28 Jan 2019
The measurements have been published in the journal Advances in Atmospheric Sciences Guardian: ‘Our oceans broke heat records in 2018 and the consequences are catastrophic Rising temperatures can be charted back to the late 1950s, and the last five years were the five hottest on record Last year was the hottest ever measured, continuing an upward […]
19 Jan 2019
Thanks to Richard Ashley for this report. The Canadian Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, our new report titled “Weathering the Storm: Developing a Canadian Standard for Flood-Resilient Existing Communities.” The report highlights a range of solutions that can be deployed practically and cost-effectively within communities and households, across Canada, to reduce flood risk. It also […]
19 Jan 2019
The Environmental Audit Committee Sustainable Seas Report highlights action needed on climate change, sustainable fisheries and aquaculture, and marine conservation. The MPs call on Government to bring forward the UK’s 2042 target date for achieving zero avoidable plastic waste and to rapidly decarbonise our economy to meet net-zero emissions by 2050. Read the conclusions and […]
19 Jan 2019
The world’s coastal cities are going under. Here’s how some are fighting back The warning signs are increasingly hard to ignore. Sea-level rise is real, displacing thousands of people, destroying millions of acres of land and generating billions of dollars in losses. Due to competing predictions of future global temperatures, scientists are unsure exactly how fast or high […]
14 Jan 2019
Guardian: Seawater temperature is rising faster than predicted, which is likely to worsen extreme weather events around the world The world’s oceans are warming at a faster rate than previously estimated, new research has found, raising fresh concerns over the rapid progress of climate change. Warming oceans take up more space, a process known as thermal […]
19 Dec 2018
Look at the Official website for the COP24 Conference in Katowice – lots of the background The Guardian editorial view on COP24: while climate talks continue, there is hope The agreement struck in Poland is not strong enough, but the UN process is all we have The first thing to say about the compromise struck at climate […]
12 Dec 2018
Guardian ‘Global investors managing $32tn are urging governments to phase out all coal burning’. Global investors managing $32tn issued a stark warning to governments at the UN climate summit on Monday, demanding urgent cuts in carbon emissions and the phasing out of all coal burning. Without these, the world faces a financial crash several times […]
28 Nov 2018
Three articles & reports Michael Gove launches new Met office Projections Gove’s speech – a detailed statement US Climate change report highlights massive costs not least to inland and coastal flooding Committee on Climate Change Animation 1. The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove at the Science Museum in London, in which he launched new data giving the […]
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