For the size of your tumor, I would suggest eight rounds of Oncovin, each round would be weekly. Your tumor is just teetering on the edge of spreading and it’s best if we start you on chemo as soon as possible. If it spreads, it’ll be harder to treat and will have a lower chance of removing it without any surgery.” Okay.” Sirius pressed a few kisses to the nape of Remus’ hair before carefully lifting himself up and wrapping a towel around his waist. He reached a hand down to Remus next, offering him a towel and getting him situated so he could hold the counter for balance. Don’t.” Sirius shook his head, reaching his hands up now to cup both of Remus’ cheeks. “Don’t you dare think like that. You deserve life, you deserve all the wonderful things. This…this isn’t some test from the universe.” Okay.” Sirius eventually nodded his head, tears dripping down his cheeks. “Okay. No surgery. If that’s what you want, then that’s what…that’s…” Sirius choked on his own words, hiccupping out a small sob. Do you need to sit down?” Sirius stopped walking and looked Remus up and down as if he was going to shatter into a million pieces.

Another reason for the downturn in population growth is economic. Politicians strive for relentless economic growth, but this is not sustainable in a world where resources are finite. H. sapiens already sequesters between 25 and 40 percent of net primary productivity—that is, the organic matter that plants create out of air, water and sunshine. As well as being bad news for the millions of other species on our planet that rely on this matter, such sequestration might be having deleterious effects on human economic prospects. People nowadays have to work harder and longer to maintain the standards of living enjoyed by their parents, if such standards are even obtainable. Indeed, there is growing evidence that economic productivity has stalled or even declined globally in the past 20 years. One result could be that people are putting off having children, perhaps so long that their own fertility starts to decline. A recent example of striking progress comes from Ireland – a country with a similar emissions profile to New Zealand. The incoming coalition’s “ programme for government” includes emission cuts of 7% per year and a reduction by half by 2030.So, why has this happened? Are humans genetically inclined to be materialistic to the point of our own destruction? Is the accumulation of anthropogenic matter merely a measure of humans' annihilation rate? Or will nature equip humans to cope with this problem? These are highly unsettled questions. Third, it’s possible socially. Since 2019, we have seen the massive growth of the School Strike 4 Climate movement and an increase in fossil fuel divestment. Several media organisations, including The Conversation, have made a commitment to evidence-based coverage of climate change and calls for a Green New Deal are coming from a range of political parties, especially in the US and Europe. I’ll be okay for now, Teds. I’m going to start chemo again, do eight rounds of that, and see where to go from there.” Derbyshire sets forth his hereditarian vision of civilization. He states that the natural sciences have revealed as a matter of fact that human beings have a set of innate negative qualities. He views society and culture as something with relatively minor effects on human behavior, writing that people's destinies are essentially half-made at birth. He concludes that some children are inherently not intelligent enough to learn anything beyond simple skills as well as that some ethnic groups are simply incapable of democratic government. [1] A “historic pact” between rich and poor would involve clear new pledges on finance and for rich countries and emerging economies to strengthen their emissions-cutting targets, Guterres said.

Dinner was an interesting affair, to say the least. Sirius and Remus argued some more about the prospect of eating and, once they finally came to a compromise, the meal itself was intense. Emotions were high, for differing reasons, and Teddy barely said a sentence the entire time. Instead, they stomped their feet around and ate with an angry huff, tossing their plate far too loud in the sink once they were done.

The tears welled up in Teddy’s eyes faster than Remus’ had ever seen before. They looked up at Remus with wide eyes full of panic, silently searching for answers. It’s a relief that Michael Mills is a friend and a colleague’s dad (or was, he died in 1988) rather than either of the other two, which would have made discussing the show awkward. Mills – with his big battleship on his desk and his gruff “now look here”s – comes across as someone who makes things happen rather than someone who tries to stop things from happening. He didn’t just commission it, he came up with the name Dad’s Army too (clearly a better title than Perry’s The Fighting Tigers) and was instrumental in casting it.

Feels like it…and it feels like I’m failing.” Remus squeezed his eyes shut, tilting his head to kiss the inside of Sirius’ wrist. “No surgery though, Sirius. I’m sorry…” His eyes were burning from the computer screen by the time quiet footsteps came down the stairs, followed by four paws and a jingling collar. They most definitely do not hate you. They’re thirteen. You should’ve seen Harry at thirteen, the mouth on that kid. James and Lily are very patient but even they had a few breakdowns over the intensity of it all. Teddy will come around though; they won’t even remember why they were mad tomorrow.” The pact Guterres has in mind would require big economies to do more on cutting greenhouse gas emissions, and to provide poor countries with a financial lifeline. This was needed to restore “trust”, he said.The limits of science have never been more glaringly apparent when trying to solve this conundrum. Reliance upon green technological solutions alone is flawed because the focus is still based on new stuff and more use – not to alter lifestyles or business models that handed us this problem in the first place. Even if we can replace all fossil fuel-based vehicles with electric ones, for example, cities are already struggling to take road space from cars and electric vehicles have their own footprint on the world's resources due to the materials needed to build them. Are you scared?” Remus paused at this, freezing in the middle of the hallway. Teddy stopped as well and looked up at him with a raised brow. Hillman accuses all kinds of leaders – from religious leaders to scientists to politicians – of failing to honestly discuss what we must do to move to zero-carbon emissions. “I don’t think they can because society isn’t organised to enable them to do so. Political parties’ focus is on jobs and GDP, depending on the burning of fossil fuels.” The rapid depletion of natural resources and biodiversity is not a normal evolutionary race that nature is used to. While some species can certainly adapt to the changes taking place in our environment, humans are no longer a mere species that follows Darwinian evolution but a much larger force that has come to drive evolution on this planet.

We have to recognize and inform others when history repeats itself, as our responsibility for the collective wisdom of our society. We are also responsible for maintaining the torch of knowledge properly and securely. The scale and nature of the challenges we face demand a step-change in response – a vision that is more than an iteration. We need bold, imaginative ideas and true leadership. And nothing can be done without collaboration, a shared vision for a better world. Let’s do this!What do you want for dinner? I could cook something easy but I don’t think either of us have the energy for something extravagant. Maybe takeout? We could get Indian?” But the target has repeatedly been missed, and will be missed again this year, while poor countries are already suffering climate disaster, including record floods in Pakistan and record drought in Africa.