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This cartoon (episode artwork) delights Professor Mark Maslin, who is a Professor of Earth System Science at the University College London and the author of "How to Save Our Planet; the facts". You can watch Professor Maslin talk about his book  - "How To Save Our Planet" - here. Also, you can read the interview: "‘We really have contaminated everywhere’". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "‘Stabilising global population is not the solution to climate change’ – Mark Maslin"; "The end of natural gas has to start with its name"; "Lost Viking ‘highway’ revealed by melting ice"; "The environmental activists bringing the climate crisis to the courtroom"; "Blooming flowers, fledgling birds … the UK’s spring is early – and always will be"; "‘Sewage discharges will be routine’: Chichester protests at Tory housing targets"; "Renewables account for 79% of energy construction"; "Embracing low-carbon hydrogen in the energy transition"; "Equinor posts US$15bn earnings on high gas prices"; "Arctic seed vault to receive rare deposits"; "Oil majors face backlash as era of big profits returns"; "Crossbench MPs put climate in focus"; "Experts sceptical of Shine Energy’s proposed ‘flexible’ coal power station"; "Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet"; "We couldn’t have the Beijing Olympics without snow machines. How do they work, and what’s the environmental cost?"; "The ban that wasn’t - mining on conservation land"; "AGL’s early coal closures spark job security fears"; "Green Energy: Australia’s largest wind project hits milestones on way to delivering 8pc of Victoria’s power"; "UN: Australia pushes for plastic export ban in pollution crisis"; "Senate launches inquiry into politicisation of research grants"; "Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest hits record January high"; "With just 20 facilities operating commercially, carbon capture and storage has failed, says Marco Magrini". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations