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Is Wind Power “9 Times Cheaper Than Gas”?
In the wake of the recent natural gas price crisis, politicians and campaigners have claimed that wind power is “nine times cheaper” than power produced… Read More »Is Wind Power “9 Times Cheaper Than Gas”?
Is Sea Level Rise Drowning Small Island States?
Low-lying island states have become a major symbol of the urgency of global climate talks. In 2009, Mohammed Nasheed, President of the Maldives, held an… Read More »Is Sea Level Rise Drowning Small Island States?
Will Net Zero Reduce Domestic Energy Bills?
Many politicians and activists claim that enforcing Net Zero compliance on households will ultimately reduce their energy bills. But retrofitting homes with insulation and heat… Read More »Will Net Zero Reduce Domestic Energy Bills?
Climate Modelling
Climate models are computer simulations of the natural world. Scientists involved in creating these simulations believe that mathematical descriptions of the natural processes involved in… Read More »Climate Modelling
Climate Feedbacks
Feedbacks are processes that are themselves consequences of global warming, but which in turn influence the planet’s temperature. They are either positive feedbacks, which means… Read More »Climate Feedbacks
Global Temperature
Global temperature is usually depicted as an anomaly — the difference between the temperature at any point in time and a baseline temperature, which is… Read More »Global Temperature
Greenhouse Gases
Greenhouse gases are gases whose properties are said to be ‘heat-trapping’ — they absorb infrared energy and re-emit it, scattering it and thereby keeping it… Read More »Greenhouse Gases
CO2 Emissions
CO2 emissions are caused by the burning of any hydrocarbon fuel, from wood, through to coal oil and gas. The elimination of combustion of fossil… Read More »CO2 Emissions
Is Climate Change Killing People?
Natural disasters are one of the least significant mortality risk factors in the world. But is the problem getting better or worse? There has clearly… Read More »Is Climate Change Killing People?