In its first major update on climate change in almost 10 years, the Met Office has warned of significant temperature rises in the decades ahead. The UK Climate Projections 2018 study is the most up to date assessment of how the UK may change over this century. It says that under the highest emissions scenario, […]
Month: May 2026
ATOMIC BOMB & FIRESTORM BOMBING NO INCREASE IN EMISSIONS
During World War II, global CO 2 emissions dropped by about 17% overall, leading to a stalling of CO 2 growth in the 1940s. While military machinery emitted immense amounts of greenhouse gases, widespread rationing, civilian economic shifts, thought to have increased by the natural carbon absorption by the oceans caused by the temporary cooling […]
COUNCIL WANTS FOSSIL FUEL GIANTS TO FUND DISASTER RECOVERY
Bass Coast Shire Council in south-east Victoria wants the federal government to charge big polluters to help councils and communities recover from environmental disasters. The council says fossil fuel companies should be held partly responsible for extreme weather events. The Bass Coast Shire Council will write to Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen asking for […]