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Climate Change & Environment

Category: discussion topic

Posts that might be suitable to prompt a discussion in a climate or science group.

  • Ice melt is lengthening days at a rate unmatched for 3.6m years

    Melting ice is lengthening days at a rate unmatched for 3.6 million years, straining GPS precision. Read more

  • Global groundwater depletion

    Human activity has moved enough water to increase mean sea level and to move the rotational pole. Read more

  • Nuclear power

    Are you for or against? Read more

  • It's time to talk about geoengineering

    Reflecting 1% of the sunlight that Earth currently absorbs may be enough to counteract all the warming caused by the increase in CO2 above preindustrial levels. Read more

  • Don't talk about climate

    People are most likely to engage in climate- friendly action if their friends do - far more likely than if they are given cash incentives. Read more

  • Being hated worked for Just Stop Oil

    "Disruptive protests may be unpopular, but they are effective at attracting media attention and public awareness". Read more

  • Zero Carbon Britain

    A description of what the country might look like if we achieve zero emissions. It implies significant change to the lifestyle of the average Brit. Would we ever vote for something like this? Read more

  • Land for solar or food?

    Link to a balanced article on 'Land for Solar or Food'. Very useful for a group discussion. Read more

  • Carbon Capture and Storage

    Discussion topic. CCS features in the UK's plans for net zero. George Monbiot argues against government policy, saying that it will increase emissions not reduce them. Prof Myles Allen has a different view. Read both of them and decide if you are for or against. Read more

  • Stop buying so much rubbish

    I had a good discussion with my Environmental Sustainability group around the book 'Less' by Patrick Grant. Read more

  • Energy from Waste

    Is it a 'least worse technology'? Read more

  • Moving beyond GDP

    A report commissioned by the UN proposes 31 new indicators to “complement and go beyond” gross domestic product (GDP) as the world’s main measure of economic growth. Read more

  • Solar backlash

    Solar farms aren't always popular with the people that have to live next to them. The Guardian provided a long article about objections around the town of Gainsborough. One of the planned new solar farms will cover 3,460 acres. Read more

  • Seventh Carbon Budget

    In March 2026 the Climate Change Committee published an analysis of the Seventh Carbon Budget, covering the cost and benefits of UK Net Zero. It said that under a range of assumptions, the benefits of Net Zero consistently outweigh the costs. Read more