How climate change is fueling forest fires across the world
Forests are a vital part of our ecosystem. As well as being habitats for the majority of the worlds flora and fauna, the existence of established forests protects against floods, droughts, landslides and other extreme events. Forests are also an important system for climate change mitigation as they act as carbon sinks, balancing levels of oxygen,Continue reading “How climate change is fueling forest fires across the world”
Fukushima: The legacy of the 2011 Nuclear Meltdown
10 years on from the Great East Japan Earthquake, Fukushima is beginning to reopen. But what was the true cost of the damage caused to the nuclear plant economically, environmentally and socially? On the 11th of March 2011, at 14:46 local time (05:46 GMT) an earthquake, known as the Great East Japan Earthquake, struck east ofContinue reading “Fukushima: The legacy of the 2011 Nuclear Meltdown”
The effect of melting glaciers on global climate ambitions
Global warming has already reached 1°C above pre-industrial levels and the consequences of this for people and planet are immense. As the air and the oceans become warmer, glaciers are melting, their compositions changing and the resulting rising sea levels are causing increasingly severe events, both coastal and inland. Evidence of this effect on climateContinue reading “The effect of melting glaciers on global climate ambitions”
Air quality in the UK: What needs to happen for an effective post-pandemic recovery.
Cities are major contributors to climate change, despite only covering a small percentage of the Earth’s surface. Across the globe, cities account for nearly 80% of the world’s energy consumption and over half of global carbon dioxide emissions, according to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Whilst many cities have committed to making progressContinue reading “Air quality in the UK: What needs to happen for an effective post-pandemic recovery.”
