Doesn’t everyone want to stop global heating? Perhaps not!
Here I suggest that there is an ‘elephant in the climate’ that no-one discusses: those many people who live at high latitudes, largely in the wealthy, influential global north, who experience really cold winters and who are welcoming a degree or two of global heating.
How can we overcome this obstacle to developing a global consensus? One that accepts that messing with the Earth’s thermostat is a really scary thing to do!
Read MoreWhy would an ordinary scientist blog about billionaires? I claim relevance because I reckon that the world would be a lot better off if we valued careful investments of society’s hard-won wealth on behalf of all citizens and life on this planet more that feathering the nests of a tiny fraction of humanity who use their extreme wealth to pursue their own agendas.
Read MoreThere are so many chemical elements that are critical for life on earth - but mankind is paying such little attention to them - seemingly just one at a time. And we can’t even solve the problems surrounding the cycling of just one of them - carbon!
If only we were all educated about the vital importance and wonder of key elements, we could solve the globe’s problems so much more quickly.
Here, we see the media presenting some in-depth understanding about two of the most important elements - nitrogen and phosphorus - but with too much focus on the elements of fear and danger!
Read MoreA few reflections on why I had to quit Twitter - to protest against this valuable informal ‘town square’ being used by its new rich owner to further his own interests. I look forward to the evolution of a new world ‘town square’ which excludes anonymous participants and where, by design, vested interests are minimised.
Read MoreCarbon is such a beautiful element …
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