New Anthropocene
Opportunities beyond carbon
Trimming the Green: How We Are Failing Sustainability
When I was looking into potential University degrees a decade ago, what sold it for me was the promise that the twenty-first century would be the green century; whole new fields of green jobs are just beyond the horizon, begging for graduates in the coming years. So far, my career has had little to do … Continue reading
As We Sit and Wait for Political Action on Climate Change
Many of us comment merited scepticism regarding the global political will to address our economic woes, immoral species loss and unmitigated climate change. All are symptoms of where progress over recent decades has led us. Arguably, it is a stale mate position that trickle feeds resources in growing exponential quantities as the given group becomes … Continue reading
The Road to Business as Usual! Are we Doomed to Watch?
In the recent article, CO2 emissions rises mean dangerous climate change now almost certain, the Guardian highlights the growing scientific concern that business as usual is being business as usual, leading us down that cliché nightmarish fork in the road; the higher estimates in the climate models, which will present future generations with a world … Continue reading
“I Wanna Be At a Loss So F’en Bad”
My attitude regarding “growth” obsession is pretty clear. I would argue that my points on the subject should be universally acknowledged and applied to human activity. It ought to be a no-brainer that you simply cannot avoid degrading vital resources with perpetual growth ideologies. The two are simply inconsistent. It is fair to then ask, … Continue reading
Limitations to Open Online Courses: Talking Outside the Field of Expertise
Earlier this week, I undertook an induction for my new position. There, one of the speakers talked about Massive open online courses (MOOCS). As my focus has swayed a little from rich ecological science and analytical chemistry, towards more social science topics, this was of interest. One of the topics I enrolled in within Udemy, … Continue reading
Part One: How Do We Make a Change for Prosperity?
I’ve recently finished read James Garvey’s book, The Ethics of Climate Change: Right and Wrong in a Warming World, and I must admit I’m a little disappointed to say that, while we probably reach similar conclusions, we disagree in many ways on how we get there. This is very important, I feel, as I suspect … Continue reading
Uganda Taking on the Cheesy 80′s flick: How Climate Change is the Lesser Evil
BBC have recently reported a project gearing up to acquire oil from reserves recently discovered in Uganda. This project will come at the expense local farmers. In a lot of ways, it screams cliché – like some 80′s fat cat and the underdog. The worst of which being the profiteers undertaking surveying to establish “suitable” … Continue reading
Islandisation From Our Own Prosperity.
As a recent immigrant back to Victoria, the state of my birth, I have received my first water bill. As part of this water bill, there is a note that a reduction has been included due to the delays in completion of the desalination plant, which, so the bill informs me, will cost 1.8 million to run … Continue reading
Who’s Tackling Climate Change?
The Climate Institute have just released an interactive map to look at and compare the actions different countries are currently undertaking to tackle climate change. It’s a nice project and both interesting and of value. I suggest checking it out! (click the image to visit the Climate Institute’s interactive map)
