I write this a few days after David Attenborough’s program, “Climate Change – The Facts” appeared on the BBC. It received great acclaim but like so many accounts it explained the consequences, not the science behind how we know climate change is anthropogenic. It’s not surprising there are so few accounts of the science becauseContinue reading “How do we know humans are responsible for climate change?”
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Is Science Popular?
Scientists often despair at the general lack of scientific understanding by the general public. And to be fair, that understanding is not brilliant, evidenced by regular surveys. I have summarised a snapshot of a series of surveys from across the world below to illustrate the point. Percentage of people getting the right answer to aContinue reading “Is Science Popular?”
A Plastic Revolution
Plastic and the pollution it causes is in the news. There’s the plastic free challenge and the UK government has set aside £60 million to fight plastic waste. I could not agree with all this more whole heartedly and have tried hard to reduce my personal use of plastic. It’s only when you take timeContinue reading “A Plastic Revolution”
Now is not the time to be complacent about plastic pollution
Some of us are old enough to remember when a polyester suit was fashionable. Although still used in clothing today, polyester has diminished in appeal since the 1970s. There is however, plenty of polyester still around but in a different guise as PET or polyethylene terephthalate which is the major constituent of plastic drinks bottles.Continue reading “Now is not the time to be complacent about plastic pollution”
