| Climate Change
If business carries on as it does today, then in the not-so-distant future, the planet will have lost most of its species through global warming; natural resources of good air, fresh water, and rich earth will be worn out; the oceans will be dying; storms will be frequent and violent, the sun too harsh; and the habitable land surface will be reduced by one-third. All part of our legacy to future generations.
| | Date | Title | | July 2004 | Climate Change: The Problem The recent trend in global temperature increase indicates a rise of up to 6°C in the next 100 years. That's a large increase, and it will bring devastating climate change. | | July 2004 | Climate Change: About the Evidence Contrary to popular perception, climate change is not theory and it is not vague. It is real, and it is happening. The evidence is scientific and solid, the conclusions from it inescapable. | | July 2004 | Climate Change: The Science Global warming is due to the ‘greenhouse effect’, which is caused mainly by the emission of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. | | August 2004 | The Ozone Factor Current science shows no relationship between global warming and ozone levels. | | August 2004 | World Energy Use Global energy use could increase as much as one-and-a-half times by the end of the century, leading to increased CO2 levels. | | September 2004 | Sources of Carbon Dioxide A look at the main sources of human-generated carbon dioxide. | | November 2004 | Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Reducing emissions of CO2 and capturing and storing emissions are the only ways to reduce atmospheric CO2. | | November 2004 | Climate Change: Current Strategies At international and national levels, various levies and schemes to reduce carbon emissions have been implemented, and renewable sources of energy are being developed. At the same time, however, other policies encourage carbon emission. | | December 2004 | The Kyoto Protocol The Kyoto Protocol aimed to set the world on track to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It appears to be heading for spectacular failure. | | December 2004 | Climate Change: The Ethics Is the current distribution of the right to pollute fair? Why should the US be allowed to pollute more than China and India combined (which together have six times more people than the US)? At the same time, why should the US reduce its emissions while China and India are allowed to increase theirs? A survey of principles of fairness and the ethics involved. | | December 2004 | The Contraction & Convergence Principles In 1990, the Global Commons Institute (GCI) proposed a simple way of reaching a just global agreement on emissions reductions. Known as Contraction & Convergence (C&C), the plan has won wide recognition and support. | | December 2004 | Climate Change: Personal Responses If one accepts that international and national policies to control carbon emissions can only be effective up to a point (if at all), then carbon rationing at the level of individuals and households must be seen not only as the best way forward, but also as necessary. |
| |
|
