Keep at it! The LUPC was once a great club, and one of the oldest University clubs in the UK. (Prof. Donald McFarlane).

Guardian article, "90% of carbon offsets are worthless": https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/18/revealed-forest-carbon-offsets-biggest-provider-worthless-verra-aoe and bear in mind that preserving forests (as distinct from reforestion) doesnt remove any net carbon - tropical...

Perhaps of more interest; a newly completed 3D model of Niah Great Cave. About 5 kms of passage, including a substantial "new" section not on any of the Park or other cave maps. a detailed "conventional" map, based on the scan data, is in preparation.

To put this in perspective, the arival of humans in Australia ~ 70K years ago had a HUGE impact on the environment. The use of widespread fire caused permanent shifts in the vegatation ecology and was associated with a devastating wave of vertebrate extinctions. The fauna didnt "adapt and...

B66 was acquired in 1976 after much pleading with the Student Union. It was initially shared with one of the political clubs, but they were eventually "encouraged" to leave. And I do recall those annual pleadings for funds. The Everyman was a frequent Thursday destination as early as 1975...