Most recent 40 articles: The Conversation
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Climate engineering carries serious national security risks - countries facing extreme heat may try it anyway, and the world needs to be prepared - The Conversation (Apr 4) |
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Apr 4 · Assistant Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Indiana University
Ben Kravitz receives funding relevant to this work from the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Science Foundation.
Tyler Felgenhauer receives funding relevant to this work from the National Science Foundation and from Resources for the Future.
Indiana University provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
The historic Paris climate agreement started a mantra from developing countries: “1.5 to stay alive.” It refers to the international aim to keep global warming under 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.8 Fahrenheit) compared with preindustrial times. But ... Read more ...
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America's green manufacturing boom, from EV batteries to solar panel production, isn't powered by renewable energy - yet - The Conversation (Apr 2) |
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Apr 2 · Professor of Environmental Studies, Wellesley College
James Morton Turner does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Panasonic’s new US$4 billion battery factory in De Soto, Kansas, is designed to be a model of sustainability – it’s an all-electric factory with no need for a smokestack. When finished, it will cover the size of 48 football fields, employ 4,000 people and produce enough advanced batteries to supply half a million electric cars per year.
But there’s a catch, and it’s a big ... Read more ...
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How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production - The Conversation (Apr 1) |
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Apr 1 · Adjunct Professor of Environmental Communications, Tulane University
Ned Randolph provides research support to the nonprofit organizations Invest in Louisiana and Louisiana Bucket Brigade.
Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the projects they’re supporting may actually boost fossil fuels – the very products warming the planet.
At issue are plans to build dozens of federally subsidized projects to capture and bury carbon dioxide from industries.
On the surface, these projects seem beneficial. Keeping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere prevents the greenhouse gas from fueling climate change. In ... Read more ...
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Five fiction books to inspire climate action - The Conversation (Mar 6) |
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Mar 6 · Professor of Sustainable Practice, University of Southampton
Denise Baden is affiliated with Habitat Press and the University of Southampton
University of Southampton provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Numerous books warn us about the climate crisis, and many offer solutions. If everyone read all of these books and behaved accordingly, perhaps the planet would be home and dry. However, most people don’t read them. Most people read romances, whodunnits or superhero stories.
To address this, I set up the Green Stories project in 2018 with free writing competitions that encourage storytellers to embed climate solutions into stories aimed at ... Read more ...
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Thermal networks: The missing infrastructure we need to help enable carbon-free heating - The Conversation (Feb 29) |
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Feb 29 · Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University
Jim Cotton is the founder and CEO of Harvest Systems Inc. He receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Ontario Centre of Innovation and Boltzmann Institute.
McMaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
McMaster University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR.
Most of us who live in the Northern Hemisphere have a fundamental problem: we want to reduce our carbon emissions, but we also need to heat our homes.
The good news is there is a way to do both by creating thermal networks. A ... Read more ...
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A single Antarctic heatwave or storm can noticeably raise the sea level - The Conversation (Feb 20) |
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Feb 20 · Professor of Climate Science and Meteorology, University of Lincoln
Climate Scientist, National Centre for Climate Research, Danish Meteorological Institute
Edward Hanna receives funding from the UK's Natural Environment Research Council. The research was sponsored by the World Climate Research Programme’s Climate and Cryosphere project, the International Arctic Science Committee, and the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, and resulted from a collaboration following an Ice Sheet Mass Balance and Sea Level expert group workshop.
Ruth Mottram received funding for this work from the European Union, Horizon Europe Funding Programme for research and ... Read more ...
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How global warming is reshaping winter life in Canada - The Conversation (Feb 20) |
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Feb 20 · Professor and Climate Scientist, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University
PhD Candidate, Geography, Planning, and Environment Department, Concordia University
H. Damon Matthews receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Mitchell Dickau receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada.
Concordia University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
Universitié Concordia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA-FR.
As we begin to emerge out of yet another mild winter, Canadians are once again being ... Read more ...
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How does natural gas fit with US climate goals? - The Conversation (Feb 7) |
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Feb 7 · Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy Policy, University of Notre Dame
Emily Grubert served in 2021-2022 as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Carbon Management and, later, as Senior Advisor in the Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management at the US Department of Energy, which has permitting authority over LNG terminals. She was not involved with LNG decisions.
University of Notre Dame provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
The Biden administration has frozen pending decisions on permit applications to export liquefied natural gas, or LNG, to countries other than U.S. free trade partners. During this pause, which will last for up to 15 months, the ... Read more ...
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Meat and dairy industry's attempt to change how we measure methane emissions would let polluters off the hook - The Conversation (Jan 9) |
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Jan 9 · Honorary Researcher, Lancaster Environment Centre; Consultant, Small World Consulting, Lancaster University
Professor of Sustainability, Lancaster University
Lancaster University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK.
Lobbyists from major polluting industries were out in force at the recent UN climate summit, COP28. Groups representing the livestock industry, which is responsible for around 32% of global methane emissions, want to increase their use of a new way of measuring these emissions that lets high polluters evade their responsibility to make big emissions cuts.
Not all greenhouse gases are created equal. Carbon dioxide, the ... Read more ...
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A ‘canary in the coal mine' for climate change in the Sierra Nevada mountains - The Conversation (Jan 4) |
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Jan 4 · Ph.D. Candidate in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology, University of Nevada, Reno
Benjamin Sonnenberg receives funding from the National Science Foundation.
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb above 8,000 feet in the Sierra Nevada of eastern California, tugging a sled loaded with batteries, bolts, wire and 40 pounds of sunflower seeds critical to our mountain chickadee research.
As we reach the remote research site, I duck under a tarp and open a laptop. A chorus of identification numbers are shouted back and forth as fellow behavioral ecologist Vladimir Pravosudov and I program “smart” bird feeders for an upcoming ... Read more ...
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Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024 - The Conversation (Dec 20) |
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Dec 20 · Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford
Rachel Kyte is affiliated with VCMI - Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative, and Climate Resilience for All CRA
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Reading down the lengthy final agreement of the COP28 United Nations climate conference held in December 2023, you’ll go a long way before finding a strong, active verb. The lengthy recitation of climate impacts “notes with concern” and occasionally with “significant concern” glaring gaps in countries’ current policies. But while countries volunteered pledges to act, they were less keen to have those pledges framed as ... Read more ...
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Climate change is further reducing fish stocks with worrisome implications for global food supplies - The Conversation (Dec 14) |
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Dec 14 · Professor, Department of Biology, Dalhousie University
Stefanie Colombo receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund. She serves as the Science Advisor for the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia.
Aaron MacNeil receives funding from the Shark Conservation Fund, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council, and the Ocean Frontier Institute, through an award from the Canada First Research Excellence Fund.
Dalhousie University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA.
Dalhousie University provides ... Read more ...
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countries have pledged to cut emissions from cooling – here's how to make it happen - The Conversation (Dec 12) |
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Dec 12 · Associate Professor, Smith School of Enterprise and Environment, University of Oxford
Radhika Khosla does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Cast your eyes over the statistics in a new report I helped author on staying cool in a warming climate and the urgency becomes clear: 1 billion people, mostly in Africa and Asia, are at high risk from extreme heat because they lack access to cooling, while a further 2.9 billion only ... Read more ...
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River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk - The Conversation (Dec 12) |
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Dec 12 · Associate Senior Lecturer in Geography, Lund University
Assistant professor, Utrecht University
Murray Scown receives funding from The Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (Formas).
Frances Eleanor Dunn does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Lund University provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Perilously situated between rising sea levels and pressures from upstream lie coastal river deltas and their roughly half a billion inhabitants. These regions have ... Read more ...
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Most investors aren't paying attention to climate risks – the financial system needs to change - The Conversation (Dec 11) |
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Dec 11 · Matt Burke received funding from the International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research and Exchange (INSPIRE).
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme weather events. For example, extreme sea-level events, where large storm surges and high tides temporarily push the sea much higher than normal, currently occur once a century. However, they are projected to strike coastal areas every decade, if not yearly, by 2040.
Events like these have significant consequences for the global financial system, such as depressing economic growth. According to research, a ... Read more ...
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Why China's clean energy boom matters for global climate action - The Conversation (Dec 11) |
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Dec 11 · Professor of Governance and Public Policy, Griffith University
Xu Yi-chong does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Griffith University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
With an energy-hungry economy, an historic reliance on coal and vast manufacturing enterprises, China is the world’s single largest emitter, accounting for 27% of the world’s carbon dioxide and a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.
But China is also the world’s largest manufacturer of solar panels and ... Read more ...
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As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks? - The Conversation (Nov 28) |
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Nov 28 · Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University
Brendan Mackey has received funding from the Australian Government to support his work with the IPCC 6th Assessment Report. He is a volunteer member of the Great Eastern Ranges connectivity conservation initiative science advisory group and board.
Griffith University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
Eight years ago, the world agreed to an ambitious target in the Paris Agreement: hold warming to 1.5°C to limit further dangerous levels of climate change.
Since then, greenhouse gas emissions have kept increasing – and climate disasters have become front page news, from ... Read more ...
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How climate negotiators turn national self-interest into global collective action - The Conversation (Nov 27) |
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Nov 27 · Visiting Fellow in International Climate Governance, Columbia University
Asif Husain-Naviatti was a career employee of the United Nations for over 25 years.
Global heat has seared to new extremes in recent months, and devastating climate disasters are providing powerful reminders of the costs of climate change, as governments around the world prepare for the 2023 United Nations climate summit that starts on Nov. 30.
While a small window of hope remains for meeting the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the world’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise.
This year’s climate summit, COP28, needs to be transformative. What will it take to harness a ... Read more ...
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Are freeloading premiers undermining Canada's climate strategy? - The Conversation (Nov 19) |
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Nov 19 · Professor, Environmental and Urban Change, York University, Canada
Mark Winfield receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. He is the author of the chapter on Federalism and Climate Change in the upcoming 5th Edition of Canadian Federalism (UTP)
York University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA.
York University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR.
It has been a bad few weeks for the federal government’s plans for climate action.
A little more than five years ago, there was a strong federal-provincial consensus around climate action. That consensus included a national carbon ... Read more ...
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Our minds handle risk strangely – and that's partly why we delayed climate action so long - The Conversation (Nov 5) |
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Nov 5 · Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
Jeff Rotman has received funding from the Australian Energy Market Operator, Mondo Power, and iMove Australia
Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
We now have a very narrow window to significantly and rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change, with just an estimated six years left before we blow our carbon budget to stay below 1.5°C of warming.
We’ve known how gases like carbon dioxide trap heat for over 100 years and alarm bells have been ringing loudly for ... Read more ...
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Our minds handle risk strangely – and that's partly why we delayed climate action so long - The Conversation (Nov 5) |
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Nov 5 · Senior Lecturer in Marketing and Consumer Psychology & Co-Director of the Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University
Jeff Rotman has received funding from the Australian Energy Market Operator, Mondo Power, and iMove Australia
Deakin University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
We now have a very narrow window to significantly and rapidly slash greenhouse gas emissions to avoid the most disastrous effects of climate change, with just an estimated six years left before we blow our carbon budget to stay below 1.5°C of warming.
We’ve known how gases like carbon dioxide trap heat for over 100 years and alarm bells have been ringing loudly for ... Read more ...
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Kenya's power sector is a shining example, the big hurdles are household and transport emissions - The Conversation (Oct 23, 2023) |
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Oct 23, 2023 · Programme Leader, Energy and Climate Change, Stockholm Environment Institute
Anderson Kehbila receives funding from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition, the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, The European Climate Foundation, and UNEP.
Kenya’s ambition is to reduce carbon emissions by one-third by 2030, relative to the business-as-usual scenario of 143 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. It also seeks to reduce carbon emissions to as close to zero as possible by 2050. How and whether these goals are achieved will have huge implications for the country’s economic development.
Over the past decade, Kenya has taken unprecedented measures to move ... Read more ...
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Climate change may make Bordeaux red wines stronger and tastier - The Conversation (Oct 18, 2023) |
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Oct 18, 2023 · PhD Candidate, Interdisciplinary Bioscience Doctoral Training Centre, University of Oxford
Andrew Wood receives funding from Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), and is a DPhil (PhD) student at University of Oxford.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
It’s harvest time again for most of Europe’s wine growing regions and grapes are being picked from the UK in the north to Sicily in the south. The grapes are then sorted and pressed to make the best juices possible. These juices will then be fermented in a choice of barrel, be that oak, concrete, clay or stainless steel, to make wine ready for blending ... Read more ...
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Have some economists severely underestimated the financial hit from climate change? Recent evidence suggests yes - The Conversation (Oct 03, 2023) |
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Oct 03, 2023 · Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney
Timothy Neal does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
UNSW Sydney provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
Scientists say severe climate change is now the greatest threat to humanity. Extreme weather is expected to upend lives and livelihoods, intensifying wildfires and pushing ecosystems towards collapse as ocean heatwaves savage coral reefs. The threats are far-reaching and widespread.
So what ... Read more ...
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We just blew past 1.5 degrees. Game over on climate? Not yet - The Conversation (Sep 13, 2023) |
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Sep 13, 2023 · Senior Lecturer, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University
Ailie Gallant receives funding from the Australian Research Council and the Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water.
Kimberley Reid receives funding from the Australian Research Council.
Monash University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU.
July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded. And now we know something even more alarming. This week, the European Space Agency announced the July heat pushed the global average temperatures 1.5? above the ... Read more ...
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Fire regimes around Australia shifted abruptly 20 years ago – and falling humidity is why - The Conversation (Sep 11, 2023) |
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Sep 11, 2023 · Professorial Research Fellow, Victoria University
Roger Jones has provided technical advice on fire climate regimes to the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (Formerly the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning).
Victoria University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
This century, Australia has suffered more frequent and more severe bushfires. The Black Summer fires of 2019–20 were the worst on record for the area burned and property loss.
How much climate change has contributed to these increases is a hot topic. Bushfire risk is dialled up by four switches: fuel amount and condition, fire weather and ... Read more ...
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The US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate - The Conversation (Sep 06, 2023) |
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Sep 06, 2023 · Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Montana
Jamie Peeler receives funding from The Nature Conservancy and United States Geological Survey. She is affiliated with The Nature Conservancy as a NatureNet Science Fellow.
University of Montana provides funding as a member of The Conversation US.
The U.S. government is investing over US$7 billion in the coming years to try to manage the nation’s escalating wildfire crisis. That includes a commitment to treat at least 60 million acres in the next 10 years by expanding forest-thinning efforts and controlled burns.
While that sounds like a lot – 60 million acres is about the size of Wyoming – it’s nowhere close ... Read more ...
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How climate change threatens the hidden diversity of marine ecosystems - The Conversation (Aug 23, 2023) |
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Aug 23, 2023 · Forrest Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
Professor of Biology, University of Victoria
Samuel Starko receives funding from the Forrest Research Foundation, The University of Western Australia, The Australian Research Council (ARC), and Revive & Restore.
Julia K. Baum receives funding from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation, the Canadian Foundation for Innovation, British Columbia Knowledge Development Fund, University of Victoria, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the National Geographic Society. Read more ...
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Here's Where Climate Change Could Cause Credit Downgrades - The Conversation (Aug 18, 2023) |
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Aug 18, 2023 · Affiliated Researcher, Bennett Institute of Public Policy, University of Cambridge and Associate Professor in Banking and Finance, University of East Anglia
Patrycja Klusak receives funding from the International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research and Exchange (INSPIRE).
Matt Burke receives funding from the International Network for Sustainable Financial Policy Insights, Research and Exchange (INSPIRE).
University of Oxford and University of East Anglia provide funding as members of The Conversation UK.
Earth is overheating due to the greenhouse gas emissions from burning fossil fuels. This is “the biggest market failure the world has ... Read more ...
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[ ... ] Native Hawaiian sacred sites have been damaged in the Lahaina wildfires – but, as an Indigenous scholar writes, their stories will live on - The Conversation (Aug 11, 2023) |
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Aug 11, 2023 · Professor of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Rosalyn R. LaPier does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Native Hawaiians are devastated by the recent wildfires that swept through Lahaina, Maui, killing dozens of residents and destroying hundreds of homes, buildings, Christian churches and Buddhist temples.
It is not just the historic buildings and landmarks that are important to Native Hawaiians. This region of Maui has a longer history.
It has been revered by its ... Read more ...
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Antarctica’s heatwaves are a warning to humanity – and we have only a narrow window to save the planet | Climate scientists - The Conversation (Aug 04, 2023) |
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Aug 04, 2023 · Postdoctoral Research Assistant in in Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
Matthew Patterson receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C-20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina’s capital, Buenos Aires, saw temperatures above 30°C – breaking its previous August record by more than 5°C. Temperatures peaked at 39°C in the town of Rivadavia.
Bear in mind it’s mid-winter in this part of the world. And it’s far south ... Read more ...
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Sunak claims North Sea gas ‘four times’ less polluting than imports - The Conversation (Aug 02, 2023) |
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Aug 02, 2023 · Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading
Ed Hawkins receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council.
University of Reading provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
The world has just suffered through its warmest month ever recorded. Heatwaves have swept across southern Europe, the US and China, breaking many temperature records in the process.
Climate scientists have been sounding the alarm for decades that this type of event will become more frequent as the world continues to warm. The major culprit behind this is the burning of fossil fuels. So it’s extremely concerning that the UK government has announced its intention ... Read more ...
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Climate change no excuse: Greek Prime Minister calls for action as wildfires burn - The Conversation (Jul 28, 2023) |
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Jul 28, 2023 · NERC Independent Research Fellow in Climate Science, University of East Anglia
Senior Climate Scientist, Met Office Hadley Centre
Land Surface Modeller, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Professor of Geography and Director of the Centre for Wildfire Research, Swansea University
Matthew William Jones receives funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (NE/V01417X/1).
Chantelle Burton receives funding from the Met Office Climate Science for Service Partnership Brazil (CSSP Brazil).
Douglas Kelley received funding from the UK Natural Environment Research Council (projects LTSM2 TerraFIRMA, NC-international programme, ... Read more ...
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Is it really hotter now than any time in 100,000 years? - The Conversation (Jul 21, 2023) |
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Jul 21, 2023 · Professor of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Northern Arizona University
Darrell Kaufman receives funding from the US National Science Foundation.
As scorching heat grips large swaths of the Earth, a lot of people are trying to put the extreme temperatures into context and asking: When was it ever this hot before?
Globally, 2023 has seen some of the hottest days in modern measurements, but what about farther back, before weather stations and satellites?
Some news outlets have reported that daily temperatures hit a 100,000-year high.
As a paleoclimate scientist who studies temperatures of the past, I see where this claim comes from, but I cringe at the ... Read more ...
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Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows - The Conversation (Jun 20, 2023) |
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Jun 20, 2023 · Ph.D. Candidate in Physical Oceanography, University of California, San Diego
Associate Professor of Climate Science, Brandeis University
Noel Gutiérrez Brizuela receives funding from the Mexican Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT).
Sally Warner has received funding from the National Science Foundation and the Office of Naval Research.
Brandeis University and University of California, San Diego provide funding as members of The Conversation US.
When a hurricane hits land, the destruction can be visible for years or even decades. Less obvious, but also powerful, is the effect hurricanes have on the oceans.
In a new study, we show through ... Read more ...
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Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave - The Conversation (Jun 20, 2023) |
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Jun 20, 2023 · Interim Director, Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington
Professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies, Gonzaga University
Jason Vogel receives funding from Washington state that supports the University of Washington's Climate Impacts Group to conduct data modeling and provide technical assistance on climate impact analysis to Washington communities, businesses, and governments.
Brian G. Henning receives funding from Gonzaga Center for Climate, Society, and the Environment to support teaching, scholarship, consulting, and capacity building.
University of Washington and Gonzaga University provide funding as members of The Conversation ... Read more ...
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Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever – report - The Conversation (Jun 08, 2023) |
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Jun 08, 2023 · Professor of Physical Climate Change; Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate, University of Leeds
Piers Forster receives funding from European Horizon 2020 Research programmes. He is a member of the UK government's Climate Change Committee.
University of Leeds provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK.
Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high, with yearly emissions equivalent to 54 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide. Humanity has caused surface temperatures to warm by 1.14°C since the late 1800s – and this warming is increasing at an unprecedented rate of over 0.2°C per decade. The highest temperatures recorded over ... Read more ...
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After the chainsaws, the quiet: Victoria's rapid exit from native forest logging is welcome – and long overdue - The Conversation (May 23, 2023) |
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May 23, 2023 · Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
David Lindenmayer is a member of the Biodiversity Council and Birdlife Australia. He receives funding from Australian Government, the Australian Research Council, and Victorian Government.
Chris Taylor does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
Australian National University provides funding as a member of The Conversation AU.
By the end of the year, Victoria’s trouble-plagued native forest industry will end ... Read more ...
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Hottest days are warming twice as fast as average summer temperature in north-west Europe -- new research - The Conversation (May 17, 2023) |
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May 17, 2023 · Postdoctoral Research Assistant in in Atmospheric Physics, University of Oxford
Matthew Patterson receives funding from the Natural Environment Research Council.
University of Oxford provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK.
On July 19 2022, the UK experienced its highest ever temperature. At 40.3? (Coningsby, Lincolnshire), the temperature surpassed the previous record of 38.7? (Cambridge) – a record that had been set a mere three years previously. My new study shows that this is part of a long-running trend of increasing heat extremes in north-west Europe.
I examined trends in the temperature of the hottest summer day across north-west Europe and ... Read more ...
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