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The John James Newsletter 9 27 August 2014. The best time to plant a tree is twenty years ago. Chinese saying Incredible rate of polar ice loss alarms scientists A European satellite has shown ice sheets shrinking at 120 cubic miles a year in Antarctica and Greenland. “Our greatest concern is that loss of Arctic Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 12 11 September 2014. CO2 levels in atmosphere rising at record-breaking rate The new figures for carbon dioxide show the biggest year-over-year increase since detailed records were first compiled in the 1980s. The jump of nearly three parts per million over 2012 levels was twice as large as the average Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 13 13 September 2014. Political Straightjacket By George Monbiot If the ozone hole had been discovered ten years later, governments are likely to have done nothing. By the mid-1990s, the doctrine of market fundamentalism had almost all governments by the throat. This extreme political doctrine – that governments must cease Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 14 19 September 2014. Carbon and War It has been estimated that the US military is responsible for five percent of TOTAL global greenhouse emissions. In the dialogue around stopping climate change, too much emphasis is being put on ethical consumerism. Does it really matter if we try to fly Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 15 23 September 2014. A trenchant warning Fossil Fuels, Global Warming and Democracy – Dr Kevin Taft Global warming requires political and state institutions to confront the interests of the fossil fuel industry and reduce its size dramatically. This poses a triple jeopardy for any government that depends heavily on fossil Continue Reading →
The John James Newsletter 16 27 September 2014. On 23 September 2014 Kathy Jetnil-Kijner addressed the Opening Ceremony of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit with her new poem “Dear Matafele Peinem” written to her daughter. United Nations Climate Summit Opening Ceremony – A poem to my Daughter Who will feed China? or “How China will starve Continue Reading →