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Nuclear powered tar sands?

12/13/201912/24/2019 Martin Bush 3 Comments climate change, climate crisis

Small nuclear reactors are being touted as a solution to the climate crisis. There’s only one problem: we don’t yet have any.

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Awash in fossil fuels

12/01/201912/01/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments climate change

Two new UN reports document the huge discrepancy between action and words as governments prepare for COP 25 next week in Madrid

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Massive protests. Now what?

09/28/201910/12/2019 Martin Bush 3 Comments climate change, climate strike

September 27, 2019, saw massive street protests by students and young people across the globe. Will this anger and frustration translate into government action?

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More talk and little action

09/26/201909/28/2019 Martin Bush 2 Comments climate change, climate summit, Cryosphere crisis, Greta Thunberg

As the New York Climate Summit comes to an end, it seems that only Greta Thunberg made an impact.

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AFOLU’s warning

08/19/201908/21/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments AFOLU, climate change, Forests, IPPCC

A second special report from the IPCC highlights the global degradation of land resources, and how climate change is exacerbating food insecurity, drought, and desertification.

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Have we got a deal for you!

07/11/201907/11/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments climate change, Greenhouse gas emissions, Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proposed to invest all the profit from the operation of the Trans Mountain Expansion pipeline into renewable energy projects. This offer should be rejected out of hand.

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Icebergs and bankers

03/21/201903/21/2019 Martin Bush 1 Comment climate change, employment, renewable energy

The protests in Paris were about a carbon tax badly structured, and politicians out of touch with workers. There are much better ways to tackle climate change.

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The methane menace

03/13/201903/17/2019 Martin Bush 0 Comments climate change, methane

Emissions of methane are rising globally and scientists are not sure why. The warming wetlands are likely the cause.

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Carbon tax fine print

03/08/201910/12/2019 Martin Bush 1 Comment carbon pricing, carbon tax, climate change

At least 18 countries have managed to ‘peak and decline’ their energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide. How have they done it, and has a carbon tax played a role in their success?

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Cities muscle up

02/17/201902/26/2019 Martin Bush 1 Comment Cities, climate change

Cities and local government is where action tackling climate change is most effective. Communities are increasing the pressure on municipalities to take stronger action to clean up their act.

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