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vicluca
Oct 3, 20222 min read
It Pays to be Skeptical
Victor Luca 4-Oct-21 Dear Editor, Whilst on the campaign trail, I have heard many times, statements by certain candidates that the...
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vicluca
Jun 26, 20227 min read
Socio-economics & Climate Change
Glaciers are on the retreat and permafrost is melting
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vicluca
Nov 20, 20217 min read
Combating Climate Change with Nuclear Energy
Dr Victor Luca The International Energy Agency and other institutions make available databases covering all aspects of energy generation...
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vicluca
Nov 6, 20216 min read
Clean Energy in a Resource-Constrained World: A Materials Science Perspective
Dr Victor Luca 12-Jun-21 Unpublished The views expressed here are solely my own and do not express the views or opinions of any...
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vicluca
Mar 16, 20213 min read
Climate Change Science Community Lecture Series
Climate Change Science education
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vicluca
Feb 14, 20217 min read
On The Origin and Extinction of Species
Victor Luca, 14-Jan-21 Unpublished The best science we have is telling us that planet Earth formed about 4.54 billion years ago. We can...
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vicluca
Jan 13, 20212 min read
Can we Plant our Way out of Climate Trouble?
Victor Luca, 13-Jan-21. Unpublished Matariki Te Rākau memorial tree planting at Puhinui Reserve, Wiri, New Zealand. Acceptance of the...
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vicluca
Jan 9, 20211 min read
Climate and Glaciers
Victor Luca, 10-Jan-21. As Earth warms, some of the most obvious signs of this warming is the melting of glaciers and sea level. Figure...
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vicluca
Jan 6, 20217 min read
Earth in the Balance
Victor Luca, 6-Jan-21. Published in The Beacon, Friday 19-Mar-21. Figure 1. In 2020 humans tipped the balance between made-made materials...
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vicluca
Aug 8, 20206 min read
Attacking Climate Change in New Zealand
Victor Luca, 8-Aug-20. Published, The Beacon 30-Sep-20. This will be the forth post I will have written on Climate Change since I...
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vicluca
May 15, 20205 min read
Water a Critical Resource
Victor Luca, 16-May-20. The Beacon 20-May-20 I have yet to bump into anyone who can live without fresh clean water. Contrary to popular...
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vicluca
Apr 13, 202016 min read
The Cost of Our Phoney Money System Post COVID
Victor Luca, 14-Apr-20. When an uncomfortable situation emerges in our daily lives it is human nature to look back into the past for...
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vicluca
Mar 5, 20205 min read
Coalition Attitude Towards Climate Change is Business as Usual
Victor Luca, 6-Mar-20. Cartoon by Mark David / @MDavidCartoons The Australian Government needs to listen to the experts and become a...
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vicluca
Feb 28, 20202 min read
Climate Change: What can I do?
Victor Luca, 29-Feb-20. People often ask what an individual do about climate change? Here are some answers. If a decade or so ago you had...
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vicluca
Dec 25, 20197 min read
The Fragility of Human Existence
Victor Luca, 26-Dec-19. Published in The Beacon, 24-Jun-20 The Doomsday Clock reads 100 seconds to midnight, a decision made by The...
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vicluca
Nov 12, 20196 min read
The Emerging Climate Emergency?
Victor Luca, 13-Nov-19. The Beacon 3-Dec-19 In a previous article in this publication I loudly proclaimed my accord with one of the...
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vicluca
Sep 12, 20196 min read
The Perils of Exponential Growth
Victor Luca, 12-Sep-19. Published in The Beacon, 28-Jan-20 The math is simple but folk just don't seem to appreciate or understand...
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vicluca
Aug 26, 20195 min read
Bringing Climate Change Down to Earth
Victor Luca, 26-Aug-19. Published. The Beacon, 10-Sep-19. Source: NASA – Black Marble composite image of the earth at night. The lights...
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