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Balancing the risks of Greenland’s melting ice sheet. Scientists investigating the geophysical and hydrological conditions beneath the Greenland ice sheet say their analysis will be vital for helping understand how the ice sheet will respond to climate change.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:59:15 +0000
University project inspires interest in wind energy. HRH The Prince of Wales will today [Tuesday 7 September] learn about a University of Bristol project to build a wind turbine powered vehicle, which will take part in an international competition later this month.Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:42:02 +0000
'No climate link' to African wars. A study suggests climate change is not responsible for civil wars in Africa, challenging widely held assumptions.Mon, 06 Sep 2010 22:47:23 GMT
Air Pollution 2011 Call for Papers. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Air Pollution 2011, 19th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, 19 - 21 September 2011 Malta
The call for papers has now been published at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
Further details from Claire Shiell
Conference Secretariat,
Wessex Institute of Technology,
Ashurst Lodge,
Ashurst,
Southampton, SO40 7AA
Tel: 44 (0) 238 0293223
Fax: 44 (0) 238 0292853
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2010-09-06T16:34:00.003+01:00
Air Pollution 2010 - Post conference report now available. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
Air Pollution 2010 18th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution, 21 - 23 June 2010, Kos, Greece
Post Conference Report Now Available at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
The 18th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution (Air Pollution 2010) has recently taken place on the island of Kos, Greece, organised by Professor Jim Longhurst from the University of the West of England and Professor Carlos A Brebbia from Wessex Institute of Technology (WIT).
This successful international meeting built upon the prestigious outcomes of the 17 preceding conferences beginning in Monterrey, Mexico in 1993 and most recently in Tallinn, Estonia, in 2009. These meetings have always attracted outstanding contributions from leading researchers from around the world. The presented papers have been permanently stored in the WIT eLibrary as Transactions of the Wessex Institute (see [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] These papers provide an important online record of the development of science and policy pertaining to air pollution and they remain permanently available for researchers to access. Read the full conference report at [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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2010-09-06T16:14:00.005+01:00
Blair in climate inaction warning. Former UK Prime Minster Tony Blair warns world leaders they may pay a heavy price in history if they fail to tackle global warming.Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:09:15 GMT
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Thu, 2 Sep 2010 11:45:00 +0100
Designing climate research missions. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The 2010 Alpbach Summer School was attended by 57 young science and engineering students, who converged on the beautiful Austrian Alps from all over Europe. This year, the theme of the 10 day educational gathering was “New Space Missions for Understanding Climate Change”.Wed, 25 Aug 2010 11:36:00 +0100
. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] Rose has just returned from the Second International Conference on Climate Change in Brisbane, Australia, where she presented a paper on her research methodology entitled "Envisioning the Future: a Methodology for City Scale Carbon Management" which discussed the use of Delphi techniques to imagine low carbon futures for Bristol. The conference attracted delegates from all over the world with discussions on all aspects of climate research.
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The paper will shortly be published in the conference journal, 'The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses', found here: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
More information about Rose's research can be found on her web page: [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]
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2010-08-11T12:30:00.002+01:00
Greenland glacier gives birth to giant iceberg. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Envisat has been observing a rare event in the Arctic since early August - a giant iceberg breaking off the Petermann glacier in North-West Greenland.Mon, 9 Aug 2010 10:19:00 +0100
Tim to present at Climate Change conference in November. The Centre for Psycho-Social Studies, UWE in association with UWE Institute for Sustainability, Health and the Environment presents a one-day conference: Seeing Futures: Integrating Scientific Views on Changing Climates on November 13th 2010. Speakers include:
*Dr Stephan Harrison, Associate Professor of Quaternary Science, University of Exeter
Climate Science – Certainty, Uncertainty and Risk
*Dr Tim Chatterton, Senior Research Fellow in Air Quality at UWE, currently on Social Science Policy Fellowship with the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Climate Change – Science, Media, Policy and The Public
*Dr Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Australia National University and author of Growth Fetish, The Freedom Paradox and Requiem for a Species
By audio-visual link from Canberra - Climate Knowledge Under Siege – the Many Forms of Denial
*Sandra White Ecopsychologist, environmental writer, bereavement counsellor, founder member of Transition Hertford
Beyond Sacrifice – Reaching Towards the Ecological Self
The Conference Chair is Sara Parkin, Founder Director of Forum for the Future.
Further details and online registration are available here. Hurry - discount rate until 30th August! [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
2010-07-28T10:37:00.004+01:00
Envisat helps improve safety in icy Southern Ocean. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]An award-winning new website is using realtime imagery from ESA's Envisat satellite to provide a wealth of information on sea ice to aid safe passage through the treacherous waters of the Antarctic.Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:08:00 +0100
Scientists receive first CryoSat-2 data. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]A better understanding of how Earth's ice fields are changing has come another step closer as the first data from ESA's ice mission are released to selected scientists around the world for fine-tuning.Tue, 20 Jul 2010 09:51:00 +0100
Air Quality Webinar. This is a priority invitation to the following webinar; ‘The Air Quality Paradox? Improving Health, tackling climate change and breathing easier’, hosted on the 2degrees Low Carbon Local Authorities working group on Friday, 16th July at 2pm.
Presenters:
• Daniel Instone, Deputy Director, Atmosphere and Local Environment Programme, DEFRA
• Dr Tim Chatterton, Air Quality Management Resource Centre, University of the West of England
• Simon Cousins, Environment Programme Officer, GLA
The presenters will:
• Examine how the transition to a low carbon economy can be managed to ensure it doesn't have an unintended negative impact on air quality, health and the environment
• Identify and explore synergies and conflicts in addressing carbon reduction and air quality
• Provide practical insights into London's efforts to tackle air quality
The webinar takes place online so requires no travel and will offer you the opportunity to put any questions you may have to the experts.
Register now to attend the webinar and join 2degrees Low Carbon Local Authorities Working Group.
Membership of 2degrees is FREE, but if you join before July 16th you will receive a FREE 2 month upgrade to our enhanced business level service.
Find out more about 2degrees and the Low Carbon Local Authorities Working Group.
For more information on 2degrees or further details of this webinar, please contact Laura at 2degrees here or on 01865 339431. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
2010-07-13T10:01:00.000+01:00
Agreement between ESA and EMSA furthers maritime safety. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]ESA and the European Maritime Safety Agency have signed a further Agreement to ensure that satellite data are available to enhance maritime safety and help combat pollution from shipping.Mon, 5 Jul 2010 15:38:00 +0100
CryoSat-2 exceeding expectations. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Today, participants at the Living Planet Symposium have been hearing about ESA's most recently launched mission, CryoSat-2. In orbit for almost three months, the satellite is in excellent health with scientists very encouraged by the first ice-thickness data presented at the symposium.Thu, 1 Jul 2010 09:50:00 +0100
New AQM Publications. Just published:
Leksmono, N.S., Dorfman, P., Burnet, F., Gibbs, D.C., Longhurst, J. W. S., Weitkamp, E. (2010) Enhancing consultation practices on Air Quality Management in local authorities. Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 53(5) pp 559 – 571
Brebbia, C.A &. Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors, 2010) Air Pollution XVIII. WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp 430
J.W.S. Longhurst, J. Barnes, T.J. Chatterton, E.T. Hayes, J.G. Irwin & A. O. Olowoporoku (2010). Recalibrating the United Kingdom’s Local Air Quality Management regime to deliver desired goals. In Brebbia, C.A. & Longhurst, J.W.S. (Editors) Air Pollution XVIII WIT Press. Southampton and Boston. pp73-82.
A full list of AQMRC publications is available on the AQMRC website. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
2010-06-29T18:15:00.002+01:00
Rose to attend International Conference on Climate Change. Rose will be attending the Second International Conference on Climate Change at the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, from 8-10th July. Rose will be presenting a paper entitled 'Envisioning the Future: a Methodology for City Scale Carbon Management'. In this, she discusses her research methodology, which proposes using Delphi techniques to identify potential future low carbon scenarios for the Bristol city region.
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2010-06-29T08:39:00.000+01:00
Jim goes to Air Pollution 2010 in Kos. Professor Jim Longhurst is attending the 18th International Conference on Modelling, Monitoring and Management of Air Pollution in Kos, Greece this week as conference co-chair. Further details of the conference are available on the conference website [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.] Check the AQMRC latest news for an update on Jim's activities at the conference on his return. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
2010-06-21T09:06:00.004+01:00
Polar scientists herald importance of satellite observations. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]As Arctic sea-ice recedes inexorably towards another record summer minimum, scientists have highlighted the exceptional contribution that satellites have made to the International Polar Year and charting the effects of climate change.Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:04:00 +0100
Updated pollution data from industrial facilities now available in the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR). E-PRTR is a comprehensive online register which contains information on emissions of pollutants to air, water and land by industrial facilities throughout Europe (EU-27 and EFTA countries). It includes annual data for 91 substances and covers more than 24 000 facilities in 65 economic activities. E-PRTR also provides additional information, such as the amount and types of waste transferred from facilities to waste handlers both inside and outside each country. The new dataset now contains information for 2008 and updated data for 2007. Voluntarily reported data from Switzerland are also included in the register for the first time.
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2010-06-09T09:03:00.000+01:00
Climate change: challenge or swindle?. Reverend Professor Ian James questions whether climate change is a challenge or a swindle and presents some of the certainties, complexities and controversies from the science of climate change.Fri, 04 Jun 2010 13:30:21 GMT
Gulf of Mexico oil spill in the Loop Current. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Scientists monitoring the US oil spill with ESA’s Envisat radar satellite say that it has entered the Loop Current, a powerful conveyor belt that flows clockwise around the Gulf of Mexico towards Florida.Wed, 19 May 2010 11:40:00 +0100
Envisat monitors oil spill proximity to Loop Current. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]As fears grow that the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico could soon catch the oil slick and drag it south towards coral reefs in the Florida Keys, scientists are monitoring the situation closely with ESA’s Envisat radar data.Wed, 5 May 2010 09:19:00 +0100
Europe to exceed air pollutant emission limits – NOx in particular. In 2010, around half of the European Union's Member States expect to miss one or more of the legal limits set by the National Emission Ceilings Directive. According to recent data compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA), 11 countries expect to exceed their ceilings by significant amounts — some missing NOx targets by more than 40 %.
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2010-05-05T08:30:00.000+01:00
Envisat monitoring changes in oil spill. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]ESA’s Envisat has captured the changes in direction of the rapidly-growing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico as strong winds over the weekend pushed it around and hampered clean-up efforts.Mon, 3 May 2010 09:19:00 +0100
Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico nears the coast. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]In this latest image acquired by ESA’s Envisat on Thursday at 16:23 UTC, oil from the massive spill in the Gulf of Mexico can be seen as a dark blue swirl advancing toward the Louisiana coast.Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:19:00 +0100
ESA's CryoSat-2 and NASA's DC-8 star in Arctic cooperation. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Taking advantage of NASA's 'Operation Ice Bridge' campaign, measurements of Arctic sea ice have been made from an aircraft flying directly under CryoSat-2's orbital path. These measurements offer an early opportunity to check the quality of the newly launched CryoSat-2 satellite data over sea ice.Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:18:00 +0100
ESA's ice mission delivers first data. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]ESA's CryoSat-2 has delivered its first data just hours after ground controllers switched on the satellite's sophisticated radar instrument for the first time. CryoSat-2 was launched on 8 April and has been performing exceptionally well during these critical first few days in orbit.Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:50:00 +0100
Successful launch for ESA’s CryoSat-2 ice satellite. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]ESA PR 07-2010. Europe's first mission dedicated to studying the Earth’s ice was launched today from Kazakhstan. From its polar orbit, CryoSat-2 will send back data leading to new insights into how ice is responding to climate change and the role it plays in our 'Earth system'.Thu, 8 Apr 2010 10:00:00 +0100
Local projects receive £600,000 in'Big Green Challenge Plus' - Press releases - News, views and events - NESTA. Community projects aimed at reducing carbon emissions and developing clean, local energy sources are set to receive up to £20,000 funding under a new partnership between the Department of Energy and Climate Change and NESTA. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]
2009-07-21T08:30:15Z
Satellite sensor maps global atmospheric ammonia emissions. [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Using radiation measurements obtained by the MetOp satellite, scientists have produced the first complete map of global ammonia emissions – a pollutant of key environmental concern. The map, based on observations throughout 2008, shows inaccuracies in current ammonia inventories and identifies new hotspots.Tue, 7 Jul 2009 08:47:00 +0100
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