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I'M A CLIMATE SCIENTIST. IF YOU KNEW WHAT I KNOW YOU'D BE TERRIFIED TOO
If the fracturing of our once stable climate doesn’t terrify you, then you don’t fully understand it.
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Bill McGuire
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February 2024

LABOUR'S GREEN U-TURN HAS LEFT ME FEELING HOPELESS
Keir Starmer should think long and hard about the consequences
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Bill McGuire
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THE POINT OF NO RETURN: HOW CLOSE IS THE WORLD TO IRREVERSIBLE CLIMATE CHANGE?
Critical tipping points in the climate system are the flies in the ointment when it comes to accurate prediction of where our planet is headed
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Bill McGuire
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I'M A CLIMATE SCIENTIST. THIS IS WHY I'M LAUGHING
An increasing number of stand-up comedians are devising routines around climate breakdown
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Bill McGuire
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December 2023

COP28 IS A BLOATED CIRCUS THAT ONLY HELPS THE FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRY
To say that the lunatics have taken over the asylum would be an understatement. The COP process is totally compromised
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Bill McGuire
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September 2023

FOSSIL FUEL CORPORATIONS ARE IN FOR THE LONG HAUL
Given the chance, fossil fuel giants will just keep on digging and drilling until there is nothing left and our world is a burning wreck
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Bill McGuire
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August 2023

I THOUGHT THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN TO PROTECT BRITAIN FROM EXTREME HEAT WOULD BE BAD. IT'S WORSE THAN THAT
Politicians seem to have no idea of the action required if we want to keep a functioning society and economy
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Bill McGuire
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June 2023

LABOUR'S OIL AND GAS BAN SHOWS IT'S READY TO FIGHT THE NEXT ELECTION ON CLIMATE ISSUES
While the Tories’ dire record on green issues gets worse by the day, Keir Starmer’s pledges show an impressive commitment
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Bill McGuire
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May 2023

THE CLIMATE COPS AREN'T WORKING. HERE'S WHY
A complete overhall of the COP process is needed for the world to have any chance of avoiding climate catatrophe
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Bill McGuire
ALL IS NOT LOST, BUT CLIMATE ACTION IS MORE URGENT THAN EVER
There is no point in sugar-coating the pill. Climate breakdown due to global heating caused by our carbon-polluting activities is ramping up year on…
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Bill McGuire
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HOW COULD THE UK'S NET ZERO PLAN INVOLVE NEW OIL AND GAS? IT'S MIND-BOGGLINGLY STUPID
The Conservatives are cynically using carbon capture and storage as a get-out-of-jail card for the fossil fuel sector
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Bill McGuire

February 2023

THE 1.5C LIMIT IS DEAD: TO PREVENT TOTAL CATASTROPHE COP 27 MUST ADMIT IT
Acknowledging that climate breakdown is unavoidable is key to making fossil-fuel companies and governments take action
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Bill McGuire
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