Climate change is a problem of fossil fuel dependency, and solving it requires reducing that dependency quickly and dramatically.
… Peak oil is welcome Richard Heinberg | 7th August 2008 Comment Peak Oil Carbon Climate Change Coal Gas Fossil … contraction faces a tough battle. The peaking in production rates of oil, coal and …
Heavy on the moralising, light on cheer, a new book on low-carbon living has Phil England reaching for the classics
… Plan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate Change by Pat Murphy Phil … Pat Murphy Plan C Transition Community Peak-oil Climate Change Comments And Analysis … plan for solving not only climate change and peak oil but also overpopulation, poverty and …
The peregrine falcon UK population declined up to 1970s due to human persecution and the use of toxic pesticides.
… sites cared for by the Trust in the High Peak Moors in the Peak District, and rangers say one pair may … with two chicks, on a rock face in the High Peak Moors, was made by volunteers from the …
'Now is the time to plan an orderly wind-down of fossil fuel assets and manage the impact on the global economy.'
… such as oil. The world may already have seen peak demand for fossil fuels in 2019, the … such as oil. The world may already have seen peak demand for fossil fuels in 2019, the … innovation and policy support is driving peak fossil fuel demand in sector after sector …
UK's new trade and agriculture commission must address the dangers and inequalities rife in meat farming and processing.
… Have we reached 'peak meat'? Natalie Bennett | 31st July 2020 … into the UK. We’ve started to hear talk of “peak meat” – the damage done by factory …
Carbon Tracker: petrochemical industry betting on growth in demand for plastics made from fossil fuels.
… to just one percent, with demand likely to peak in 2027. That would put hundreds of … fossil fuels as a whole – is likely to have peaked last year, with the decline in … it makes it more likely oil demand will have peaked in 2019, according to the new report. …
Dr Jenny Harries, England's deputy chief medical officer, warns premature lifting of coronavirus lockdown measures would allow 'second wave'.
… last night whether the UK is "past the peak" of coronavirus, Dr Harries said: "We … social distancing, we will create a second peak and we definitely won't be past it so … social distancing, we will create a second peak. …
The community supports the farmer and the farmer supports the community. Why isn't everyone taking part in the latest agricultural revolution, wonders Ed Hamer
… are the looming challenges posed by the peak oil crisis. It is no coincidence that the … along the supply chain. A positive aspect to peak oil Even the most rigid commentators … to processing, packaging and transport, peak oil is now emerging as the catalyst, …
It’s hard to learn much or do much about sustainability without getting your hands dirty.
… each year to forestall the inevitable peak of global oil output). We need skills in … of the Post Carbon Institute and author of Peak Everything This article first appeared in …
Growing your own would be vital if the shops shut for good. Steve Solomon has the key to a persistent vegetable state
… Reviews Gardening Self-sufficiency Vegetables Peak Oil Farming Local Food Production … the key to a persistent vegetable state So peak oil has arrived, food prices are soaring … of reputable seed companies in the English-speaking world. The last section gives growing …
As the second great depression gets under way, how will we deal with it and who will the fingers be pointing at?
… finite world, collapse is a matter of timing. Peak oil and climate chaos are inevitable … and is the author of The Party’s Over and Peak Everything. This article first appeared …
Prince Charles has called UK peatlands ‘Britain’s tropical rainforests’ – and like rainforests worldwide, ours are in decline. Trevor Critchley reports on the devastating consequences for global warming
… there have been more than 350 wildfires on Peak District moors. One of the biggest, on … soon became badly eroded. Spring 2007 in the Peak District saw widespread moorland closures … The Pennine Way stretches 268 miles from the Peak District to the Scottish Borders. The …
The current economic downturn is hard, but it’s also filled with opportunities to remake the world in a more sustainable way, says Stephen Hale
… this imperative, of course, but the threat of peak oil is another powerful driver. A recent … that most believe global oil supplies will peak by 2010. A 2005 report by the US … of replacements 10 or 20 years before oil peaks, a crisis ‘unlike any yet faced by …
Greenland and Antarctica are both tracking the IPCC's worst-case climate warming scenario. Left unchecked, this will lead to an extra seventeen centimetres of sea level rise by 2100.
… Combined losses from both ice sheets peaked at 552 billion tonnes per year in 2010 … per year for the remainder of the decade. The peak loss coincided with several years of …
Research exposes the systemic nature of the conflicts created by the Canadian mining company Pan American Silver (PAS).
… a 'time bomb'. PAS sold the mine to Southern Peaks Mining in 2012, at which point the … he trusted in the responsibility of Southern Peaks to take care of workers and communities. … from the mine (which started before Southern Peaks took over), as well as the instability …
Well, now we have it; nuclear power is once again going to save the day. In the past it helped save us from coal, now it is going to save us, if the rest of the world follows our example, from global warming.
… to be built which may get used only at peak times. Meanwhile, to ensure an … capacity is now used inefficiently to meet peak loads. In fact, the daily peak load for electricity in winter reaches …
England has seen its driest May on record and Wales its second driest in records stretching back to 1862.
… with use up 20 percent and some areas seeing peak demand of up to 40 percent above normal … pools and sprinklers, particularly at the peak times in the evening." Sir James Bevan, …
Farmer Joam Pím Evans describes how his community is resisting mining by reclaiming and reforesting common-lands in Galicia, Spain.
… in Frojám and other common lands in Galiza peaked during the two World Wars in the … In Frojám, as the conflict with the mine peaked in 2016, the idea of opening the …
A parable to offer a more rounded perspective on the fragility of contemporary society, the workings of ecological crisis and their interactions.
… impact. It has been sudden, immediate, peaked quickly and spread rapidly across the … and problems are far from reaching their peak, but the much more serious threats from …
During the past weeks, the world’s media have been transfixed by the convulsions of the US and global fi nancial system. At stake are billions in bail-outs and trillions in derivatives. The viability of banks and currencies is threatened, and ultimately the savings and investments of hundreds of millions of ordinary people.
… of the Post Carbon Institute and author of Peak Everything This article first appeared in …
It’s 2008, and feeding ourselves has never been easier. We take for granted a supply of every agricultural commodity on the planet, 365 days a year. Food is cheap. Never in living memory have we spent less on it as a proportion of our total expenditure. Even our poorest citizens can afford the luxury foods of yesteryear, like salmon and chicken.
… mark and we have or are about to pass the ‘peak’ of world oil output, after which … seasonal ingredients at their nutritional peak, and by avoiding the battery of additives …
The question arises soon after readers or lecture audiences first become acquainted with global oil depletion and climate change. I must be asked it at least once a week.
… and is the author of The Party’s Over and Peak Everything This article first appeared in …