07 Sep 2015

Pollution online ‘Cleaning up municipal and industrial wastewater can be dirty business, but engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder have developed an innovative wastewater treatment process that not only mitigates carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, but actively captures greenhouse gases as well. The treatment method, known as Microbial Electrolytic Carbon Capture (MECC), purifies wastewater in […]

30 Jul 2015

MCCIP ‘The MCCIP website has recently been updated with new marine climate change news and events. Below is a brief summary of the new items that have been added. For more details on all of the items listed below, simply go to www.mccip.org.uk and go to the relevant links in the ‘news and events’ box […]

15 Jul 2015

This is the Committee’s first report to the new Parliament and the first report under sections 36 and 59 of the Climate Change Act, covering both progress towards meeting carbon budgets and progress on adaptation to climate change. It includes the CCC’s first ever statutory assessment of the National Adaptation Programme  http://www.theccc.org.uk/publication/reducing-emissions-and-preparing-for-climate-change-2015-progress-report-to-parliament/ Different editorials have lead on […]

13 Jul 2015

Independent: ‘Dramatic and unprecedented plumes of methane – a greenhouse gas 20 times more potent than carbon dioxide – have been seen bubbling to the surface of the Arctic Ocean by scientists undertaking an extensive survey of the region. The scale and volume of the methane release has astonished the head of the Russian research […]

15 Jun 2015

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jun/02/apollo-programme-for-clean-energy-needed-to-tackle-climate-change A plan to tackle climate change by emulating the race to put a man on the moon is aiming to channel billions of dollars in research that will give renewable energy commercial lift off. The Global Apollo Programme aims to make the cost of clean electricity lower than that from coal-fired power stations across […]

15 Jun 2015

Tectonic shifts – NEF Blog This issue contains Growth of renewables Sir David King ‘Apollo’ call on why Government support is still needed Norway’s decision to divest $900bn from fossil fuels The ex Shell chairman’s statement the divestment is a rational decision Sign on here: http://www.neweconomics.org/page/s/sign-up-to-energy-crunch DECC budget details show limited scope for cuts – […]