08 Aug 2018
This essay has prompted a viral response in the media and among scientists. You can see the article here web link to the essay Here Phil Williamson describes the key points and the response to date. “The Hothouse Earth scenario explored by Will Steffen and his co-authors others remains uncertain: it is not covered in most […]
07 Aug 2018
The fortunes of seabirds around the UK at present are prompting different coverage. In two articles the worrying nature of sea bird populations off Shetland is highlighted whilst Defra announced new protection for Yorkshire’s seabird colonies. Changes to water temperature, plankton and sand eel populations are having very significant effects on different seabird colonies. […]
01 Aug 2018
Environment Secretary calls in Water Bosses to explain leakage failures NB: Some of these links will be behind pay walls Defra: ‘Today’s Times reported on the news that The Environment Secretary has called in the Chief Executives of nine water companies to explain their poor performance on leakage. Environment Secretary Michael Gove said: Customers expect a reliable […]
01 Aug 2018
Committee on Climate Change: ‘We have today put six research projects out to tender to support the next UK Climate Change Risk Assessment Evidence Report, due in summer 2021. The research is being funded by Defra, the devolved administrations and research councils (NERC, ESRC, EPSRC), totalling £925K. Closing dates for bids range from 10th – […]
17 Jul 2018
Researchers at Durham University have studied sediment samples dating back 10,000 years to track how sea levels affect salt marshes. They say marshes could disappear in south-east England from 2040 and across the rest of Great Britain by 2100. Following the last ice age most of Scotland is rising while southern England is subsiding, they […]
17 Jul 2018
Norway has given a cautious approval to Europe’s largest carbon-capture project Among all European countries, Norway is the only one making any serious progress on a technology crucial to helping the world reach its climate goals: carbon capture and storage. The concept is simple. Ideally we stop burning fossil fuels and otherwise emitting carbon dioxide […]
09 Jul 2018
Guardian: Damian Carrington Tidal power is the only renewable source derived from the moon. Now an extraordinary array of devices promise to unlock this vital energy potential Using giant kites, blades and paddles, and mimicking pogo sticks, blowholes and even the human heart, groups around the world are on the cusp of harnessing the colossal […]
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