Monthly Archives: February 2023

Violent words beget violent actions

Posted on February 27, 2023 by John Gibbons

By and large, Ireland is a tolerant country, spared the worst excesses of polarisation that have blighted post-Brexit Britain and the US after Trump. There has, however, been a creeping slide towards ugly extremism in the last couple of years, … Continue reading →

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Oil giants struggle to wash blood off their hands

Posted on February 24, 2023 by John Gibbons

It may be making more money than ever, but the fossil fuel industry is rapidly losing whatever semblance of social licence it could still cling to. And despite the high salaries on offer, more and more young people are turning … Continue reading →

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Watch out for quick-fix climate techno solutions

Posted on February 16, 2023 by John Gibbons

Decades of abject failure to curb carbon emissions has left us in a perilous situation as global climate destabilisation begins to bite in earnest. Numerous techno-fixes are now being seriously explored, backed by some big names as well as attracting … Continue reading →

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There’s no vaccine for the greenhouse effect

Posted on February 12, 2023 by John Gibbons

The future is an Undiscovered Country. Things are done differently there. For those who follow the science of the climate and ecological crisis, it’s also an overwhelmingly scary place. Climate fiction, or cli-fi, is our best available vehicle with which … Continue reading →

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Oh! What a Lovely War for fossil fuel profiteers

Posted on February 7, 2023 by John Gibbons

While 2022 may have been the year when full-scale war returned to Europe for the first time since 1945, with massive spikes in energy prices impacting tens of millions of households, it was also a great year for fossil fuel … Continue reading →

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Best of times, worst of times

Posted on February 2, 2023 by John Gibbons

The annual ritual of seeing whether the famous Doomsday Clock moves closer to or further from midnight took a worrying turn this year, as it inched to its closest point to the witching hour in the last 75 years, in … Continue reading →

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