Hundreds are dying from ignorance of rising heatwave risks
Hundreds of people are likely to die over the next few days as heatwave conditions worsen across much of the UK. Many of these deaths could have been prevented if … read more »
News category: Commentary
‘The Australian’ promotes Bjorn Lomborg’s lukewarmer propaganda
A new article in ‘The Australian’ exposes once again the hypocrisy of the newspaper’s editor, John Lehmann, and the shameless myth-making about climate change carried out by Dr Bjorn Lomborg. … read more »
Businesses from trusting countries are more likely to comply with environmental regulations
What affects how compliant businesses are with environmental regulations? Traditional enforcement measures such as fines and inspections by authorities can be an effective deterrent for rule-breaking. Recent research has also … read more »
Another failure to tackle fake news about climate change
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO) has today demonstrated again that it is unwilling to take action against fake news about climate change that appears in its member newspapers. It … read more »
The Times, Fox News and Breitbart still promoting fake news about climate change
The Times, Fox News and Breitbart have still not admitted that a story about climate change on their websites is fake news, nine months after it an official ruling that … read more »
American climate change deniers all at sea
American climate change deniers have been making demonstrably false claims about sea level rise says Bob Ward. read more »
How many green jobs are there in the US?
According to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency there are 10.3 million renewable energy jobs globally – a 5.3 % increase since 2017. The latest report on … read more »
The public supports UK climate leadership
Sam Fankhauser reflects on public support for the UK’s political leadership on climate change. He goes on to consider the track record of the Conservative Party whilst in government over the past 8 years. read more »
‘The Mail on Sunday’ admits publishing more fake news about climate change
Bob Ward reflects on statement by the Mail on Sunday’s which concedes that news stories by its reporter David Rose, published on 12 and 19 February 2017, were inaccurate and misleading, in breach of the Editors’ Code of Practice. read more »
Why being right is not enough for climate researchers
Climate change researchers need to improve their public debating skills. That was my take-away message for the audience last week at a special event on ‘Exploring Science Denialism in HIV/AIDS, … read more »