More than 100 Heads of State and government today gathered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the start of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), which seeks to shape new policies to promote global prosperity, reduce poverty...
Copenhagen 2009 vs Paris 2015: Can the media influence the outcome of the UN's climate change talks? Leo Hickman, editor of CarbonBrief.org and former Guardian journalist, will compare media coverage of climate change in 2015 to 2009. Both years feature key UN summits aimed at securing a global climate deal but a lot has happened in between. Has the media's attitude to reporting - and commenting on - climate change moved on, too?
Biographies Leo Hickman is the Director and Editor of Carbon Brief. He previously worked for 16 years as a journalist, editor and author at the Guardian newspaper. Before joining Carbon Brief, he was WWF-UK's chief advisor on climate change. In 2013, he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Exeter in recognition of his journalism. His books include A Life Stripped Bare, The Final Call and Will Jellyfish Rule the World? Professor Jouni Paavola (Chair) is Professor of Environmental Social Science and Director of Postgraduate Research Studies in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Leeds. He is also Director of the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy (CCCEP). His research examines environmental governance institutions and their environmental, economic, and social justice implications. He leads the CCCEP second phase research theme on enabling rapid transitions in mitigation and adaptation.
Directions Leeds University Business School is located to the west of the University of Leeds campus, at the junction of Clarendon Road and Moorland Road, about a 20 minute walk from Leeds city centre. The Maurice Keyworth Lecture Theatre is situated in the Maurice Keyworth Building, just past the Business School reception.(Building 19 on the campus map http://www.leeds.ac.uk/site/custom_scripts/campus_map.php). You will be able to enter the lecture theatre from 5.40pm. Please aim to be in your seats no later than 5.55pm to allow a prompt start at 6.00pm.
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is one of the technologies that has the potential to mitigate the effects of climate change. In simple terms, CO2 can be captured from power stations or other large emission sources, transported via pipelines or ships and injected very deep underground into suitable geological storage formations where it will remain safe and secure and not contribute to global warming and climate change.
Discovery by scientists in Brazil and at Edinburgh University could lead to the development of crop varieties that are less dependent on nitrogen-based fertilizers.
Materials collected from caves and lakebeds help us understand past climate change and how natural factors and human intervention combine to determine future climate change.
Microorganisms identified by researchers are able to eliminate toxic contaminants found in industrial wastewater; findings from the study were presented at the Brazil-U.K. Frontiers of Engineering meeting.
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Microorganisms identified by researchers are able to eliminate toxic contaminants found in industrial wastewater; findings from the study were presented at the Brazil-U.K. Frontiers of Engineering meeting
In 1998 major fossil fuel companies put $2m behind a plan that would effectively fuel the fires of climate science scepticism among the American public. We reveal where the 12 people behind that plan are now
This webinar showcases the initial results of an Alliance funded research project to develop an innovative woodfuel database and geospatial mapping tool. The...
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VideoRichard Branson's Carbon War Room recently partnered with Rocky Mountain Institute to accelerate a global shift to a low carbon future. Jules Kortenhorst, CEO of Rocky Mountain Institute noted, "The energy revolution is accelerating; the implications for businesses around the world are enormous. Now is the time to be part of [...]
Em entrevista concedida à equipe de Pesquisa FAPESP, o geofísico Victor Sacek, do Instituto de Astronomia Geofísica e Ciências Atmosféricas da USP, apresenta...
This is my first LinkedIn post, forgive my lack of professionalism, I will try to learn fast :-).The R&D in Brazil is growing steadily and getting into speed with international level. Recently there was this conference on biodiversity from FAPESP A couple of very interesting talks were held talking about the nitrogen and carbon cycles and how the anthropogenic factor modified it.You can find the Nitrogen Cycle presentation here:Biota - Biodiversidade e Ciclagem de Nitrógeno (Parte 1) The Carbon Cycle presentation is found below. It is actually part of the same video, I just pinpoin
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