Mike Roberts

Saying 1.5C is dead is not the same as giving up. But 1.5C is most definitely dead as a doornail.

They must be experts in hope.

This article links to a paper as though it supports the notion that saturated fat causes heart disease. It does not. There is no evidence that the guidelines on saturated fats are anything more than bias by a handful of forceful "researchers." Doesn't mean we should eat more sat fats but they're OK.

What if there were no data centers?

Just do it, if it makes you happy and doesn't inconvenience others. There's nothing we, as individuals, can do about the planet.

Civilisation needs those resources A couple of prominent environmental stories have been in the news recently. One is the desire for some companies to mine those precious nodules on the ocean floor. They are filled with minerals tha…

Indeed. But was it ever in doubt?
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There is no such thing as "clean energy" which is partly the cause of rising emissions.

Let's hope you're never elected president, then. It may be a waste of money, but to demolish it for some kind of revenge is also a complete waste.

That's the trouble with referendums, they only take a snapshot of opinion on a particular day. And only an opinion snapshot of those who voted. Fancy making such a big change on the basis of a single snapshot of opinion of a portion of citizens that wasn't even binding and with a slim majority.

It's a few years old but this suggests the the UK has only cut by about half of what it claims, when consumption based accounting is used.

Is Climate Change the Biggest Threat to Biodiversity? As we can see from the chart above, climate change, as a whole, was down in 7th place in the list of biodiversity threats. The chart is from 2016 but there is no reason to believe that climate chan…

Renewable energy is as big a threat to biodiversity as oil and gas activities.
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What does "Net emissions" mean? Are these consumption-based emissions and do they include LULCF emissions, air transport and sea freight emissions?

Yes, civilisation is what most people want to save, including self-styled environmentalists. mikerobertsblog.wordpress.com/2025/06/26/p...

Sustainable ... growth?!! Can you hear yourself?

All governments are in climate denial. They all prioritise economic growth over climate, or the environment.

Sounds like you need a Zoom meeting to figure out when you should have a Zoom meeting.

Not needed if you stay away from sugar. Flouride is not totally safe as it can destroy good mouth bacteria.

Another safe way is to not imbibe sugary drinks or eat food with added sugar.

if that's our best weapon, there really is no hope.

Would we notice any difference?

Well, the modernity experiment has a finite future anyway.

That's good but note that EVs are not clean.

You don't need to wait.

She kind of implies that humans have a distinct nature compared with other species. That is human exceptionalism. But at least she realises that there is no way out.

The only clean energy is foraged food. I doubt that's what you're referring to.

The 1.5°C target is dead. There is no way to achieve that, without collapsing society.

But what exactly is the accumulated number each year? Is each month's anomaly just added to the next month's number? If so, what is it telling us?

What does this mean?

I'll take the under also. Extent is not the best measure of sea ice health. Even area doesn't tell us the whole story, and that was the 4th lowest area, this year (10th lowest in extent). Volume would be the best measure but we don't measure that directly. But August was the 3rd lowest PIOMAS volume

Of course it's not. If the path is two centuries long, it gives us time to adapt. I'm not saying we will but a very long path is different from a very short one.