by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
[This is an edited version of a speech by Mark Bigland-Pritchard at the August 11th rally for net zero by 2035 outside the SaskPower offices in Regina] July 2023 was probably the hottest month that this planet has experienced in 100000 years. To anyone who has...
by markbiglandpritchard | Mar 20, 2022 | #cdnpoli
Some dangerous claims are currently being made about supposed opportunities for Canada following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Those claims appeal to peoples’ better nature, but in a way that is fundamentally either self-deluded or deceitful. And, if acted...
by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 28, 2021 | #cdnpoli
In my previous two blog posts, I have summarised current scientific understanding of the nature of the climate emergency, and the directions in which policy needs to move in order to make the necessary transition technically possible. That only goes part of the...
by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 28, 2021 | Policy
(Note: you can find an episode of From the Ground Up on this topic below) As I indicated in my last blog post, the recent 6th Assessment Report from Working Group 1 of the IPCC makes it clearer than ever that we are facing an emergency. The impact of greenhouse gas...
by markbiglandpritchard | Aug 28, 2021 | Policy
“It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land. Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere and biosphere have occurred.” These are the opening words of the 6th Assessment Report from the Intergovernmental Panel...
