TalkClimateChange

When former World Bank chief economist Nicholas Stern released his report of the same name last year, he brought about a fundamental shift in the climate debate – moving from an environmental to an economic focus.
Essentially, the Stern report concluded that the impacts of climate change are likely to far outweigh the cost of […]

Sir David King, once advisor to Tony Blair, and the man credited with putting climate change firmly on to the British political agenda has claimed that the behaviour of green activists is harming the fight against climate change and delaying the implementation of workable solutions. King is a strong supporter technical solutions, including nuclear power, […]

A mostly sentimental post, with possible lessons for climate changers.

I’ve just spent the morning making arrangements for my wedding later this year. As I do this, I realise that there are some lessons in the experience for the climate change debate, which can perhaps be forged in to some kind of discussion framework to find […]

Call them extremists, alarmists or fanatics, the climate change debate suffers from its fair share of those who are counterproductive and prevent progress and understanding by the propagation of extreme views.
This is a serious issue in current times as our elected leaders begin to make important decisions which may have profound impacts on our future. The […]