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Fauna & Flora at Copenhagen

By Nathan ⋅ December 9, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Fauna & Flora International, a conservation organisation with an emphasis on threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, are at Copenhagen to keep an eye on REDD negotiations and biodiversity / conservation issues (criminally overlooked in the scramble for agreements on carbon emissions targets) – they’re keeping a blog which you can read here.

5 less than useful things to say at Copenhagen

By Nathan ⋅ December 1, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

With the Copenhagen climate change conference now only five days away, I thought I might offer some guidance to attendees on some things that are less than useful to say. It will be essential to foster an atmosphere of constructive cooperation in Copenhagen, so let’s save some pain now by following some simple guidelines and avoiding saying certain things.

The Nasca and us

By Nathan ⋅ November 13, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Ancient civilisations usually don’t get wiped out by just one thing, but the Rapa Nui of Easter Island and the Nasca of Peru both appear to have been undone by deforestation. What factors drove the destruction of the Nasca, and what is different 1500 years on?

Are you optimistic about the future?

By Nathan ⋅ October 16, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

I’ve just finished an Environment course with the Open University, and have only just got over the relief of seeing the back of it. An exam yesterday saw a download of everything I could remember from the last seven months of study, all in three hours, in badly-written biro. Much of what I have been studying is only just sinking in.

Carbon and Copenhagen

By Nathan ⋅ August 19, 2009 ⋅ 8 comments

The EU Emissions Trading System has failed to drive real action on carbon emissions. With the Copenhagen climate conference approaching, what can be done to fix the system and improve carbon offsetting as an instrument to tackle climate change?

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