by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Behavioural change
CITU, ITV and Leeds University have obtained funding for a project exploring ‘Low carbon behaviour change in organisations’. The award is from the Impact Acceleration Account funded by the ESRC. Both CITU and ITV want to engage staff and members in...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Energy
Drax Power’s application to convert two of its existing coal-fired plants to gas-fired generation with a total generating capacity of up to 3600MW has been accepted for examination by the Planning Inspectorate. Anyone who wishes to become an interested party and be...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Buildings
The Schools & Homes Education Project/Solar-Active charity with their social enterprise trading arm Recovery Insulation and Sheffield Hallam University school of Science Education have developed a bespoke science based resource – the HOT HOUSE. The resource is...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Climate science, National news
A new report from the Stockholm Resilience Centre highlights the risks that, even if we were to meet our Paris Agreement commitments, there is a risk that we enter “Hothouse Earth” conditions. These would see global temperature rises of 4-5 degrees above...
by Simon Bowens | Aug 16, 2018 | Behavioural change
Scientists ground their work in the best possible evidence, and Climate Outreach believes the way that scientists and science communicators engage with the public should be based on the same approach. The latest of their Science Communication resources is a report...