Analysis and ideas on climate, energy and some less important things.
Author Archives: Duncan Clark
UK on track to miss carbon budgets
Just saw this very interesting analysis from Cambridge Econometrics on UK’s emissions trajectory. Key points include: On existing policies, including those inherited, endorsed and shortly to be put into effect by the Coalition government, the UK is set to miss … Continue reading
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Does carbon offsetting work? A guide to the debate …
The debate about the validity and effectiveness of carbon offsetting seems to be popping up a bit more of late – for example in Mark Lynas’s book, The God Species. As a result, I offered to publish on the Guardian … Continue reading
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A breakthrough moment for thorium nuclear energy?
Originally published on guardian.co.uk. Parliamentary events are often dull affairs, but Thursday night’s launch of the Weinberg Foundation – a new pressure group advocating thorium nuclear energy – was quite the opposite. I can’t remember the last time I stood … Continue reading
Google’s footprint is comparable to that of the UN
Originally published on guardian.co.uk. Google’s carbon footprint is on a par with that of the United Nations, the internet giant revealed on Thursday as it published data about its energy usage for the first time. Google says that it emits … Continue reading
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Four reasons why I caused the riots – and what it all has to do with biodiversity
As I lay awake earlier this week listening to the sound of police helicopters above my Hackney street, I found myself thinking about ecosystems. I’ve been reading a bit about biodiversity recently, and one of the recurring themes is that … Continue reading
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