Comment on climate
Comment on climate
These are generally shorter pieces published variously in non-academic journals, magazines, newspapers and websites (NB. several of the commentaries have not been published elsewhere).
Dec 2012 A one way ticket to high carbon lock-in please: the UK debate on aviation policy – Carbon Management Following strident calls by senior UK politicians for the urgent expansion of aviation capacity, this commentary tests how their arguments stand…
Nov 2012 To meet international commitments – emissions must reduce by over 10% each year – SvD Opinion piece published in Svenska Dagbladet (SvD) – “the Swedish daily paper”. A translation is available at: Opinion Piece by Anderson for SvD – Swedish Daily Newspaper –…
Oct 2012 The Climate Clock is Ticking: what should we do differently Piece for New Economics Foundation event at Royal Festival Hall – London. Contribution to NEF’s “50 months’ event.
Aug 2012 A new paradigm for climate change – Nature Climate Change A Pre-edited version of the piece is also available. Many scientists who interface with policy makers run scared of suggesting emission reductions that challenge the veracity of the contemporary economic…
Feb 2011 Models guiding climate policy are ‘dangerously optimistic’ – The Guardian Interview of Anderson by Nadya Anscombe for Institute of Physics. “Computer models predicting future climate change are underestimating emissions and overestimating technology, warns climate scientist Kevin Anderson.”
Feb 2011 The science of climate change is clear – WalesOnline Short piece outlining the basic reasons why climate change is a serious issue about which we all need to be concerned.
Dec 2010 Small steps offer no respite from climate effects – Cancun failure? – BBC Viewpoint “Kevin Anderson … evaluates the outcome of the UN climate summit in Cancun and argues that success at next year’s negotiations will not compensate for “failure”…
Dec 2010 A 2°C target? Get real, because 4°C is on its way – Parliamentary Brief “Whatever we choose we need to be clear and candid about the situation we have got ourselves into and plan accordingly. Currently, we’re heading for the worst of…
Nov 2010 Response to Nature paper showing inextricable rise in emissions Anderson argues “we need to be clear and candid about the situation we have got ourselves into and plan accordingly. Currently, we’re heading for the worst of all worlds, aiming for 4°C whilst planning for…
Sept 2009 Point of no return – the Copenhagen Summit – The Independent “The importance of the international climate summit to be held in Copenhagen later this year cannot be over- emphasised; … after almost two decades of increasingly heated debate…