David Cameron has declared that he believes that climate change is the greatest threat facing the UK and the rest of the world. At PMQs he said “I believe man-made climate change is one of the most serious threats that this country and this world faces”. He then went on to criticise the opposition for their own failure in taking…
Month: February 2014
Are the recent floods linked to Climate Change?
According to the author of a report first published in 2006 the extreme weather sweeping across Britain is clear evidence of climate change. The author of the report Lord Stern is unequivocal in his view that the current extreme weather patterns are part of an international trend in extreme weather events. The peer states that it is imperative for Britain…
Roof Greening: A Proven Ecological Flood Defence System
As we all know Britain has recently been hit by some of the worst storms in living memory. January was England’s wettest winter month in almost 250 years. Three times the average rainfall fell leaving many homes and lives devastated by flood waters, and unfortunately, more rain is on the way. It seems that tensions are running high and the…
With a budget of over fifty billion dollars will the Sochi winter Olympics really be the greenest games ever?
In the run up to the winter Olympics the Russian government made some big claims about making the games carbon neutral and living up to the highest environmental standards. Huge sums of money have been committed to exploiting the host regions potential for sustainable energy generation as well as sustained efforts to offset the carbon emissions from air travel and…
Heat Related Deaths will Rise By 2050
Despite the current torrential and seemingly abashing wave of destructive storms and the wettest beginning to a year for over 200 years, new research reveals that a steep rise in global temperatures is due to increase the number of heat related deaths by 2050. As a result of climate change the UK is expected to see an increase of around…
Renewable Energy Row Holds Up EU Deal
Negotiations are continuing in Brussels to decide whether the EU will implement a 35 or 40 percent reduction in the continents carbon output by 2030. The European Union is also pushing for a target for renewable energy generation but is meeting stern opposition particularly from the UK. The British government is opposed to any target for renewable energy which threatens…
