Climate targets, such as those set out under the Paris Agreement, require simultaneous action at local levels, supported by national and global…
The question of how to control methane emissions has been seriously neglected, and the situation is deteriorating. Methane is eighty times worse…
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The Carbon Footprint of Wind Energy
The carbon price of fossil fuels and conversely, the carbon footprint of wind energy would jump out at us in stark relief,…
Information about CO2 emissions in 2024 is for the most part as invisible as the gas itself. When Europe decided to import…
Many energy companies, their industry associations and trade groups advocate for use of natural gas (methane) as a transition fuel (or bridge…
The context behind this article is the climate crisis and the dangers of outcomes which put our civilisation at grave risk. Since…
As nations consider reducing their industries’ CO2 emissions by imposing taxes or giving subsidies, they worry about cheap imports from countries that…
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Day 1: how will the Carbon Currency work?
From the first second after midnight on day one of the carbon currency, every purchase and sale nationwide will involve carbon tokens…
Extreme weather, floods and wildfires on top of stories about melting polar ice-sheets should trigger a sense of impending doom in any…
A radical problem needs a radical solution A debate on the future of our societies and the fight against global warming is…
Many people who are worried about fossil fuel use have switched to domestic providers who offer expensive yet cheap wind and solar…
Faced with ever more obvious signs of damaging climate change all around the world, a clear and effective way to reduce CO2…
The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide a framework to guide humanity from now through to socio-economic sustainability within the Earth’s planetary…
Why are we in a climate emergency? One reason is because the numbers don’t add up. These are the Doomsday numbers: the…
Social media’s most powerful algorithm, the one driving climate denial on Facebook, creates streams of posts for Facebook users designed solely and…
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Climate Change and the Meaning of Life
It takes a lot of effort and determination to break out of the bubble of our everyday London, LA, or Sydney lives,…
Even if you thought you knew how evil corporate power was, you need to read the New Climate War Prof. Michael E.…
I always told myself I should leave the world a better place than I found it. So do a lot of people,…
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Carbon Footprints Defined
The simple definition of carbon footprint: a measure usually in kilos or tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions which result from the…
Abundance Investments is a crowd-funding platform that lets people finance green infrastructure. Bruce Davis is joint managing director. He has great experience…
The BBC started this train of thought about a carbon currency recently with an article describing how the world’s wealthiest are at…
I recently put some savings into bonds using the UK’s Abundance platform which offers various methods of sustainable investment. At that point,…
Compte Carbone is a French NGO that promotes carbon quota or rationing frameworks as the preferential climate policy over regulatory or taxation…
It’s Lockdown III in London, UK, everyone is desperate to get out and I’m looking for a low emissions holiday. There are…
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Green Investing with an Abundance ISA
Abundance Investments is ulta-green investing. They have been around for a few years now and are one of the “Best Buys” in…