I agree with the strong preference for being in person, but I think the realities of the climate situation mean that we should limit as far as possible the amount of air travel for academic meetings and conferences. I travel around Europe by train. Greece is the hard one. US is no longer possible.

Very likely, as long as it is done fully. Statistics always need the Tim Harford question - is that a big number? What would be the expected proportion, relative to total number? I think very likely the actual proportion will be *lower* than the expected, but it will need that context to be clear.

Yes, that's my worry also. I read the original article with great interest, and have bought the book to read properly. I remain concerned, however, that it is over-confident about the ability of democracy, at least as currently constituted, to address the problems.

I'm giving a talk at a workshop tomorrow, 'in' Toronto (by zoom), about what Latin literature can do with ecocriticism. I am going to say that I think we need to make major reductions in flying for such purposes. What do others think? Can/should academia stop its addiction to conferences?

Is it even sensible to work on the so-called SAF? It is never going to be truly sustainable when you take into account land use and increased flying. Better to concentrate on reduced usage of flying, with concentration on other (e.g. battery) flight for the residual needs.

I would like to tell the Bluesky community about an article I have just had published, which reads an ancient poem through a 21st-century lens. It's about a time when a young man tried to drive the chariot of the sun, which went horribly badly and burnt the earth.
ovidiusjournal.org/ojs/index.ph...

Interesting article, thanks.