Bill McGuire explains why global heating is making flying even worse… for global heating Even if we often pretend the opposite, we all know how appallingly bad flying is for the environment. Be as green as you like the rest of the time, but just one return...
Earlier this month, the Indian government ended the devolved powers arrangement they had with Indian-administered Kashmir. As I write, I have no idea what the consequences will be. But I do know this is what nationalist governments do. There is a rash of books coming...
Bill McGuire writes that it is time to 'Shout it from the burning Arctic, pop the luke-warm champagne!' As the second blistering heatwave of the summer sets in and the streets of the capital begin to melt, we can celebrate one thing at least... At long last the...
I had to take an astonished breath when Boris Johnson explained how committed he was to business – so committed, he said, that he was the only senior politician who supported the banks during the 2008 crash. What, I exclaimed to myself? That is like saying you...
There had been no climate debate in Parliament for two years then one that was barely attended. Now House of Commons has declared a 'climate emergency'. Bill McGuire asks what is going on, if MPs understand the implications and whether logical actions will follow...
Weather and climate are not the same, but Bill McGuire is reeling at the numbers rolling-up from recent extreme weather events and how climate change is loading the dice. Here he writes about why... The UK weather at the end of February was was the first time that...
This pamphlet looks at how the UK is unprepared for a new era of crises and disasters. To illuminate the national predicament we look at lessons from recent history, and what we can learn, often from countries in the Global South, about the kind of local planning required and resources needed to be ready for when storms and other disasters strike near where we live.
