Sequestration of carbon by the oceans and its consequences

consequences of more carbon dioxide in the oceans

Hunger and hope – for Bloggers Unite

On hunger and hope the christmas goose

The earth is a good mother

Throughout recorded history the earth has been portrayed, sometimes literally and sometimes metaphorically as our good mother. Some religions are founded upon humans having been created from the earth and some burial services use the analogy that when we die we are to return to the good mother earth from whence we came.

Higher tax rates, wealth creation and taxes on emissions

…most wealth creators are not motivated by very high incomes but by the prospect of selling the company that they have built for a large capital gain. Capital gains tax is at the rate of 18%, which is not a rate to stifle wealth creation…

Where has all the money gone? In the pursuit of economic growth!

When the banks were declaring all these profits they were not valuing their investments properly

How Green Was Mr Darling’s 2009 Budget?

Will Mr Darling’s budget help the UK get out of recession quickly?

Coal power stations and carbon sequestration

Building new coal power stations is foolish

Free money for old cars!

I thought that I should write today about the budget from an environmental perspective, and particularly one of climate change, but the documents need digesting so I shall limit myself to the one “environmental” topic that Mr Darling leaked a day before the budget – free money for old cars.

The Eight Most asked Questions about Solar Thermal Systems

Although Genersys supplies trained installers with its solar panels, we still have to answer questions from members of the public who ring our London office.  I thought it might be helpful if I set out the most popular enquiries, together with some of the answers:-

How will tropical subsistence farmers and small holders cope with climate change?

In Sub Saharan Africa smallholders produce the vast majority of the food and cash crops cultivating 70% of the arable land and as much as 90% in Nigeria; how will they cope with climate change?