There used to be a consensus that there is a ´climate emergency’. This consensus has now broken down as witnessed by the recent Council decisions to rescind their climate emergency declarations. Here is a quick summary of the arguments on both sides. The view that climate change is an emergency is founded on scientific evidence that the predicted changes in climate will have catastrophic impacts on how we live. Greenhouse gas emissions are also cumulative and this means w

The evidence that climate change and biodiversity loss are occurring on a significant scale is overwhelming. The argument has shifted from claiming that it’s not happening to arguing that it’s all just too expensive to combat. The Joint Intelligence Committee report on national security and ecosystem collapse published in January 2026 is interesting as it is not written from an environmentalist perspective. The report was produced by intelligence officials and is a hard nos

There are lots of reasons cited for eating less meat ranging from concerns about animal welfare to health issues. Increasingly it's the impact of meat production on climate change that is being highlighted. Meat production uses more energy, water and land than plant based foods and is a major contributor of greenhouse gas emissions. According to UN figures about 14% of all emissions come from meat production. However, if you look at the data there are lots of complexities. Th

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Roughly 8% of homes in the UK have a wood burner and I confess that I am one of them. I like the focal point in the room, the flicker of...