TalkClimateChange

This post was originally published at EcoWorldly on 24th March.
Today I have returned home having travelled via London’s infamous Heathrow Airport - known disaffectionately by many frequent flyers as Hellrow. I can fully appreciate this sentiment among travellers and can safely say that by just about any measure, Heathrow is the world’s worst airport. […]

Is tackling climate change the responsibility of world governments, or is it the responsibility of the individual? Are we guilty of protesting too loudly, and demanding government action and policy change, whilst doing little to address the problems through our own behaviour? And what role should businesses play in reducing emissions as the largest […]

Aviation is usually near the top of the environmental hit list due to its rapid growth, damaging high altitude emissions, and the big impact it makes on personal carbon footprint calculators. But less often discussed is the impressive record of the aviation industry in emissions reduction and the continuing improvements which are likely in the […]

The blog posts have been harder work than usual this week. I believe I am suffering from Climate Change fatigue, becoming slightly weary and negative with the micro debate on each point. Looking at the lack of action on the forum, and the lower number of comments than usual I think maybe some of you […]

First tensions are emerging between EU lawmakers and businesses as plans are cemented to implement EU targets for climate change.
Joining the Red Team this week are French Prime Minister Nicolas Sarkozy and the European Trade Union Confederation, and joining the Green Team please welcome European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso.
Unions in Europe have expressed […]

As we mentioned in our piece on climate extremism and on the rights and wrongs of the climate change argument, there are those who do no favours to their point of view through biased reporting of the facts.
A recent post on DeSmogBlog is a great example of this:

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 […]