Jet zero: Imposing frequent flyer surcharges to try to encourage us to fly less won’t work
YOU’LL be aware of the frequently referred term net zero, but let me introduce you to jet zero. Governments have stated their intention to switch
Shell shocked!: Oil companies making mega profits out of Putin’s Ukraine war
WHEN it comes to environmental news there are always surprises. Sadly some are not pleasant. Shell, the oil and gas giant, has reported outrageous annual
GREEN MATTERS: 2023…. for better or for worse?
IT’S that time of year when we reflect on last year and look forward to the New Year. As far as the environment is concerned
WINTER OF DISCONTENT: Carbon emissions in Spain rise despite climate pledges
When I say a ‘winter of discontent’, I’m not referring to a scene from Shakespeare’s Richard III, but to the here and now. The stars
HOW LONG BEFORE ONE KILOWATT OF ELECTRICITY IN SPAIN COSTS €1?
THE thought that electricity could soon cost €1 a Kilowatt is frightening. We never thought fuel would be €1 a litre. Now it’s €2 a
Climate change: When will we deal with the elephant in the room?
Eyes Wide Shut. NO not the 1999 Stanley Kubrick film starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. I refer to the inactivity of the world’s leaders
SANCHEZ HAS IT CRACKED: Or so Spain’s premier thinks when it comes to coping with global warming
WHEN it comes to talking about climate change, it is impossible to stay away from politics. They are completely intertwined. My recent columns have focused
Net zero by 2050? Fact or fantasy?
Read on.You decide. But first of all let me explain the difference between two terms frequently bandied about – Net Zero and Carbon Capture. NET
NO SMOKE WITHOUT FIRE: Just consider the facts – climate policy has failed.
THE central goal of climate policies is to reduce harmful emissions. Yet even with all of the international agreements of the last three decades –
Sustainable tourism? Those that live on the Spain’s Costas know the dilemma first hand
I don’t think I’m alone in thinking the world has gone mad. Certainly not when you consider the climate and the unbelievable things going on.
OPINION: Promises lie in tatters just six months on from the COP26 conference in Glasgow
‘THE bottom line is we’re in trouble’. This was the harrowing statement by US climate envoy John Kerry. Just six months on from COP26 in