Climate Change
This isn't something that will happen to future generations -
it's happening right now.
Much of the world already suffers deeply and regularly with
droughts, failed crops, dying livestock, floods, fires,
destroyed homes and shattered lives.
We may think we'll be better off here with warmer weather,
but droughts, floods and unpredictable weather could
affect us too.
And how will we manage if, as the world's climate changes,
we lose access to the 60% of our food we currently
import?
Read on to learn more ...
1st July 2024
The Department of Education is now asking all schools to develop
a Climate Action Plan. It has now been established that schools are
responsible for 25% of public sector emissions in the UK, and of
course, are moulding the minds and practices of the next
generation. A national project, supported by ...
5th December 2019
Sustainable Crediton is taking part in the new Climate Change
and Sustainability Sub-Committee meetings. To date the main work
has been to set the committee up, subject to the legalities town
councils are required to observe. Voting members will be five
councillors and up to six members from the pu ...
3rd March 2019
The linked article is an overview of the
controversial subject of geoengineering in the fight against
climate change by removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. One
thing missing from this article in terms of the direct carbon
capture from air and storage, is that the great percentage of the
ex ...
2nd February 2019
Speaking at the World Economic Forum, Greta
Thunberg, a 16 year old Swedish climate activist, gave an
impassioned warning to world leaders to act now on climate change,
Thunberg told her audience at Davos: 'I don't want you to be
hopeful. I want you to panic.'
In the UK a new climate change activi ...
28th October 2018
A piece of the United States has been dramatically wiped off the
map after an island in Hawaii was
washed away by a powerful hurricane.
East Island, a remote spit of gravel and sand that sat atop a
coral reef, has vanished after having the misfortune to come into
contact with Hurricane Walaka, an ...
28th October 2016
This book argues that one of the key roles of education, whether
at home or school, is to prepare young people for a future that
will be very different from today. It is a practical book which
outlines the key elements of a more green and sustainable future
and how these can be explored with young ...
28th October 2016
This book is a timely and practical response to the greatest
challenge of our times - climate change. Intended for the general
reader, concerned citizen and those with responsibility for young
people, it provides a clear picture of what a more sustainable
low-carbon future could look like and why t ...
31st March 2016
Why is Al Gore optimistic about climate change? In this spirited
TED talk, Gore asks three powerful questions about the man-made
forces threatening to destroy our planet - and the solutions we're
designing to combat them.
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31st March 2015
ARE WE ALL DENYING THE REALITY OF CLIMATE CHANGE?
Naomi Klein's latest book 'This Changes Everything - Capitalism
vs the Climate' certainly made me think hard; it's essential
reading for anyone concerned to prevent runaway climate chaos and
the general trashing of the planet. The main points ...
30th November 2011
Details of research projects at Exeter University focusing
on three main areas:
predicting climate change and its effects on ecosystems and
human and animal health;
developing the technology for mitigating its effects;
the study of public attitudes and government policy.
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2nd May 2011
This is a very readable (especially if you like soccer) book on
climate change. It explains every aspect of climate change in
very understandable terms and is up to date on all the latest facts
and figures.
The book makes many comparisons between football and
climate change to put our curre ...
2nd December 2010
A computer game (based on the research of Prof. Myles Allen of
Oxford University) that wrestles with the problems of climate
change.
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30th July 2009
Short animation about the state we are in with some really clear
information and positive messages!
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1st July 2009
Two new reports from the Environment Agency today show that one in six
homes in England are at risk of flooding and that investment in the
building and maintaining of flood defences will need to almost
double to £1bn a year by 2035, as climate change increases the risk
of coastal erosion and f ...
1st July 2009
Created to help the UK to plan for a changing climate, the
Projections contain information on observed and future climate
change, based on the latest scientific understanding.
This website will tell you more about the UK Climate
Projections, including:
what they tell us about the future ...
25th April 2009
A short film about climate change and energy.
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25th March 2009
Made by a young British director and producer, Franny
Armstrong, on a small budget, it stars Oscar nominated
Peter Postlethwaite as a man living alone in the Arctic
in 2055.
He is looking back at the years 2008/9 and the warnings the
world was getting about the beginnings of climate change. ...
25th March 2009
A look at the state of the global environment including
visionary and practical solutions for restoring the planet's
ecosystems.
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10th December 2008
A strong Climate Change Bill has been passed in
parliament.
Earlier this year Laura Conyngham and Charles Mossman
visited our MP, Angela Browning, to lobby for a stronger
bill. The UK is the first nation in the world with legally
binding carbon emission limits in place.
This link is a sh ...
18th March 2008
Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream
Implications of climate change on the American Way of Life
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18th November 2007
The local Exeter branch of Friends of the Earth.
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23rd August 2007
Al Gore's fantastic film on the implications of global
temperature rise
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10th August 2007
A fast-growing, grassroots movement of diverse people taking
action on climate change.
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24th July 2007
A useful publication for those interested in environmental
matters
"Lots of inspiring ideas in the transition towns mode and
loads of references to web sites - essential reading for all
of us if we want to make a difference."
Linda
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1st January 2006
Devon County Council site on climate change.
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1st January 2006
Why the Earth is Fighting Back and How We Can Still Save
Humanity
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1st January 2006
How to stop the planet burning
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1st January 2006
On Reconnecting with Nature and Our
Place in It
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1st January 2006
About changing our legal and political systems in order to
live sustainably
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1st January 2006
Answers to this and other awkward questions about climate
change
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1st January 2006
Authorative information on all aspects of climate change.
The Met Office has also produced a collection of publications
containing the latest science, and studies on the state of the
climate and projections for the future all available free to download.
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1st January 2006
The web-site gives an illustrated overview of:
Climate forecast
Greenhouse effect
Carbon cycle
Feedback effects
Gulf Stream
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1st January 2006
The Royal Society has produced this overview of the current
state of scientific understanding of climate change to help
non-experts better understand some of the debates in this complex
area of science.
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1st January 2006
To convince the people out there who STILL think there is no
scientific consensus that climate change is man-made.
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