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 →
The article “Preparing Coventry for a changing climate” published on Coventry Council’s website says the report “Adapting to Climate Change in Coventry ” indicates the actions taking place to prepare Coventry for a changing climate (PDF). This links to a … Continue reading →
The following is published on Coventry City Council’s website. Coventry City Council’s carbon footprint The carbon footprint measures carbon emissions that are under the Council’s direct control. These include carbon emissions from Council buildings, fleet vehicles, business travel, street lighting … Continue reading →
The following is published on Coventry City Council’s website. For other climate change pages on their website see here. Coventry’s Climate Change Strategy 2020 and onwards Coventry was one of the first cities to produce a Climate Change Strategy (March … Continue reading →
Coventry City Council has appointmented Bret Willers as its Head of Climate Change & Sustainability. Bret will be responsible for creating and driving strategies and programmes to help the Council to continue to be a driving force in tackling climate … Continue reading →
Tony McNally [1] of Coventry & Warwickshire Climate Action Partnership (CWCAP) [2] has written an open letter [3] which begins As attention starts to turn towards a recovery process from the coronavirus impact, attention needs to focus on addressing the 2030 … Continue reading →
