Just when you thought you couldn't bear any more:
This for me is the thunderbolt in a life already long lived working hard on environmental drivers of change.
We live in an age of #unintendedconsequences & #unacceptabletradeoffs.
Crucial article, indeed gobsmacking @dpcarrington.bsky.social
This for me is the thunderbolt in a life already long lived working hard on environmental drivers of change.
We live in an age of #unintendedconsequences & #unacceptabletradeoffs.
Crucial article, indeed gobsmacking @dpcarrington.bsky.social
This first estimate of the impact of microplastics on photosynthesis and crop production is gobsmacking ...
> Many millions of tonnes of crops are being lost as the world struggles to feed its growing population, the study suggests
#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
> Many millions of tonnes of crops are being lost as the world struggles to feed its growing population, the study suggests
#plastic
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Microplastics hinder plant photosynthesis, study finds, threatening millions with starvation
Researchers say problem could increase number of people at risk of starvation by 400m in next two decades
www.theguardian.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Just when you thought you couldn't bear any more:
This for me is the thunderbolt in a life already long lived working hard on environmental drivers of change.
We live in an age of #unintendedconsequences & #unacceptabletradeoffs.
Crucial article, indeed gobsmacking @dpcarrington.bsky.social
This for me is the thunderbolt in a life already long lived working hard on environmental drivers of change.
We live in an age of #unintendedconsequences & #unacceptabletradeoffs.
Crucial article, indeed gobsmacking @dpcarrington.bsky.social
So on we spin in a fatal trajectory with these sad, ubiquitous symptoms, which in the UK may yet bring down Labour, as they did the Tories. We are virtually out of time. #unacceptabletradeoffs #economics #growth #ecologicalovershoot #biodiversity #roads #infrastructure @drandrewboswell.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So on we spin in a fatal trajectory with these sad, ubiquitous symptoms, which in the UK may yet bring down Labour, as they did the Tories. We are virtually out of time. #unacceptabletradeoffs #economics #growth #ecologicalovershoot #biodiversity #roads #infrastructure @drandrewboswell.bsky.social
It is not a smart thing to be doing. If you know my work at all, you'll know my conversations on #unforeseenconsequences and #unacceptabletradeoffs. We should focus on demand-size interventions, not look for new tricky supplies to support 8.2 billion humans, most of whom learned #hyperconsumption.
March 25, 2026 at 11:32 AM
It is not a smart thing to be doing. If you know my work at all, you'll know my conversations on #unforeseenconsequences and #unacceptabletradeoffs. We should focus on demand-size interventions, not look for new tricky supplies to support 8.2 billion humans, most of whom learned #hyperconsumption.