Progress “too slow” on Government climate and biodiversity targets
13 September 2021
The pace of environmental progress is currently “too slow” to achieve the Government’s targets, according to a new report.
A Friends of...
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Since I was discussing methane in yesterday’s post, I thought I would highlight a paper on nderstanding the implications...
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The Person Who Lies To You The Most…. Is You
This is a re-post from the Thinking is Power website maintained by Melanie Trecek-King where she regularly writes about many aspects of critical thinking in an effort...
Show me the money: a new slogan for the climate movement
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When climate activists make generic statements like, “It’s time for climate action” or “Governments need...
2021 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #36
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