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Holyrood 350 interview

Holyrood 350 interview

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 22, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Politics, Transition Movement

https://www.darkoptimism.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/09-09-10-Scottish-Parliament-Holyrood350.mp3 Above is a recording of a quick interview I gave immediately after speaking at the Scottish Parliament earlier this year, as part of the Holyrood 350...
Interactive Carbon IQ Test, and real climate change solutions

Interactive Carbon IQ Test, and real climate change solutions

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 7, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Favourite posts, Peak Oil

The above ‘Carbon IQ test’ is an excellent way of exploring how much you know about the carbon cycle, and what that means for viable solutions to our climate challenge. Have a go at it before checking out the information...
Carbon Offsetting, what’s it really about?

Carbon Offsetting, what’s it really about?

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 1, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts

Off the back of taking part in CheatNeutral’s spoof chat show ‘Going Neutral’ at the Science Museum, this feels like the perfect time to take a look at the concept of carbon offsetting, the most recognised example of which is the planting of trees to...
The Story of Cap and Trade

The Story of Cap and Trade

by Shaun Chamberlin | Dec 1, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Politics, TEQs (Tradable Energy Quotas)

      The Story of Cap & Trade is the second offering from the project that brought us The Story of Stuff. In this ten minute video, host Annie Leonard presents an excellent, clearly explained look at some of the devil in the detail of Cap &...
The final word – Al Gore debates climate sceptic Monckton

The final word – Al Gore debates climate sceptic Monckton

by Shaun Chamberlin | Nov 25, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Philosophy

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All Party Parliamentary TEQs report – rationing, not carbon trading

All Party Parliamentary TEQs report – rationing, not carbon trading

by Shaun Chamberlin | Aug 14, 2009 | All Posts, Climate Change, Cultural stories, Favourite posts, Peak Oil, Politics, TEQs (Tradable Energy Quotas)

As the evidence for the utter inapplicability of free market carbon trading to our climate emergency continues to pile up, interest continues to grow in the less PR-friendly alternative — the rationing of carbon-rated energy. Yesterday, the UK Government’s All...
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