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An enlightening article by Ross Clark in The Times this week challenges the popularly held belief that recycling is a  universally environmentally sound good idea.
The article highlights the additional transport emissions of multiple refuse collections for glass, plastic, cardboard, paper and metal. It then goes on to describe numerous studies which have shown the incinerating […]

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown was heavily criticised by Green protestors this week after stating his support for an additional runway at London Heathrow airport. But in this case, we think that Gordon Brown “Climate Change (taxation) Action Man” has got it right, and that an additional runway at Heathrow will do more to combat […]

Uncontrolled logging in the Indonesian Rainforest is causing serious damage to natural habitats and local populations according to a report by the Environmental Investigation Agency today. Despite years of “save the rainforests” campaigning, immense environmental damage is still being inflicted on these precious world resources. We cannot decry this strongly enough.
But it got us thinking.

Automotive and fossil fuel industries please take note:
Google are aiming to reduce the cost of renewable electricity such that it becomes cheaper than coal with the announcement of their RE<C initiative. The aim is to develop renewable electricity technologies which can generate up to 1 gigawatt of electricity - enough to power a city the […]

It could be argued that we have been a bit harsh on Gordon Brown in our earlier post about UK climate change policy. Particularly in light of comments made by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the weekend.

Richard Littlemore writes a brilliant commentary on Harper’s comments at desmogblog.com:

“Go-for-it” Prime Minister Stephen Harper told Commonwealth leaders […]

We were going to write a post today about Gordon Brown, praising the British Government for taking such a strong lead on climate change.  With the introduction of additional taxes for gas-guzzlers, additional taxes on aviation, and a commitment to reduce the UK’s Co2 emissions by 60% before 2050 Gordon looked set to dwarf Tony […]

What is our overall position on the topic? Are we red or are we green? We’ve had a couple of emails asking this question in the last week, so we have set out some answers below.
We believe:

That in today’s political mass media age, some cynicism pays off.
That scientists who predict climate change should be taken […]

Although often maligned for their rising contribution to greenhouse gasses, China has a significant renewable energy program. The completion of the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River year brought the world’s biggest hydro-electric power station on line,  and there are plans for 19 additional damns before 2020.

However, this project has shown the risks of […]

Geo-engineering – the practice of artificially altering our plants systems to reduce atmospheric Co2 – is seen by many as one of the only practical and feasible methods of fully mitigating climate change.

 But, there are many people  who harbour serious concerns about such schemes. The potential to make things worse is significant, particularly since […]

We are all under pressure to live green lifestyles. Our politicians tell us we should be greener, Hollywood actors tell us we should be greener, the tax man tells us, and often our conscious tells us too. Common sense suggests that with increasing population and improving lifestyles across the world we need to consider how […]

Where did the forum go?
It’s still here – under the ‘Forum’ link at the top of the page. The Forum is here to stay.
So what’s happening to TalkClimateChange?
We want TalkClimateChange to become a more general resource, community and place of interest for people interested in what it means to live in a world which is […]

The Bali Climate Summit in early December promises to be a significant milestone in the fight against climate change and the search for a more sustainable future.But just what can we really expect from this meeting, and what will the resulting legislation or treaty frameworks really mean?
 The TeamLeaders from the TalkClimateChange forum offer their views […]