13 Jan 2016
The Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, appears before the Liaison Committee. The meeting focuses on (1) Syria and (2) Climate Change and Flooding. Watch Parliament TV: Evidence from the Prime Minister Read the transcript: Evidence from the Prime Minister ( PDF 329 KB) Liaison Committee Rt Hon Andrew Tyrie MP, Chairman of the Liaison […]
17 Dec 2015
By Bruce Horton (bruce@envpolconsulting.co.uk) & Bob Earll (bob.earll@coastms.co.uk) With more contributions from Rob Lawson rob@artesia-consulting.co.uk Richard Pagett secure@richardpagett.com and Sue Wells suewells1212@gmail.com So, time to reflect on a momentous and historic agreement…. First, there’s the facts – an ambitious, binding and international agreement to limit the global mean temperature rise to 2 degrees, with an aspiration […]
07 Dec 2015
The Paris Climate change conference (COP21) will come to its end on Friday (11th December) We will be doing let me know if there is anything particularly useful interesting on the outputs: Follow it day by day on http://www.cop21.gouv.fr/en/ Here are two useful interesting videos. What does ocean acidification look like? Jason Hall-Spencer Marine scientists […]
24 Nov 2015
Severn Trent sets out climate change adaptation plans to 2020 Severn Trent Water has published a new report setting out its climate change adaptation plans to 2020 which include doubling the number of sustainable urban drainage projects, reducing leakage by 6% and giving up around 85Ml/d of abstraction licenses. Introducing the Future Proofing report, Severn Trent […]
17 Nov 2015
Guardian Climate change is set to pass the milestone of 1C of warming since pre-industrial times by the end of 2015, representing “uncharted territory” according to scientists at the UK’s Met Office. 2015 is also set to be the hottest on record, as the temperatures are so far beating past records “by a country mile”, […]
16 Nov 2015
Also read Phil Dyke’s blog below The National Trust is calling for urgent action from Government and agencies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to ensure all coastal areas are ready for the enormous challenges presented by severe storms and rising sea levels. Twelve and a half thousand new homes and businesses have been built […]
02 Nov 2015
The gestation of this paper and two others has been rather controversial – no doubt the full story will emerge in time – but it is, never the less, being seen both in the UK and in Brussels as a significant contribution to our understanding of the effects of climate change on good environmental status […]
27 Oct 2015
Three reports of interest to those concerned with MPAs and marine biodiversity: 1.Marine protected Areas – Smart Investments in Ocean Health – report WWF Valuing MPAs – some useful material on economics of MPAs and high cost benefit ratios associated with them. http://ocean.panda.org/media/WWF_Marine_Protected_Areas_LR_SP.pdf 2. Report explores recovery of habitats and species in Scotland’s […]
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