The UK has launched a £8.6m national research programme on how to remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. It is thought to be the world’s first research programme dedicated to this topic. The money will fund projects exploring the real-world potential of “negative emissions” technologies (NETs), including soil carbon management, afforestation, bioenergy with carbon capture…
The 2017 TEESNet conference will address the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, by exploring questions about SDG 4.7 and the role and contribution of education in promoting sustainable development. TEESNet says that this will build on the success of recent conferences which have explored the role of Education for Sustainable Development and Global Citizenship in a…
This morning’s guest blog is by Quinn Runkle and Steve Martin. A recent vibrantly colourful book about Uzbekistan, called 10 Reasons to visit Uzbekistan, begins thus: “A Trip to Uzbekistan is a trip to magnificent Samarkand, along the royal road to Bukhara, reliving the Silk Road…” Well, why not visit the largest country in Asia, with…
Inside Climate News is a US-based website that does what it implies. It says it is “A Pulitzer Prize-winning, non-profit, non-partisan news organization dedicated to covering climate change, energy and the environment”. Inevitably, the coverage is of American politics as well as policy. Recent ‘hot topics’ include: Donald Trump Cook Inlet Gas Leak Scott Pruitt EPA Rex Tillerson…