Author: Mik Aidt

Mik is a journalist and blogger. Used to live in Denmark many years. Spent almost four years in Africa. Has visited some 55 countries around the planet. Now settled in Australia with his family. Mik became a sustainability and climate change blogger because he became a father of three beautiful children, and because – with the words of R. K. Pachauri – “We are all citizens of Planet Earth, and there is no other place we can go.” » More about Mik Aidt on https://climatesafety.info/about

Speaking of sustainability: Green drinks in Geelong

28 August 2013 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters, Recommendation 2 comments

On Wednesday 28 August 2013, around 90 sustainability-minded citizens of Geelong met for a ‘green drink’ at Beav’s Bar. Councillor Andy Richards was the keynote speaker, while Suzette Jackson introduced the ‘Smarter Homes Meetup & Seminar’ Cr Andy Richards launches

Climate changes. We can change too

26 August 2013 Mik Aidt Recommendation

Climate change: In northern Greenland, temperatures have doubled in just a few years. The ice on Greenland is melting with record speed. That is just the first signs of the reality we are facing. Meanwhile, the fossil fuel industry continues

Demand an end to double standards on energy

23 August 2013 Mik Aidt Commentary, Local Geelong matters

It is time to demand an end to the Victorian government’s double standards on energy. By Mik Aidt and Anthony Gleeson Politicians tend to make it all sound very complicated. But really, it is not. Victoria is the most polluting

Corporate executives show irresponsibility and greed

22 August 2013 Mik Aidt Commentary

Is it going too far to accuse a large number of Danish corporate executives for being irresponsible and greedy, considering the response they have given to the Danish government’s new climate plan? Well, judge for yourself when you have read

Industry accused of crimes against humanity

22 August 2013 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Commentary

“They will kill you, and your children. They think they will get away with it because they have got money. But money doesn’t isolate them from climate change and the death of the planet. These people are stupid, they are

Danes to lead by example: slash 2/5 of carbon emissions by 2020

7 August 2013 Mik Aidt Australian matters, Commentary 2 comments

What you see here are what I consider the two most important ‘mile-stone’ kind of climate news stories that came out of 6 August 2013. The photo of the dead polar bear speaks for itself — just like the photos

Speaking of sustainability: Geelong Cycling Forum

5 August 2013 Mik Aidt Local Geelong matters

On this page you can listen to each of the speakers as well as the public debate at the Geelong Cycling Forum which was held at Beav’s Bar in Geelong in southern Australia on 15 June 2013. • Introduction by

First Carbon World War: who smells smoke?

31 July 2013 Mik Aidt Commentary, World affairs

The CO2-pollution crisis is just as serious as if a large asteroid were on a collision course towards Earth, says a British scientist, and he is backed by calculations from Canadian and US scientists which show that runaway greenhouse effect

Chip in for Avaaz’s most important campaign ever

19 June 2013 Mik Aidt Petition, Recommendation

C’mon, world! In particular: Come on, world of climate change campaigners, organisations, institutions and funding bodies who all want to see some real progress in the battle against those carbon emissions. Chip in and become stake holder in Avaaz’s new

Climate campaign leaders: you must talk together now

13 June 2013 Mik Aidt Commentary

This is a call to all climate campaign leaders: you guys need to talk together. Make a climate campaign alliance or just a simple internal network of some sort. Open up a communication channel between yourselves. Or at least figure