journalism award for our 2021 article Climate scientists: the concept of net zero is a dangerous trap published by The Conversation in …
The Conversation article “Concept of net zero is a dangerous trap” authored by Wolgang Knorr, Bob Watson and myself has been nominated for the Covering Climate Now Journalism Award. A bit of a surprise as I did not know we were nominated. Winners decided in May apparently. In any event, …
David Schwartzman Professor Emeritus at Howard University, USA. He has done pioneering work on Earth system science and economics & policy as well as being involved in US and international politics. He visited the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter to give a seminar on degrowth and ecosocialism. …
“Mr Rose, a 52-year-old software engineer who calls himself the ‘Uncle On Hunger Strike’, hasn’t eaten since March 14th and has now lost two stone. He has been outside Parliament every day protesting for such a briefing, which has so far been refused three times by Mr Hands, who met Angus on …
I continue to work on net zero and associated climate science and policy issues. This still seems to be a controversial topic (as judged by the emails I receive). It’s not my intention to needlessly provoke, or to devalue the tremendous efforts that many people have and continue to make …
My book Fire, Storm, and Flood: the violence of climate change is published on 5th August. To mark the occassion I’m gave an online book talk in partnership with independent bookshop October Books. For those that missed it, a recording of the talk and the discussion afterward is available here: …
I’m very excited that the University of Exeter is able to offer two permanent lectureships to help teach our very successful MSc Global Sustainability Solutions (MSc GSS) programme. Physical Geography post details HERE. Human Geography post details HERE. In only its second year we are teaching 70 students, with applications …
My first conference talk was at the European Conference on Artifical Life back in 2005. Beforehand I was super nervous. 16(!) years later I will give a keynote at this year’s international conference and I’m super excited. I will use this talk to develop some ideas around the technosphere concept …
Over the spring and summer of 2020 I worked with a small group of activitsts on the development of a bill that if passed by the UK Parliament would transform national and international policy. I played only a minor role. The full list of contributing experts is: Professor Kevin Anderson …
To: George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Alok Sharma MP, Secretary of State for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care 24 February 2020 Dear Secretaries of State, Re: Urgent Need for PFAS / Forever …
Monday 20 January 2020. Available online here. We write as scientists who are appalled at the support of this government for the high-carbon emissions airline industry, and the grossly misleading statements made by Matt Hancock to justify this bailout. On 15 January, the health minister communicated his unqualified support for …
14th January 2020. Online here. We write as scientists alarmed that a minister has ignored scientific evidence, relying instead on grossly misleading social media sources. In the House of Commons on 9 January, Foreign and Commonwealth Office minister Heather Wheeler answered a question about the Australian bushfires by stating: “Very …
I was asked to serve as an expert witness for a December trail of an Extinction Rebellion activist who was arrested on Waterloo Bridge during the April 2019 actions. I was both keen to submit documents to the court and very concerned that I do my best to accurately and …
i newspaper and inews online 18th September. Perhaps the most dangerous sentence in the English language right now is “What difference can I make?” Dangerous, because if that is the widespread response to the challenge of rapidly reducing carbon emissions, then we have already lost any chance of securing a …
The i news online and i newspaper print edition 9th August 2019. A year ago, Greta Thurnberg was an anonymous school girl who every Friday sat outside the Swedish parliament with a home made sign protesting against inaction on climate change. Today politicians and celebrities hang on her words, the …
