Leaflets, video etc

The climate crisis: key points

A 10-point action plan

Civil disobedience?

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Carbon footprint calculator

Carbon footprint calculator

Why be concerned

Key points on the climate emergency

The basic science

The physics Climate change is man-made

Pleas for action

UN Secretary-General: "Governments are lying" Young people are pleading for help Greta Thunberg's "blah blah blah" speech, Milan 2021 Pleas from the world's poorest UN Secretary-General: "A grassroots movement that cannot be ignored"

Action needed

Climate emergency ten-point action plan

The CO2 budget

The global CO2 budget runs out in 8 years Allocation of the global CO2 budget between countries The maths of staying within the UK's CO2 budget: Halve emissions every 3 years

Reviewing progress against the CO2 budget

Global emissions are still rising The UK's share of the global CO2 budget runs out in 2 years "Zero carbon sooner" CO2 budget report from CUSP UK Government fallacy: overclaiming the reduction in UK CO2 emissions

Identify reasons for lack of progress

Why progress has been so poor Decision making has been systematically poor All sections of society are failing It is a system failure rather than a failure of individuals Cognitive biases, flawed reasoning, denial and fallacies dominate opinions and decision making Ineffective campaigning

Climate denial

Climate denial: literal, interpretive and implicatory Climate urgency denial Climate urgency fallacies Friends of the Earth: Climate denial Client Earth: Climate denial The Guardian: Climate denial The British Medical Journal: Climate denial The UK Net Zero strategy would take three times the UK's share of the global CO2 budget

Improve decision making

Improve decision making

Action needed

Summary Local government Passivhaus home standards

Personal action

Reduce your carbon footprint: at least 10% per year

Challenge fallacies and malpractice

Challenge fallacies, incompetence and malpractice Common climate fallacies Planting trees is not a solution Electric vehicles: not an immediate solution

Ensuring good decision making

Assessing performance on the climate emergency A climate urgency checklist Climate Urgency Realism or Denial score Climate urgency denial in UK Government scientists Nolan's Seven Principles of Public Life Civil disobedience in a democracy: Q and A

Technicalities

Emissions by sector

UK average footprint Emissions from home energy "Green electricity" Emissions from cars Food Buses Trains Aviation International comparisons Calculator version information

Quotes

Links

About

About us Why trust this website?

Posts in 2020-2021:

Action needed

Tree planting claims by Zurich scientists were withdrawn 'Offsetting' is not the answer 'Hydrogen power' is not the answer

Ensuring good decision making

The 'Net Zero 2050' UK Government deceits Civil disobedience and the law Extinction Rebellion

Technicalities by sector

Health, education, etc emissions Basic UK energy and greenhouse gas statistics References

Posts in 2019:

The climate crisis and what to do about it

Climate change: the basics Simple solutions for the climate crisis, which should have been implemented already

Action needed

Local government: Make walking safe National government Organisations Individuals

Awareness raising

Leaflets, video

Reasons for optimism

Decline in UK domestic aviation Decline of domestic aviation in Sweden

Standards of administration in a democracy

Effective planning

Performance assessments

BEIS is not telling the truth on carbon emissions Transport for the North: Failing on the climate crisis Steve Rotheram: failing on the climate crisis

Best practice examples

Wirral Council's emission reduction trajectory

Leaflets, video etc

There should be a wide range of flyers, leaflets, pamphlets, videos, etc to give unbiased information about the climate crisis and what needs to be done, but not much is readily available. Here are our suggestions.

Leaflets

1. A4 Tri-fold (roll-fold) leaflet (DL): tri-fold_climate_crisis.pdf

2. A5 flyer: The climate emergency and what to do about it

3. A5 flyer: A5_climate_flyer.pdf

Video

This 2min 30 sec video is voiced by Keira Knightley:
Climate Change and Why We Should Panic by Extinction Rebellion
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SIqJ05Dv8BM

Printable web pages

Most of the pages on this website have been designed to be printed out on A4 paper (with navigation bar, contents lists etc suppressed).

First published: Mar 2019
Last updated: 23 Jan 2020