News – 2014

WMO Annual Climate Statement highlights extreme events & global weather trends

The World Meteorological Organization has just released its Annual Statement on the Status of the Climate. The year 2013 once again demonstrated the dramatic impact of droughts, heat waves, floods and tropical cyclones on people and property in all parts of the planet. The report confirmed that 2013 tied with 2007 as the sixth warmest on record, continuing the long-term global warming trend. It provided a snapshot of regional and national temperatures and extreme events …

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Greenhouse gas emissions: Scotland making ‘good progress’

Scotland has continued to make “good progress” on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the body which advises the UK government on the issue has said. The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said emissions in Scotland fell by 9.9% in 2011. The drop for the UK as a whole was 6.9%.

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2020 Lecture: Climate Change: Myths, Morals, Money

Our third lecture in our series, ‘Climate Change: Myths, Morals, Money’ will be on Monday, 28 April, 2014 at St. Paul’s & St. George’s Church in Edinburgh. The lecture will feature The Right Reverend James Jones, former Bishop of Liverpool. The Bishop will draw on his time as a parliamentary spokesperson on climate change for the Church of England, to speak about the moral implications for climate change and climate change justice. He will challenge us all to …

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Sustained rapid melting of the northeast Greenland ice sheet triggered by regional warming

A new study published in the journal Nature Climate Change shows north-eastern region of Greenland has been losing billions of tons of ice since 2003, raising concerns of faster rising global sea levels as the ‘stable’ Greenland ice sheet starts to melt. Global sea levels may rise faster than anticipated due to rapid melting of the north-east corner of the Greenland ice sheet, which if completely melted could raise global sea level by more than …

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Residents to help shape Glasgow’s environment plans

Glasgow residents are being urged to help shape the city’s energy and environment plans. Ideas, comments and information are being sought from people living in the city in the council’s first citizens’ survey on environmental issues. Responses to the online questionnaire will help develop Glasgow’s Energy and Carbon Master Plan.

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