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Carbon footprint calculatorWhy be concerned
Key points on the climate emergencyThe basic science
The physics Climate change is man-madePleas for action
UN Secretary-General: "Governments are lying" Young people are pleading for help Greta Thunberg's "blah blah blah" speech, Milan 2021 Pleas from the world's poorest UN Secretary-General: "A grassroots movement that cannot be ignored"Action needed
Climate emergency ten-point action planInternational commitments
International commitments givenThe CO2 budget
The global CO2 budget runs out in 8 years Allocation of the global CO2 budget between countries The maths of staying within the UK's CO2 budget: Halve emissions every 3 yearsReviewing progress against the CO2 budget
Global emissions are still rising The UK's share of the global CO2 budget runs out in 2 years "Zero carbon sooner" CO2 budget report from CUSP UK Government fallacy: overclaiming the reduction in UK CO2 emissionsIdentify reasons for lack of progress
Why progress has been so poor Decision making has been systematically poor All sections of society are failing It is a system failure rather than a failure of individuals Cognitive biases, flawed reasoning, denial and fallacies dominate opinions and decision making Ineffective campaigningConsistency with the IPCC
Climate denial: literal, interpretive and implicatory Climate urgency denial Climate urgency fallacies Checklist for consistency with the IPCC Checklist for consistency with the IPCC: Results summaryConsistent with the IPCC
Climate Uncensored: Climate realism Fridays for Future: Climate realism Campaign against Climate Change: SuboptimalNot consistent with the IPCC
Friends of the Earth: Climate denial Ethical Consumer Magazine: Climate denial Ethical Consumer Climate Gap reports: Correspondence Ethical Consumer Climate Gap reports: Critique of methodology Climate Emergency UK: Climate denial Client Earth: Climate denial Sustrans: Climate denial The BBC: Climate denial The Guardian: Climate denial The British Medical Journal: Climate denial The UK Net Zero strategy would take three times the UK's share of the global CO2 budgetImprove decision making
Improve decision makingAction needed
Summary Local government Passivhaus home standardsPersonal action
Reduce your carbon footprint: at least 10% per yearChallenge fallacies and malpractice
Challenge fallacies, incompetence and malpractice Common climate fallacies Planting trees is not a solution Electric vehicles: not an immediate solutionEnsuring good decision making
Assessing performance on the climate emergency Climate Urgency Realism or Denial score Climate urgency denial in UK Government scientists Nolan's Seven Principles of Public Life Civil disobedience in a democracy: Q and ATechnicalities
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Tree planting claims by Zurich scientists were withdrawn 'Offsetting' is not the answer 'Hydrogen power' is not the answerEnsuring good decision making
The 'Net Zero 2050' UK Government deceits Civil disobedience and the law Extinction RebellionTechnicalities by sector
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The climate crisis and what to do about it
Climate change: the basics Simple solutions for the climate crisis, which should have been implemented alreadyAction needed
Local government: Make walking safe National government Organisations IndividualsAwareness raising
Leaflets, videoReasons for optimism
Decline in UK domestic aviation Decline of domestic aviation in SwedenStandards of administration in a democracy
Effective planningPerformance assessments
BEIS is not telling the truth on carbon emissions Transport for the North: Failing on the climate crisis Steve Rotheram: failing on the climate crisisBest practice examples
Wirral Council's emission reduction trajectory