Well, that’s according to a study as reported by none other than the BBC. Switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy could save the world as much as $12tn (£10.2tn) by 2050, an Oxford University study says. The report said it was wrong and pessimistic to claim that
Kristoffer Mousten Hansen mises.org Kristoffer Mousten Hansen is a research assistant at the Institute for Economic Policy at Leipzig University. He received his PhD from the University of Angers and is a former Mises Institute research fellow. Earlier this year, Our World in Data celebrated the fact we have
Michael Heithaus Florida International University Dr. Mike Heithaus is dean of the College of Arts, Sciences & Education (CASE) and Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Florida International University (FIU). A marine ecologist specializing in predator-prey interactions and the ecological importance of sharks and other large marine
Fox hunting is a British cultural practice at least centuries, probably millennia, old. Hunting with hounds in Britain goes back to pre-Roman times. Fox hunting as we know it – all scarlet coats, horses, hounds and Tally Ho! – is a more recent evolution. It’s a cultural practice almost exclusively
Are dugongs really “functionally extinct” in China? That was the big environmental news, this week. But, as I always warn: When an article claims, “science says…” or “new study shows…”, assume that it doesn’t until proven otherwise. That means you should always try and go to the original source,
Kay O’Lacey wokejoke.nz Warning Satire An unnamed Auckland man whose wife bought a set of personalized plates for his birthday to fit to his new Tesla is facing derision from his mates as well as the wider community. “I chose the Tesla as it enabled me to show
Daniel Falk University College Cork Since I was a child I wanted to become a dinosaur scientist – a palaeontologist. In 2014 I did it! I currently don’t deal with dinosaurs, but with Eocene individuals and their skeletal taphonomy and soft-tissue preservation (“Geiseltal collection”, Germany). However, I still have
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How deep should the taxpayer go to bail people out of the consequences of their own foolish decisions? All the way, it seems. The Bible warns against foolish people who build their houses on foundations of sand. Then there are the people who build their houses on floodplains – and are
It looks as if Germany and Japan are both making their smartest decisions since running up the white flag in 1945. In a big ol’ middle finger to the Climate Cult, both nations are reviving their nuclear industries, after the post-Fukushima panic. Despite its apocalyptic image, outside of the
If you’ve ever wanted to get an idea of the sheer size of modern wind turbines, just pull your car over while a truck carrying a single blade crawls past, taking up most of the highway. Then remember that that’s just one blade, on one turbine, out of
Energy and Resources Minister Dr Megan Woods expects Lake Onslow will contribute to NZ’s 100 per cent renewable energy system. MBIE has spent over $8m on the feasibility study of pumped hydro at Lake Onslow. If the scheme proceeds, it will be NZ’s largest hydro project ever and
Dr. Jay Lehr cfact.org CFACT Senior Science Analyst Jay Lehr has authored more than 1,000 magazine and journal articles and 36 books. Jay’s new book A Hitchhikers Journey Through Climate Change written with Teri Ciccone is now available on Kindle and Amazon. Shakespeare said it in the
Jackson Paul fee.org Jackson Paul is a policy intern for the American Conservation Coalition. Find him on Twitter: @CJacksonPaulTX At the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa gave a speech bragging about his country’s move toward sustainable agriculture. Less than a year later,
Interesting things can happen during a big drought. Not just the “interesting” stuff of, y’know, dying herds and baking fields, but the, “now that’s interesting” sort of stuff such as putting an end to local legends and bringing long-drowned secrets to light. The volcanic plains south-west
It turns out that reports of the death of the Great Barrier Reef were greatly exaggerated. Not only is the Reef very much not dead, it’s just hit record coral cover. Now, it should be borne in mind that “on record” means, in this case, “in the last four
