Hot Planet

Well it the season for ‘global warming’! Another very interesting programme you might be interested in is ‘Hot Planet’, which was broadcast last night on BBC One. Professors Iain Stewart and Professor Kathy Sykes take a look at global warming from the perspective of some of the world’s leading researchers. In particular, they explore what [...]

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How Many People Can Live on Planet Earth?

‘In a BBC Horizon documentary special, naturalist Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. In his lengthy career, Sir David has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in 1950 to nearly seven billion. He reflects on the profound effects of this rapid growth, both on [...]

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Why we disagree about climate change

‘Climate change is not ‘a problem’ waiting for ‘a solution’. It is an environmental, cultural and political phenomenon which is re-shaping the way we think about ourselves, our societies and humanity’s place on Earth. Drawing upon twenty-five years of professional work as an international climate change scientist and public commentator, Mike Hulme provides a unique [...]

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Ghost Trees – Princes Rainforest Project

Tropical rainforests absorb 20 per cent of all man-made CO2 emissions. As a result they play a central role in reducing the effects of climate change. Despite this role, they are being destroyed at an alarming rate. A football pitch sized area of rainforest disappears every four seconds! The ‘Princes Rainforest Project’ is trying to [...]

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Copenhagen Climate Change Conference – A Beautiful Lie!

The preparations for this conference have been underway for sometime now (taking place from 7th to 18th December). To put it mildly, much is riding on this conference! It represents one of the last chances the major nations of the world have to limit the damage humankind is doing to the planet from human produced [...]

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