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On the brink of history, at the edge of the abyss

Posted on December 10, 2015 by John Gibbons

News tonight from Paris is surprisingly good. The latest Draft text catches up with scientific reality in emphasising that the mythical +2C global average temperature rise is not some political bargaining chip; rather, it is the place no sane climate … Continue reading →

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Never mind the bullocks, Enda isn’t cowed at COP

Posted on December 2, 2015 by John Gibbons

And so, to Paris. COP21 kicked off on Monday with each of the almost 200 world leaders chipping in their opening contributions. The feeling at the last mega-COP (in Copenhagen in December 2009) was that leaders only engaged at the … Continue reading →

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