This report comprehensively examines a wide range o marine geoengineering techniques to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere or boost the reflection of incoming solar radiation to space (albedo modification) or in some cases both. Further, the report recommends a) that a coordinated framework for proposing marine geoengineering activities, submitting supporting evidence and integrating independent […]
Thanks to Bruce Horton for this timely reminder. ‘Natural’ solutions have other benefits i.e. not using concrete. Concrete: The most destructive material on Earth Guardian – by Jonathan Watts ‘After water, concrete is the most widely used substance on the planet. But its benefits mask enormous dangers to the planet, to human health – and to […]
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency speech to the Climate Action Society Published 20 February 2019 Climate Action Society, University College London, Wednesday 20 February 2019 Good evening. “I want you to panic.” This simple message came from 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg. It caught the world’s attention. It ignited Friday’s schools climate […]
The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) is warning that the UK homes are unfit for the challenges of climate change, including flooding and water scarcity and says the UK’s legally-binding climate change targets will not be met without the near-complete elimination of greenhouse gas emissions from UK buildings. In a new report ‘UK housing: Fit […]
The measurements have been published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Guardian: ‘Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic Rising temperatures can be charted back to the late 1950s, and the last five years were the five hottest on record Last year was the hottest ever measured, continuing an upward […]
Thanks to Richard Ashley for this report. The Canadian Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, our new report titled “Weathering the Storm: Developing a Canadian Standard for Flood-Resilient Existing Communities.” The report highlights a range of solutions that can be deployed practically and cost-effectively within communities and households, across Canada, to reduce flood risk. It also […]
The Environmental Audit Committee Sustainable Seas Report highlights action needed on climate change, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and marine conservation. The MPs call on Government to bring forward the UK’s 2042 target date for achieving zero avoidable plastic waste and to rapidly decarbonise our economy to meet net-zero emissions by 2050. Read the conclusions and […]
The world’s coastal cities are going under. Here’s how some are fighting back The warning signs are increasingly hard to ignore. Sea-level rise is real, displacing thousands of people, destroying millions of acres of land and generating billions of dollars in losses. Due to competing predictions of future global temperatures, scientists are unsure exactly how fast or high […]