Grantham Institute Co-Director Professor Joanna Haigh discusses a recent paper which argues that existing climate models ‘run hot’ and overstate the extent of manmade…
With climate models, simpler isn’t necessarily better
Internship Experiences: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
by Peter Blair, Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP student The Thames Basin is set to face many…
2014 – the warmest year on record
A summary of global temperature for 2014 from NASA and NOAA has just been published, showing that the average global…
Who’s responsible for tackling climate change? – COP 20 outcomes
By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute An agreement produced by the 20th Conference of the Parties in Lima, Peru, noted ‘with grave…
Climate change: positive messages on the international scene
By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute This blog forms part of a series addressing some of the criticisms often levelled against efforts to…
Why subsidise renewable energy?
by Ajay Gambhir, Grantham Institute This blog forms part of a series addressing some of the criticisms often levelled against efforts…
How will Antartica’s ice-sheet contribute to 21st century sea level rise?
by Professor Martin Siegert, Co-director, Grantham Institute On 27th October I convened a meeting at the Royal Society of London…
The costs of decarbonising the UK
By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute The costs associated with reducing emissions in the UK have been discussed recently in the press….
In defence of biomass energy
By Professor Colin Prentice, AXA Chair in Biosphere and Climate Impacts Further to previous posts on this blog regarding Owen Paterson’s recent speech…
Has climate change been exaggerated? Fact-checking Owen Paterson’s comments
By Dr Flora Whitmarsh, Grantham Institute In a lecture to the Global Warming Policy Foundation, the former UK Environment Secretary Owen Paterson…