Posted 6 Aug 2019 in In the news
Bob Ward discusses emergency efforts to prevent the collapse of the Whaley Bridge dam in Derbyshire following damage caused by exceptionally heavy rainfall. He goes on to say that similar incidents are likely to occur in the future due to the fact that much of the UK’s infrastructure hasn’t been designed to cope with the changing climate. read more »
Posted 4 Aug 2019 in In the news
Bob Ward says we are now getting very close to some dangerous tipping points in the behaviour of the climate – but as this latest leaked report of the IPCC’s work reveals, it is going to be very difficult to achieve the cuts we need to make to prevent that happening. read more »
Posted 28 Jul 2019 in In the news
Bob Ward discusses the potential death toll from the UK heatwave. read more »
Posted 26 Jun 2019 in Commentary
Climate policy has taken a particular hit during a 10-year period of political corruption and uncertainty in South Africa but now the country has a chance to get back on track, say the authors of this commentary. read more »
Posted 21 Jun 2019 in In the news
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Posted 12 Jun 2019 in Press releases
Lord Stern welcomes the “historic move” by the UK Government to set a target for cutting annual emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by 2050.
Posted 12 Jun 2019 in In the news
Nicholas Stern comments on the decision by the UK Government to commit to meeting the target of ending carbon emissions by 2050. read more »
Posted 12 Jun 2019 in In the news
Bob Ward comments on the decision by the UK Prime Minister to put forward legislation that will commit the United Kingdom to eliminating its contribution to climate change by 2050. read more »
Posted 6 Jun 2019 in In the news
The report that the UK government is allegedly preparing to use previous overperformance in reducing carbon emissions when calculating its carbon budget for up to 2027 indicates a worrying willingness to game the system on meeting crucial climate change targets says Sam Fankhauser in this letter to the FT.
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Posted 5 Jun 2019 in Press releases
Funding of up to £75,000 to support local climate action in the UK has been announced by the Place-Based Climate Action Network (PCAN). Proposals are invited for the first round of the PCAN Fund, backed by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), which will support up to six projects worth £5,000 – £35,000 each,out […]
