Category Archives: Carbon
Experts Urge the UK to Make Greater Cuts in Carbon Emissions
Experts from the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research have announced that the climate change reports used to set Britain’s first carbon budget is “naïvely optimistic”. They have warned that the advised target to cut UK carbon emissions 34% by … Continue reading
Geo-engineering: not a catch-all solution to climate change
New research from scientists at the University of East Anglia suggests that large-scale geo-engineering projects are not a viable alternative to carbon reduction strategies in the fight against global warming. However, the researchers conclude that certain geo-engineering schemes could compliment … Continue reading
All Party Parliamentary Environment Group Discuss the Climate Change Act
The BES Policy Team recently attended an All Party Parliamentary Environment Group meeting at the House of Commons to discuss the Climate Change Act and the potential implications of its key provisions on economy and society in the UK. Guest … Continue reading
Building a Low Carbon Economy – Government Report Released
Defra yesterday launched their report ‘Building a Low Carbon Economy’, which sets out plans to move away from our fossil-fuel based society. Broadly, the Climate Change Bill will put into statute the UK’s targets to reduce CO2 emissions by at … Continue reading
Climate Change Committee Set Plans to De-Carbonise the Economy
The future of coal power is now in the hands of the climate change committee, as they are due to set out plans to ‘de-carbonise’ the economy. The committee plans to publish the findings of their report later today. Environmentalists … Continue reading
Science Academies Call for Tougher Action by G8 Nations
The Royal Society has joined other academic institutions from around the world in calling for rapid agreement on a timetable to fit carbon capturing technologies to coal-fired power stations, in order to avoid “rapid and irreversible” climate change. Academies from … Continue reading
A Vision of the Future from Volcanic Vents
A team of researchers at the University of Plymouth have carried out the first in-situ investigation into the possible effects of anthropogenic CO2 on the world’s oceans. Until now, studies into the effect of increasing atmospheric CO2 on the chemistry … Continue reading
Bogged Down: Peat Bog Loss Means Greater Carbon Emissions
Peat Bogs are hugely significant in the fight against climate change, playing a critical role through carbon sequestration. Peat bogs act as sinks, which fix and store carbon from the atmosphere. The gradual erosion of England’s Peat Bogs diminishes their … Continue reading
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Record High
Latest figures published in the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration suggest that atmospheric carbon dioxide levels have reached a high not seen in 650,000 years. Levels now stand at 387 parts per million (ppm), which is 40% higher than … Continue reading