Mark Lynas
Mark Lynas has is an environmental activist and a climate change specialist. His books on the subject include High Tide: News from a warming world and Six Degree: Our future on a hotter planet.
Articles by Mark Lynas
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Environment
The global warming deniers
- 03 July 2008
- 61 comments
The arguments of climate sceptics have largely been moulded by a far more sinister force - the US-based conservative think tanks
Environment
After the oil crunch?
- 12 June 2008
- 16 comments
The end of cheap oil helps renewables, but makes far dirtier alternatives viable. A low-carbon future will demand brave leadership
Environment
Why I was wrong about rationing
- 29 May 2008
- 14 comments
A far simpler way to constrain carbon is to deal "upstream" with the few dozen companies that produce or import fossil fuels, rather than hitting tens of millions of consumers
Environment
Political will is a renewable resource
- 01 May 2008
- 5 comments
Germany has 200 times more solar power installed than the UK - and this is not because Germany gets any more sun
World Affairs
How the rich starved the world
- 17 April 2008
- 158 comments
World cereal stocks are at an all-time low, food-aid programmes have run out of money and millions face starvation. Yet wealthy countries persist with plans to use grain for petrol. Plus Iain Macwhirter on how food prices are rocketing
UK Politics
Why Greens should vote for Ken
- 03 April 2008
- 6 comments
Livingstone is by far the best-qualified candidate to run London - and from an environmental perspective, this is even more the case, argues Mark Lynas
Books
It's getting hot in here
- 27 March 2008
- 2 comments
The Hot Topic: How to Tackle Global Warming and Still Keep the Lights On Gabrielle Walker and Sir David King Bloomsbury, 320pp, £9.99
Environment
Darling ducked the difficult decisions
- 19 March 2008
- 7 comments
The Chancellor can no longer afford to ignore the contribution of international aviation and shipping to our carbon footprint
Politics
The power to save Britain
- 06 March 2008
- 21 comments
How our island could be supplying Europe with green electricity. Plus Peter Hain on getting real about renewables
Global Issues
The good news from America
- 14 February 2008
- 11 comments
Most environmentalists are indeed leftists who support the redistribution of wealth and believe in a simpler lifestyle
