Trees absorbed almost no CO2 last year and scientists are struggling to explain why
To be clear – this is very bad news Trees and land absorbed almost no carbon dioxide (CO2) last year, and scientists are struggling to work out why. Carbon sinks, such as forests, oceans and soils, are an essential part of regulating the Earth’s climate. Through natural processes, these land and ocean masses absorb almost […]
1 year ago
Royals produce 50 times more carbon than the average UK family despite COP26 pleas
The Royals are leaving yeti-sized carbon footprints The “time for words has now moved to the time for action”, the Queen said in a video message to world leaders attending the COP26 climate summit this week. But how climate-conscious are the Windsors, really? While Prince Charles has been fighting for the environment for decades, he’s […]
4 years ago
COP26 menu likened to ‘serving cigarettes at lung cancer conference’
The food they’re serving doesn’t even remotely fit into the climate targets they’re setting out More criticism of world leaders and politicians this week as COP26 is being heavily criticised by climate activists over its food selection, with some describing it as the equivalent of “serving cigarettes at a lung cancer conference”. The COP26 menu […]
4 years ago
There’s now too much CO2 in the atmosphere that planting trees cannot save us
Yet another chapter in ‘Just How F*cked is the Planet?’ For those who needed reminding, climate change has gone anywhere – it’s only gotten worse and everything we’ve done is too little too late. Thems the facts. The latest in the long list of terrifying statistics is that there is now so much C02 polluting […]
4 years ago