Offal is off the menu these days, but eating the whole animal would not only cut carbon emissions – it’s also very good for you.
Climate
Geoengineering: Risky to do, riskier to ignore
We must proceed with extreme caution on geoengineering, but there are plenty of reasons why the world can’t afford to ignore it.
IEA says emissions are up again, but it’s not all bad news
The bad news: the world is tearing through its carbon budget. The good news: it’s not too late to turn things around… yet.
Mixed Greens: Bonn climate talks backfire
International climate talks end in indecision and disharmony; market hedges CO2 bets; renewables spend could bypass Australia.
Five things we learned this week …
It ain’t easy being very green and very rich; Kurri Kurri’s cheap shot at green energy; Campbell Newman claims his first solar scalp; climate talks floored over the choice of a chair; the gigatonne gap is getting wider.
Don’t mention the population
The booming human population is at the root of just about every environmental crisis currently threatening the Earth. So why is it such a taboo?
Seagrass and the carbon paradox
Recently identified as potentially intense carbon sinks, seagrass meadows could help avert climate change – if they don’t succumb to it first.
It’s only natural: One Republican’s take on climate change
US Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner tells Heartland conference rising CO2 levels are good, and will make it ‘easier to feed 7 billion people.’
Teaching kids to think critically about climate change
Two recently published climate sceptic books have starkly illustrated the need to enhance the scientific literacy of Australia’s children.
G-8 leaders agree to cut short-lived greenhouse gases
Newly formed coalition aims to cut emissions of climate warming pollution that acts on shorter timescales than carbon dioxide.
