climate change
Flurry of UK climate policies a barrier to investors – experts
The UK needs to simplify and streamline its climate and environmental policies in order to attract more green investment, members of the parliament (MPs), the industry and analysts have said. “The UK is a midden of semi-failed low-carbon policies,” Michael Liebreich, CEO of analysis firm Bloomberg New Energy Finance, told a UK Policy Exchange event […]
Science advisor warns climate target ‘out the window’
One of the Government’s most senior scientific advisors has said that efforts to stop a sharp rise in global temperatures were now unrealistic. Professor Sir Robert Watson said that the hope of restricting the average temperature rise to 2C was “out the window”. He said that the rise could be as high as 5C – […]
Mangrove conservation is ‘economic’ CO2 fix
Protecting mangroves to lock carbon away in trees may be an economic way to curb climate change, research suggests. Carbon credit schemes already exist for rainforests; the new work suggests mangroves could be included too. But other researchers say the economics depend on the global carbon price. Presenting their results in Proceedings of the National […]
Big increase in Scottish renewables output
Scotland’s renewable energy output increased by 45% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period last year. UK government figures showed Scotland generated 4,590 gigawatt hours (GWh) of renewable energy in the first three months of 2012. This was an increase of 1,435 Gwh on the first quarter of 2011. Scotland […]
Out in the Cold – new report on Shell’s plans in the Arctic
Shell’s Annual General Meeting tomorrow is unlikely to go calmly. The company’s problems range from anger over excessive executive pay to spills in the Niger delta. At this time, Platform, Greenpeace and FairPensions are putting to scrutiny offshore Arctic exploration as a key direction in the company’s strategy. The new report ‘Out in the Cold […]
Protecting Health from Climate Change – Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment
Extreme weather events can damage and destroy critical health infrastructure, and reduce health system efficiency. There is now strong evidence that the earth’s climate is changing rapidly, due mainly to human activities. Increasing temperatures, sea-level rises, changes in precipitation patterns and extreme events are expected to increase a range of health risks, from the direct […]
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