climate change
Why rising sea levels are a problem for today, not just tomorrow
Much of my research has been carried out in the middle of the Antarctic or Greenland ice sheets. I’ve sat in a freezing tent studying the impact of climate change on sea levels – ...
Six lessons businesses need to learn in order to ‘build back better’ after the crisis
The threat of this pandemic has brought the fragility of our civilisations into stark relief. It will focus policymakers and businesses alike on the importance of protecting and strengthening the health of our communities and ...
A sit down with Neil Harris
Controlling our climate We sat down with Neil to find out more about his experience in atmospheric science and his involvement in the Montreal Protocol, one of the only international agreements to be ratified by ...
Phasing out HFCs – A big win for our climate
Last week’s news from Kigali, Rwanda, that hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) emissions are being phased out globally is truly excellent news for our students and their successors. This single measure will remove up to 0.5°C warming at ...
Why we need business to boom after COP21
Business has long been considered to have a problematic relationship with the environment. Since the industrial revolution, the side effect of growing business has been a growing impact on the environment around us. As the ...