TalkClimateChange

It seems to be environmental assessment season around the world, with two major new reports during the last two weeks - the OECD Environmental Assessment and the National Academies Transportation Research Board report.
We all know that thousands of reports are written every year, many are for policymakers and are accepted as the views of experts […]

This week I have written a piece at EcoWorldy recounting my experiences of public transport in the UK from a stand point of viability as governments around the world try to slowly wean motorists off of their beloved cars.
An excerpt of these experiences follows:
At 10.42 my train had yet to arrive. Ok, 2 minutes […]

Families in the UK could face increases in household costs of up to £1,300 this year as a result of higher energy and food costs, according to a survey published this week. That’s the bad news. The good news is that higher average UK temperatures will cause fewer deaths, preventing pensioners from freezing to […]

I’ve just been looking at DeSmog Blog’s database on global warming sceptics, which describes exactly how low the bar is to describe oneself as a climate scientist. Based on what I have just read, I think I could probably get away with describing myself as a climate scientist. Yet I openly admit that I […]

As environmental policies come into sharp focus - with the continuation of negotiations initiated in Bali last year, US Presidential Elections, British Nuclear Power decisions, new European initiatives on renewable emission and carbon trading, and a host of other initiatives – we’ve uncovered some useful guidelines for validating environment policy decisions.
In a paper titled […]