Net Zero: Is It Worth It?

Plants are cool!Email: [email protected]: @thecuriositymonkey

In this episode we discuss how the UK's climate has changed to present, as well as what the future may hold.Instagram: @thecuriositymonkeyEmail: [email protected] Links:https://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/joc.70010 (State of the UK climate 2024 paper - open access)https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/effects-of-climate-changehttps://data.ceda.ac.uk/badc/ukmo-midas-open/data/uk-hourly-rain-obs/dataset-version-202507/cornwall/01395_camborne/qc-version-1 (Weather station data - Camborne)https://www.ukclimateresilience.org/news-events/climate-change-shifting-uks-high-impact-weather/https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/news-and-media/media-centre/weather-and-climate-news/2026/2025-is-double-record-breaker-uks-warmest-and-sunniest-year-on-recordhttps://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/climate-change/climate-change-in-the-ukhttps://rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gdj3.78https://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/progress-in-adapting-to-climate-change-2025/

In this episode, Fergus and Holly discuss future protein sources. Cricket Bean Burger: 45 g protein per serving vs 17.5 g protein for non-cricket version

In this episode, I argue that net zero is one of the most valuable goals the UK can pursue, offering significant advantages well beyond emission reductions.Readinghttps://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/the-seventh-carbon-budget/https://assets.nationbuilder.com/reformuk/pages/253/attachments/original/1718625371/Reform_UK_Our_Contract_with_You.pdf?1718625371https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/52033-earth-day-2025-where-do-britons-stand-on-climate-changehttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jan/23/big-oil-445m-trump-congresshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czrp2k3m3deohttps://www.gov.uk/government/publications/air-pollution-applying-all-our-health/air-pollution-applying-all-our-healthhttps://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Climate-costs-UK-policy-brief.pdfhttps://lordslibrary.parliament.uk/costs-of-net-zero-by-2050/https://www.solarpowerportal.co.uk/solar-pv/uk-decarbonising-fastest-among-g20-countries-claims-pwc

In this episode, Pat and Fergus explore the question of whether striving for immortality is a worthwhile pursuit for humanity.https://linktr.ee/thecuriositymonkey

In this episode Fergus and Pat look into human - AI relationships.Links: https://linktr.ee/thecuriositymonkey

In this episode Fergus discusses some of the factors that may have lead to a phytoplankton bloom off the coast of Cornwall, UK.Email: [email protected]: @thecuriositymonkey

In this episode, Holly and Fergus discuss the use of primates for labour.Email: [email protected]: @thecuriositymonkeyhttps://www.peta.org.uk/features/thai-coconut-schools-monkey/https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168159121002021#:~:text=Pig%2Dtailed%20macaques%20are%20used,Southeast%20Asia%20to%20harvest%20coconuts.https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.49.1258.146.b https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5597818/

In this episode, we explore how climate change denial narratives have evolved from outright rejecting climate change to adopting more nuanced forms of denial. Sources and further reading: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/temperatures-rising-nasa-confirms-2024-warmest-year-on-record/#:~:text=The%20new%20record%20comes%20after,said%20NASA%20Administrator%20Bill%20Nelson.,  https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/wmo-confirms-2024-warmest-year-record-about-155degc-above-pre-industrial-level https://earth.org/2024-hottest-year-on-record-marks-decade-of-deadly-heat/   https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/wellbeing/articles/worriesaboutclimatechangegreatbritain/septembertooctober2022   https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf   https://counterhate.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/CCDH-The-New-Climate-Denial_FINAL.pdf   https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=18.24,61.86,580   https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms8537   https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/12/mapped-tory-network-climate-denial-fossil-fuel-funding/   https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/why-is-cheap-renewable-electricity-so-expensive/   https://www.desmog.com/2024/06/04/nigel-farage-reform-uk-party-2-3-million-fossil-fuel-interests-climate-deniers-polluters-since-2019-election/   https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-024-07219-0 https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ayub-Ulusow/publication/381963848_Climate_change_causes_economic_impact_and_mitigation/links/668659770a25e27fbc242512/Climate-change-causes-economic-impact-and-mitigation.pdf   https://grid.iamkate.com/

In this episode we discuss oceanic plastics, how they get into oceans and their effect on the environment. Stay Curious! Follow us on Instagram @thecuriositymonkey Reading: https://ourworldindata.org/plastic-pollution (How much plastic per year) https://www.science.org/doi/full/10.1126/science.abg5433 (Plastic pollution and ecosystems) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-018-22939-w (GPGP is growing) https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(20)31552-8 (Pollution (plastic) and marine life) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9205308/ (Microplastics and animal health) https://web.archive.org/web/20190819024029/http://swfsc.noaa.gov/publications/TM/SWFSC/NOAA-TM-NMFS-SWFSC-154_P247.PDF (History)