The reason why

OK, here goes, start blogging...

I saw a presentation by Dr Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Institute on Climate Change in Oct 2007 here in Cambridge. He started by asking the audience not to blame the messenger which did not bode well. Sure enough his news was scary in that talk of making cuts in carbon emissions by 2050 was misleading. We should view the atmosphere like a bank account in which we can withdraw so much carbon absorption capacity until it is all used up. Once it's used it's gone, as emitted carbon stays around for hundreds of years. So waiting until 2049 and then turning off the lights to meet out reduction target will not work. We need to start now and only have ten years to start to make drastic cuts to bring down our emissions to 90% of our current rate by 2035. If we don't then we face disastrous climate change.

That got me interested. So I began to seek to learn more and find organisations intent on making a difference. Cambridge is a great place for doing this as there are so many talks by academics at the forefront of this issue and people who want to do something. I have learned a lot over the past 6 months but have only just started. I hope to share my thoughts and gain from others as this blog develops.

But the aim is not to spread doom and gloom. It is to become more aware and learn how to cope and adapt. See you soon, I hope