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Climate Science Update - 3 Recent Reports
From time to time we feel the need to go back to the science for a reminder of the urgency of the cliamte change. Here is a summary of three recent important scientific reports.
The Good, The Bad, and The Interesting
In this blog we pick out three decarbonisation trends, one good, one bad, one interesting, from researcher Nat Bullard’s annual presentation.
Himalayan Glaciers in Peril
“The climate emergency is here for the Earth’s tallest mountain, 70 years on from its first ascent, with two thirds of the Hindu-Kush Himalaya glaciers projected to vanish by the end of the century.”
IPCC Sixth Assessment Report
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ‘IPCC’ released its Sixth Assessment Summary Report on 20 March 2023. This is a key scientific baseline, consensus and internationally respected building block which needs to form the basis for all climate actions that governments take towards mitigation and adaptation on climate change.
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 2
In Part 2 of a three-part series, we look at the initial response to the recent IEA & IPCC reports from governments, and some of the wider implications for financial institutions.
IEA and IPCC Reports: Are Governments & Business in Denial? Pt 1
In this first of a three-part series, we look at the way in which the publication in the summer of 2021 of two reports, from the IAE and the IPCC, has fundamentally changed the ground rules for fossil fuel investment.
Climate Science - What Is Scientific Consensus?
In this blog, we define terms like scientific consensus and scientific theory, and examine the level of consensus regarding man-made climate change among climate scientists.
Climate Science - What does the Future Hold for our Climate?
How do we predict our climate’s future and what do those predictions say?
Climate Science - A Brief History of our Climate
How has the climate of our planet changed over the last 4.5 billion years and what does that tell us about the changes we see today?
Climate Science - Feedback Loops & Tipping Points
Part 3 of our Climate Science Series looks at how the climate regulates itself through feedback loops, and how it could spiral out of control by passing tipping points
Climate Science - The Human Impact
Part 2 of our Climate Science series explains how humans have impacted the climate up until now
Climate Change and Protecting the Oceans
A summary of a presentation by Dr Nilufer Oral on “Climate Change and Protecting the Oceans: A Tale of Two Regime’s”.
Climate Science - The Basics
This is the first of a series of blog posts that will give you a basic introduction to the science of climate change.