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The hidden agenda: how veiled techno-utopias shore up the Paris Agreement
Meltdown: climbers and climate change
Duality in climate science
Why a UK shale gas industry is incompatible with the 2°C framing of dangerous climate change
Jan 2015. Evidence to the House of Lords on the resilience of the electricity grid to a changing climate
Video/YouTube: Anderson gives evidence on the ‘resilience of the UK’s Electricity network to a changing climate’, both in terms of low carbon energy supply and changes in energy demand. The evidence is based, in part, on the research project Resilient Electricity Networks for Great…
Letter to the PM outlining how 2°C demands an 80% cut in EU emissions by 2030
Below is an open letter (22nd Oct. 2014) to both the UK’s Prime Minister and the Secretary of State at the Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC). The letter summarises why the IPCC’s carbon budgets for a “likely” chance…
House of Lords shale gas report chooses eloquence over analysis when addressing issues of climate change
May 2014. This short commentary is a response to the climate change chapter of the House of Lords economic affairs committee report on shale gas and oil. When it comes to climate change, the latest House of Lords report is yet…
Debate with environmental business advisor on flying, emissions & leading by example
Jan. 2014 Is flying beyond the pale? New Internationalist A “head to head” debate with business advisor Brendan May on whether those of us espousing significant reductions in carbon emissions should lead by example. The request for the debate from…
Weak EU decarbonisation target risks locking in dangerous climate change
22 Jan. 2014 ‘Modest’ EU climate targets criticised Nature Report by Quirin Schiermeier on the incompatibility of the EU Commission’s new 2030 decarbonisation target of 40% with the same Commission’s express commitment to make its fair contribution to avoiding the…