Get the facts straight
2013-10-19 Ignore the doomsters: on nearly every measure our planet is getting fairer, healthier and safer.
Published by Globe and Mail
Last week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a plan to reduce plastic pollution, which will include a ban on single-use plastics as early as 2021. This is laudable: plastics clog drains and cause floods, litter nature and kill animals and birds.
Of course, plastic also makes our lives better in a myriad of ways. In just four decades, plastic packaging has become ubiquitous because it keeps everything from cereals to juice fresher and reduces transportation losses, while one-use plastics in the medical sector have made syringes, pill bottles and diagnostic equipment safer.
Published by Channel 4
Ten O'Clock Live New live topical comedy show hosted by Jimmy Carr, David Mitchell, Charlie Brooker and Lauren Laverne Bjorn Lomborg appears in the show from 6:16
Published by The Australian
The electric car industry is elated with an incoming Biden administration because it promises to extend and increase electric car subsidies to fix climate change.
Similarly, leaders across the rich world promise lavish carrots along with sticks to outlaw petrol cars. This week, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars from 2030. Unfortunately, electric cars will achieve only tiny emissions savings at a very high price.
