Here’s a worrying story, posted on Sunday on the BBC’s website. Over the last 40 years, oil companies have suppressed evidence of man-made climate change and deliberately spread doubt as to its existence. They have succeeded in delaying action to limit it with devastating consequences. On BBC Sounds, there is a series of podcasts with…

In my August post, I commented on the importance of gaining a ‘feel’ for one’s individual carbon footprint. This post is a case in point. Recently, we had one of the coldest August Bank Holidays recorded in the UK. A friend commented that she had put on the heating in her home. Separately, during a…