David Kingman highlights some of the key issues from the 2015 “Intergenerational Report” published by the Australian government
Category: Environment
Environmental Audit Committee recommends a ban on fracking to protect future generations
David Kingman reports on the recent call by the Environmental Audit Committee for Britain to place a moratorium on fracking in order to meet our climate change reduction targets
New report: most known fossil fuels “unburnable” if we want to control climate change
David Kingman reports on the news that most of the Earth’s known fossil fuel reserves will need to remain in the ground if we want to arrest the progress of climate change, according to a new report
Are falling oil prices good for future generations?
The fall in global oil prices has been one of the most significant economic trends over the last 12 months. David Kingman asks whether or not this is a good thing for future generations
Could cities be part of the solution to climate change?
IF supporter Tim Lund offers his views on the talk Sir David King, the government’s former chief scientific advisor, gave to the Ashden Awards
Hinkley Point nuclear project given go-ahead by the EU
The controversial plan to build a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset has now received permission from the EU. David Kingman reports on what this means for the scheme
Environmental Audit Committee gives the “greenest government ever” a “red card” on the environment
David Kingman reports on the negative assessment that the Coalition Government has recently been given by the Environmental Audit Committee with regard to its performance on environmental matters
No Ball Games: the restriction of youth freedom
IF volunteer Connor McCarthy reports on how attitudes and concerns from older generations have restricted the freedom of playing outdoors for many young people, and explains the impacts this is having on them
What will it take to tackle our greatest intergenerational threat?
The recent report by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reiterates its alarming message about the world’s failure to address the forecast consequences of climate change. Adam Levy, a doctorate student at the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics in Oxford, assesses the implications
Budget 2014: Was this the dirtiest budget ever?
David Kingman looks at the potentially malign impact that several of the measures announced during the 2014 Budget could have on the natural environment