At last month’s international Pint of Science Festival, the Grantham Institute co-sponsored three events themed around Planet Earth. SSCP DTP student…
Tag: climate change
It’s not just the plight of the bumblebee, we need to protect all our pollinators
Kate Rowell, Grantham Institute and Imperial College Business School Master’s student studying Climate Change, Management and Finance, looks at why…
Five reasons why climate scientists need to become better communicators
Zara Qadir, Communications Manager at the Sustainable Gas Institute, discusses why climate scientists need to step onto their soapboxes – and how to go about it.
Is climate change above ‘post-truth’?
In this opinion piece, Luke Bevan discusses the modern ethical challenges of communicating climate change science to the general public.
California just signed a climate change agreement with Scotland, here are 5 things the UK can learn from the Golden State
While one is a state within the United States of America and the other a sovereign country or state made up of four “sub” countries, Clea Colster suggests that the UK could learn from California’s environmental policies.
California is at the forefront of US environmental action – but its progressive ideas need protection
Currently on a secondment at Stanford University, SSCP DTP student Clea Kolster reports back on California’s commitment to sustainability –…
How can we generate a hundred per cent renewable electricity?
Charlie Cook, a student on the first cohort of Imperial’s new MSc in Climate Change, Management and Finance, checks on…
A beginner’s guide to shaping global climate policy at the World Meteorological Organization
SSCP-DTP student Stephane Mangeon (Department of Physics) explains why you can expect to hear a lot more about the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). Geneva,…
The TROPICS research cruise from Tenerife to Trinidad: Tracing oceanic processes using corals and sediments
By Torben Struve, Research Postgraduate, Department of Earth Science & Engineering and Grantham Institute for Climate Change …
Temperature and rainfall extremes in a warming world
By Dr Flora MacTavish Governments, planning authorities, companies and individuals all need information about the impact of climate change on extreme…