After a career as an environment writer, here's what I have learned

Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power - and how to do it wellPaul Brown was the Guardian's environment correspondent from 1989 until 2005 and has written many columns since. He submitted his last column last week after being diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. From his hospital bed in Luton, Paul offers his reflections on 45 years writing for the Guardian.We, in the climate business, all owe a great deal to Mrs Margaret Thatcher. Her politics were anathema to me and to many Guardian readers. But she prided herself on being a scientist before she was a politician. Continue reading...