By Climate Reporter Elliot Parker Coventry is a city that has enjoyed an affiliation with industry, innovation and adaptability since the advent of industrialisation. It is the home of the famous ‘black cab’ and nearby are the world-renowned Jaguar Land … Continue reading →
Climate Home News is an independent news site dedicated to bringing important climate stories to as large an audience as possible. The London-based editorial team coordinates insightful reporting from around the world on the political, economic, social and natural impacts … Continue reading →
Climate Reporter Elliot Parker received the following document from Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Cabinet Member Jobs and Regeneration Coventry – facing the challenge of climate change and sustainability as an opportunity for future prosperity The Council has a major role to … Continue reading →
On 25 June, the UK Committee on Climate Change (CCC) published its report to Parliament on progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the past year. It states that the UK has failed on 14 out of 21 progress indicators, … Continue reading →
Results of a new survey by Reuters Institute of over 80,000 people from 40 countries shows that climate change matters to most people. In the vast majority of countries, fewer than 3% said climate change was not serious at all. … Continue reading →
The Chief Executive of U.K. Committee on Climate Change (CCC) [1] Chris Stark told POLITICO [2] that reaching net zero emissions by 2050 is going to mean drastic changes to everyday life. In a report published on 10 June, he … Continue reading →
Image: A map showing places warmer (red) or cooler (blue) in May than the long-term average. Photograph: Modis/NEO/Nasa The Guardian reported on 17 June [1] that climate scientists have said a prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”. Freja Vamborg, … Continue reading →
A report published in Environmental Research Letters [1] predicts a cost between $14 trillion and $27 trillion per year for sea level rise if global mean temperature rise is not held below 2C. Upper middle income countries are projected to … Continue reading →
The Earth will certainly get warmer during the next 50 years, and only question is by how much. A recent study has shown [1] that if it warms by an average of 3C then more than 3 billion people will … Continue reading →
On World Environment Day, 5 June 2020, the Board of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) approved the document WM2041: A Programme for Implementing an Environmental Recovery The plan for a green recovery builds on an existing commitment #WM2041 to make … Continue reading →
