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COVID or the Economy – the Real Issue
Perhaps the most pressing aim of COP28 was to phase out all fossil fuels that pump more than 70% of the 50 Gigatonnes of total carbon emissions into the earth’s atmosphere every year. How successful was the meeting at achieving this aim? Assessing success To obtain an...
The Aftermath of COP28 – no cause for optimism
Perhaps the most pressing aim of COP28 was to phase out all fossil fuels that pump more than 70% of the 50 Gigatonnes of total carbon emissions into the earth’s atmosphere every year. How successful was the meeting at achieving this aim? Assessing success To obtain an...
The Aftermath of COP28 – no cause for optimism
Perhaps the most pressing aim of COP28 was to phase out all fossil fuels that pump more than 70% of the 50 Gigatonnes of total carbon emissions into the earth’s atmosphere every year. How successful was the meeting at achieving...
Possible new insights into two universal mysteries
Introduction On 28 September 2023, ABC science reporter Belinda Smith reported on an experiment at the CERN particle accelerator facility on anti-hydrogen that took many physicists investigating the nature of our universe by surprise. (See...
Drivers of Success
What is success? Success is many things to many people. It depends on who is looking at it. Or put another way, in any given situation, the nature of success depends on the interests of the stakeholders involved. But it is...
Target Net-Zero: from fossil fuels to bioenergy and energy storage by 2050
Climate science predicts that the world faces a climate calamity unless global mean temperatures are contained within 1.5 oC of its pre-industrial levels. The leading cause of global temperature increase is human-produced greenhouse gas emission, the annual value of...
COVID or the Economy – the Real Issue (Part 1)
COVID or the economy – the real issue (Part 1) With the war in Ukraine and the resulting political upheaval taking centre-stage, it is possible that covid may lose some of its deserved attention. But there are broader aspects...
Omicron – Finding a Temporary Fix
#omicron #OmicronAustralia ##OmicronTemporaryFix COVID is running amok globally, with record numbers in the UK, Europe, the US as well as Australia. Although omicron is largely held responsible, it is not always clear how much of the numbers are due to the Delta...
COVID and a New Rational Economy for the Future
COVID in Australia New South Wales (NSW), Australia is seeing an exponential rise in its covid cases after its recent easing of lockdown restrictions. On Tuesday (14 Dec) there were 804 COVID cases in NSW. This more than doubled to 1742 two days later (Thursday)...
Book Preview: Concepts and the Foundations of Physics
Concepts, Different Realities and Physics We all live in different worlds. Some of us are engaged in the world of finance, administration and governance, others in the fine arts and literature. Still others are occupied in measurement and analysis in the...