CIWEM Combatting the climate and ecological crisis must be established firmly at the heart of policymaking, so we’ve published our recommendations for the next government. Please see attached or view online here. We have a decade in which to set ourselves firmly on the trajectory to a zero-carbon economy if we are to stand a […]
Guardian The world’s people face “untold suffering due to the climate crisis” unless there are major transformations to global society, according to a stark warning from 11,000 scientists from across the world. “We declare clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency,” it states. “To secure a sustainable future, we must change […]
Alaska’s sea ice has melted The exceptionally warm summer has left no sea ice within 150 miles of the Alaskan coast. Long-time Arctic researcher Jeremy Mathis told Mashable “I’m losing the ability to communicate the magnitude [of change]. I’m running out of adjectives to describe the scope of change we’re seeing.” Greenland heat wave amplify […]
Met office climate report 2018 The Met Office have published their annual State of the UK Climate report for 2018. Some of its key findings are: Nine of the 10 warmest years for the UK have occurred since 2002 and all the top 10 warmest years have occurred since 1990. The most recent decade (2008–2017) […]
The Environmental Audit Committee launches a new inquiry into net zero government. It will focus on the sustainability of the Government’s estate and procurement processes and what action it needs to take to achieve its net zero emissions target by 2050 or sooner. Inquiry: Net Zero Government Environmental Audit Committee MPs will examine how government […]
Not drowning but waving: making the climate emergency a global opportunity Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency Flood and Coast Conference, Telford International Centre, 18 June 2019 Introduction I’m here, of course, to give a speech on climate change and flood risk. But first I want us to turn our thoughts to […]
The Grantham Institute, Imperial College. As experts on climate change, many people ask us, what can I do personally about it? The 9 things people can do is our advice We spoke to our team of scientists at the Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London and have created a digital feature […]
BBC Climate change: Global sea level rise could be bigger than expected Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica. The long-held view has been that the world’s seas would rise by a maximum of just under a metre by 2100.’ This new study […]