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welcome to marklynas.org

This site is devoted to discussion of climate change, and ecological issues in general. This front page carries selected highlights from the rest of the site: for more, please see the articles page, which changes often, and the books page, which does not. There is also an archive of everything, a bit of background about me, and a few ways to get in touch.

Why we greens keep getting it wrong 28 January 10

Environmental politics in an age of reason. First published in the New Statesman.

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Don’t let glacier howler cloud bigger picture 25 January 10

Climate change is not a religion: that’s why we can admit error. First published in The Times.

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Why it’s wrong to preach “climate justice” 14 January 10

Two wrongs don't make a right -- carbon is not a prerequisite to development. First published in the New Statesman.

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How do I know China wrecked the Copenhagen deal? I was in the room 23 December 09

Copenhagen was a disaster. That much is agreed. But the truth about what actually happened is in danger of being lost amid the spin and inevitable mutual recriminations. The truth is this: China wrecked the talks, intentionally humiliated Barack Obama, and insisted on an awful "deal" so western leaders would walk away carrying the blame. How do I know this? Because I was in the room and saw it happen. (Published in the Guardian.)

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The Road: A film that every one of us needs to see 19 December 09

What would happen if some catastrophe laid waste to the earth and society broke down? A new film of Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road dares to confront these questions. (First published in the Independent.)

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'At this rate, Copenhagen will be a disaster' 16 December 09

(First published in the Independent.) The battle lines are drawn. The armies are lined up. The guns are loaded. But here in Copenhagen, a phony war is underway.

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The Copenhagen conference means life or death for the Maldives 15 December 09

Limiting the global temperature rise to 1.5C is still just about possible, but it's a target unlikely to survive the week. (First published in the Guardian.)

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Mark Lynas’s Copenhagen Notebook: 12/12/2009 13 December 09

(First published in the Independent.) It's easy to mock the proceedings here. Upwards of 25,000 people, most of whom came by plane, meeting to write convoluted UN legalese that no one understands and doesn't seem to ever change anything.

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For older articles, please have a look in the archive.