Ongoing arctic fires/BBC editorial policy Archived Message Posted by mack on August 4, 2019, 7:55 pm Pretty good broad look at current wildfires from the bbc, I thought (the piece is from 2 Aug). https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49125391 This bit jumped out and made me think there's been a pretty sharp change of editorial policy at the state news agency. The fires also contribute to the climate crisis by releasing carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere. They emitted an estimated 100 megatons of CO2 between 1 June and 21 July, almost the equivalent of the carbon output of Belgium in 2017, according to Cams. Am I imagining it, or is there really a marked change in the presentation of late? Strident, urgent, no equivocation and so forth. Not so far back there wouldn't be any use of the term 'climate crisis' unless it was a quote; now it's a given. It's good, but it makes me wonder if i) this is an indicator of how dire things really are? and ii) if this lot had got off their arses 20 years ago and started presenting the situation this way, how much more could/would have been done to mitigate it? Message Thread: Ongoing arctic fires/BBC editorial policy - mack August 4, 2019, 7:55 pm Re: Ongoing arctic fires/BBC editorial policy - scrabb August 4, 2019, 10:14 pm Fair comment but for two things, and don't make it up with the BibiC yet!.. - David Macilwain August 5, 2019, 8:17 am Good points - Bluefool August 5, 2019, 9:53 am Re: Ongoing arctic fires/BBC editorial policy - Sergei Kirov August 5, 2019, 9:32 am Re: Ongoing arctic fires/BBC editorial policy - Mary August 5, 2019, 1:45 pm   Searching