24 Feb 2015
From Thomas Cromwell to Sir Humphrey officials and advisors try their best. Their political masters, particularly in election years, can and do resist advice presented to them. Although this video comes from a clearly vested interest promoting solar pv, the evidence – quotes – they have accumulated shows how policy can be implemented even when […]
24 Feb 2015
For readers interested in climate change and energy this newsletter looks like it will become a valuable source of information. A rare moment of unity – this week’s Energy Crunch http://www.neweconomics.org/blog/entry/energy-round-up-a-rare-moment-of-unity NEF: ‘In a rare moment of unity, the leaders of the UK’s three major parties last week agreed to work together on climate change. […]
24 Feb 2015
Sardines, anchovies and mackerels play a crucial role in marine ecosystems, as well as having a high commercial value. However, the warming of waters makes them vanish from their usual seas and migrate north, as confirmed by a pioneering study analysing 57,000 fish censuses from 40 years. The researchers warn that coastal towns dependent on […]
17 Feb 2015
The UK is increasingly under threat from the effects of climate change – which in turn could increase inequalities and disadvantage. A new website launched today – Climate Just – is designed to help local authorities and other organisations working on climate change, or working with vulnerable communities, to respond to this challenge. The site […]
10 Feb 2015
Corporate Knights ‘In 2012, the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook report legitimized the notion of unburnable carbon in one sentence: “No more than one-third of proven reserves of fossil fuels can be consumed prior to 2050 if the world is to achieve the 2°C goal, unless carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology is widely […]
03 Feb 2015
Flood Free Homes Campaign launched by the Association of British Insurers Only one week after its launch, 20 MPs representing 1.4 million constituents have already signed up in support of the ABI’s Flood Free Homes campaign. In addition, 24 Prospective Parliamentary Candidates have also pledged their support. On Tuesday 20th January, the Flood Free Homes campaign […]
03 Feb 2015
Marine Ripple ‘The British public’s belief in the reality of climate change and its human causes is now at its highest since 2005, according to ESRC-funded research. The research team, led by Professor Nick Pidgeon at Cardiff University’s School of Psychology, set out to understand how the British public had responded to the flooding last […]
18 Jan 2015
2015 will prove to be an important year for the climate change debate with many areas of debate maintaining a high profile. Cheap oil will have all sorts of implications but this News focuses on investment – disinvestment and UK’s infrastructure investment programme with an analysis from the Green Alliance. Oh yes, and 2014 was […]
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