Environment
Beyond Climate Hubris
An open letter to Chris Huhne calls for a new pragmatic approach to rebuild public trust
After the Crash: A New Direction for Climate Policy
A radical and pragmatic approach in accelerating the decarbonisation of the global economy is the only way forward
Plane Crazy
The recent air space shutdown has highlighted that only mad dogs and Englishmen would acquiesce to the aural torture of living under flight paths
Ten Years After
‘All is still to play for in this lethal game of blindfold chess’
Experts and Axioms
When politics has entered the scientific debate over climate change, how can we trust the experts?
Flimsy Forecasts
We are constantly being warned about crises that will hit us “by 2050”. But long-term projections almost always turn out wrong
An Ill Wind
I’d rather have a meatier, hotter and smellier world then give up beefy pleasures in order to reduce cow flatulence
Vaclav Klaus
The Czech President maintains a measured opposition to global warming alarmism
Al Gore
The former US Vice-President is becoming increasingly hysterical about climate change
Global Warning
An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming by Nigel Lawson, and Blueprint for a Safer Planet by Nicholas Stern
Carrying water for freedom
Hong Kong’s protestors are brave and, so far, successful. The Chinese Communist Party leadership must be kicking itself
Discussions with a stone wall
Britain’s main gay rights organisation is risking its own future by adopting gender self-ID as its new cause
In the heartlands of white-flag academia
When I tried to find out why my pro-Brexit article was turned down I was rebuffed — showing the intellectual conformism of universities