Why I Wrote Hothouse Earth
As the latest data reveals global average sea surface temperatures hitting a record high, Prof Bill McGuire explains why he wrote his uncompromising bestseller, Hothouse Earth
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New Weather co-director Prof Bill McGuire resigns from scientific body over fossil fuel funding – full letter
As reported in this BBC News article, New Weather Institute co-director, Prof Bill McGuire has resigned from the Geological Society
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Five fails in UK climate emergency action
As the UK is revealed to be the biggest net importer of carbon dioxide emissions per person in the G7 group of
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Climate Breakdown? We need to talk about the Treasury
Extinction Rebellion held a People’s Assembly in Parliament to identify new priorities for each government department, this is an adapted
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Shorts and sun-shades in February then drowning in March
Weather and climate are not the same, but Bill McGuire is reeling at the numbers rolling-up from recent extreme weather events and
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Can we transform the world in 12 years? New short film for the BBC
Here’s some evidence-based hope in a warming world… Working in collaboration with Tamarack Media, and the Rapid Transition Alliance, we’ve made this
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Running to stand still in the North Sea clean-up
One of the peculiar implications of our obsession with oil and fossil fuels is the strange way the UK has
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