Climate change
15. 12. 2011
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The final programme in the Frozen Planet series was broadcast this week – David Attenborough’s personal take on climate change
For me, it was an extraordinary programme – creative, convincing, compelling. To be fair, I am hardly unbiased. Indeed, I am very...
15. 10. 2010
Last year, Mohamed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, was declared by Time Magazine to be a ‘Hero of the Environment’ – partly on account of his eloquent advocacy around climate change (he’s committed the Maldives to becoming carbon neutral by 2020), and partly because he has a...
22. 04. 2010
There’s a great episode of The Simpsonswhich has been much in my mind this week. Lisa Simpson is asked by her teacher to do an essay on what her hometown of Springfield would look like in 2050. Lisa’s vision is a decidedly gloomy one, with most of Springfield under water as a...
18. 03. 2010
On March 2nd, Guardian columnist George Monbiot launched an extraordinary attack on feed-in tariffs and on solar photovoltaics (PV) in particular. Even for George, who has honed his invective skills to a fine point over the years, his language was remarkably intemperate: “pricey...
05. 02. 2010
Apologies for the six weeks blog-oliday. Put it down to Copenhagen blues!
I’m still reeling from the surreal sight of Lord Whacko Monckton (the climate contrarians’ eccentric of choice), captured on Newsnight last night doing an imitation of Al Gore at a public meeting in...