Category Archives: Energy
Come rain or shine
Catherine Barbour Online MSc Carbon Management 2015-2016 Brazilians lack the British obsession with weather. I often start conversations by commenting on how sunny it is, only to remember that every day is sunny in Brasilia. Talking about water is perhaps the … Continue reading
Posted in Blue growth, carbon, Energy, policy, renewables, water
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Morocco’s path to solar energy
Morocco ratified the Climate Convention in 1996 and was the first African country to host a Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). In 2015, Morocco presented its INDC (Intended Nationally Determined Contribution … Continue reading
Towards Commercial Seabed Mining – Sustainable or Sacrilege?
Dr James Harrison The presence of minerals on the deep seabed was first discovered by the HMS Challenger expedition in 1873. Polymetallic nodules and other seabed resources (polymetallic sulphides and crusts) offer abundant supplies of valuable minerals, including manganese, cobalt, … Continue reading
The Counterfactual Geography of More Sustainable Energy.
In this blog post Dan Van der Horst explores our very human relationship with energy. He challenges us to peek over the garden fence at the smorgasbord of sustainable energy practices being creatively devised and adopted by our European Neighbours. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Energy, Global Challenges
Tagged adaptation, congestion charges, creative imagination, district heating, European Best Practice, fuel poverty, imaginitive solutions, inspiration, IPCC, Mitigation, politicians, Power, renewable, responsible citizens, sustainable energy, urban pecking order
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Fracking – A Path to Energy Security or Climate Vulnerability?
A Perspective on Fracking by Prof. Dave Reay I like gas. Each morning it is the source of instant heat for making my coffee. Each winter’s evening it is the roar in the boiler that spreads warmth through the house. … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Science, Energy, Global Challenges
Tagged anthropogenic, Climate change, economic development, energy policy, energy prices, Energy security, energy transition, fossil fuel, Fracking, greenhouse gas, Methane, sustainable energy, sustainable growth, trade-off, uncertainty
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