Category Archives: Climate Change

A threat to our planet

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Quentin

Last Monday I watched a program on BBC1: “Meat: a threat to our planet?” It interested me because my millennial grandchildren are somewhat critical of my positive approach to meat. Indeed, at table I am often the only person eating … Continue reading →

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Stop eating meat

Posted on March 29, 2019 by Quentin

If, like me, you have ‘millennial’ granddaughters you will have encountered vegetarianism. What, several years ago, was regarded as an eccentricity has become common. And, more than common, it appears to carry moral overtones. It is no longer a simple … Continue reading →

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Global WarNing

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Quentin

“And God saw all the things he had made, and they were very good…And the Lord God took man and put him into the paradise of pleasure, to dress it and to keep it.” These extracts from Genesis (Douai) remind … Continue reading →

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Women and children last!

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Quentin

A year ago I wrote a column on population growth. In it, I made two major points. The first was that the low ratio of births to existing population would inevitably lead to populations of increasing average age. This was … Continue reading →

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On the threshold

Posted on November 26, 2009 by Quentin

It is clear that the December Copenhagen conference on climate change will not result in a legally binding treaty committing countries to emission targets. The best we may hope for is political agreement, involving immediate action – to be followed, … Continue reading →

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Climate Change – 2

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Quentin

In my first column on climate change I discussed what responsibilities it might impose on us as Christians. The latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), from 2007, claimed that there was a 90 per cent probability … Continue reading →

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Climate Change – 1

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Quentin

When a member of Second Sight blog asked me to write about climate change my first reaction was that it was an enormously important question for Catholics to consider. The second was that I knew little about the subject other … Continue reading →

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