Tag Archives: climate change policy
Growth and belief economics
Following the previous post, there is a strong link between green growth and belief economics. Consider Gordon, the guy who has 10 quid in his pocket which he saved on energy bills because he put in insulation. What he does … Continue reading
Disasters – Climate Change for Football Fans on Sandy
This is chapter 18 from Climate Change for Football Fans. On whether disasters will change our views on climate change. 18. Disasters Why it’s no use hoping for disasters. “What about disasters?” I asked after we’d thought about that. “Won’t … Continue reading
Boredom intolerance
“’Th’”, said Arthur Scrotum. “As in ‘thought’, ‘thank’… Not ‘f’ as in ‘feeble’.” He found that it was always best to sort out the name thing up front. “You can blame your parents for your Christian name,” he said. “But, … Continue reading
Solidarity against protecting the climate
A new front has emerged in the battle for climate policy. Until now the right wing had an exclusive claim to campaigning against measures to cut emissions. Now this has changed. Reuters Point Carbon reported earlier this month that the … Continue reading
Gina Rinehart v Daryl Hannah. No contest.
People say: “You need economic growth if you want to save the planet. You need wealth to be able to invest into green energy and new farming technologies and electric cars and insulation and so forth.” This doesn’t stack up: … Continue reading