There is one human activity that manages to escape scrutiny in our efforts to address climate change and other forms of environmental destruction. That activity is war and its preparation. The commencement of major military exercises in Australia on July 6… Read more here.
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The World in 2050: Nuclear Powered
WORLD leaders are meeting in Italy and high on the agenda is climate change, in particular the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Today’s declaration to reduce emissions by 50 percent globally by 2050 is aspiration. I say this because if it were imperative the timeframe would be a bit more meaningful.
Indeed few of today’s leaders will still be alive in 2050 and none of them will be in power.
So what will the world be like in 2050 and will this target have been achieved? [Read more…] about The World in 2050: Nuclear Powered
Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.