The climate conference is here again. Will we make any progress?
I comment on the way in which humans use the planet and the problems that has created. Climate change is just one, but with COP30 here tomorrow we can hope for some progress
Anthropocene
Wither the climate, 10 years after?
The future of coral reefs depends on the effectiveness of the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015. Despite initial optimism, emissions continue rising, with a projected global temperature increase of 2.7°C by 2100. Urgent action is needed, yet fossil fuel companies hinder progress. However, potential shifts toward renewable energy offer a glimmer of hope.
The tipping point is behind us. What do we do now?
This post was previously published in Reef Encounter, the news magazine of the International Coral Reef Society, volume 39, no. 2. That appeared in March this year. I’ve decided to put it up here as well, along with a photo… Read More »The tipping point is behind us. What do we do now?
Reefs Passed the Tipping Point Long Ago.
Have the world’s coral reefs already passed a tipping point? That is the headline of an article in Grist this week concerning the latest circumtropical coral bleaching event now taking place. It’s a sad question in several respects. First, it’s… Read More »Reefs Passed the Tipping Point Long Ago.
Getting Real for Earth Day – Addendum
I am saddened to write this short comment on this particular day. But it emphasizes how unwilling, or incapable, humanity seems to be when it comes to living within the capacity of the planet to support us. The world is… Read More »Getting Real for Earth Day – Addendum
Getting Real for Earth Day
On April 22nd 1970 the first Earth Day was celebrated across the United States as students and mentors in schools and universities across the country participated in teach-ins and demonstrations about the environmental crisis. Some 20 million Americans participated in… Read More »Getting Real for Earth Day
Searching for My Perfect Beach
Part One – Why This Quest, and Why Now? What should people who care be doing as we enter 2024? Maybe we should get people to calmly admit that we are in an end-game? But first we need to get… Read More »Searching for My Perfect Beach
Wildfires in Canada, The Complexity of the Mess We Make
I’ve recently returned from a small conference in Mexico. It concerned the state of the coastal ocean. I listened to the same discussions of the same problems that have featured at such conferences for decades. We are overfishing. Our coastal… Read More »Wildfires in Canada, The Complexity of the Mess We Make
How Do We Plan For an Orderly Collapse of Human Civilization?
April 22nd 2023. The fifty-third Earth Day. A day when, hopefully, we all pause and reflect on what we have been doing to our home. A day when, hopefully, at least some of us become inspired to do better, to… Read More »How Do We Plan For an Orderly Collapse of Human Civilization?