06 Dec 2014
Human societies are not resilient to extreme weather, according to a new report released by the Royal Society last week. Human exposure to extreme weather is set to increase with continued changes in global climate and population size, location and age. The Resilience to Extreme Weather report identifies the regions most vulnerable to floods, droughts […]
01 Dec 2014
Dramatic climate changes and weather extremes already affecting millions of lives, but solutions exist. World Bank WASHINGTON, November 23, 2014 – ‘ the planet warms further, heat-waves and other weather extremes that today occur once in hundreds of years, if ever, would become the “new climate normal,” creating a world of increased risks and instability. […]
01 Dec 2014
‘SNH Commissioned Report 761: Assessment of carbon budgets and potential blue carbon stores in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment: This report provides the first comprehensive assessment of the carbon budgets and potential blue carbon stores in Scotland’s coastal and marine environment. So-called ‘blue carbon’ is captured and stored by a wide range of species of […]
24 Nov 2014
Guardian “The political consensus on climate change has frayed,” said Labour party leader Ed Miliband on Thursday evening [20th November], who as energy and climate change secretary guided the Climate Change Act through parliament virtually unopposed. “When times got tough, some people headed for the hills.” It’s not a great leap to infer that Miliband […]
24 Nov 2014
Natural Resources Wales has completed its environmental audit on the impact of last winter’s storms on wildlife and coastal conservation sites. The effects of the winter storms are still being witnessed, with large boulder fields uncovered by the storms being inundated with algae, as shown in this photo taken as part of the MarClim survey. […]
18 Nov 2014
‘The New Climate Economy’ report by The Global Commission on the Economy & Climate is a major assessment, commissioned by governments and written by world-leading experts. It considers how best to achieve prosperity and development at the same time as reducing carbon emissions and adapting to the impacts of climate change. The report concludes that, […]
04 Nov 2014
AAS ‘Climate change is taking hold and will bring worrying impacts—but there is still time to limit the damage. That, in a nutshell, is the message delivered by a new report that synthesizes the findings of three massive studies issued by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) over the past year. The Synthesis Report, […]
28 Oct 2014
Business Green ‘ Cameron hails EU climate agreement as an end to green energy diktats, but Green MP Caroline Lucas says lack of binding energy savings target is bad for consumers and businesses. David Cameron has hailed an “ambitious” deal struck by the European Union last week to slash greenhouse gases by at least 40 […]
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