Tagged: WRI

To boldly go… to a low carbon future - Hot Topic

Bryan Walker • Jan 08, 2012 •

• Climate business,
• energy,
• energy efficiency,
• forestry,
• Guardian,
• WRI

I liked the sub-heading to a Guardian article on Friday. “The theory that cutting carbon emissions costs us growth is bunk, in fact, it’s an economic opportunity.” The article itself is a little less exuberant in its expression, understandably given that one of its authors, Vinod Thomas (pictured), is director general for independent evaluation at [...] … Read More

Not a pretty picture: recent science summarised - Hot Topic

Bryan Walker • Oct 17, 2011 •

• Climate politics,
• Climate Science,
• ecosystems,
• geoengineering,
• ice,
• mitigation,
• Sea level,
• WRI

A valuable review, Climate Science 2009-2010, has just been published by the World Resources Institute. It’s a summary of major peer-reviewed research in climate change science and technology during those two years. Aimed at policymakers, the NGO community, and the media, it offers succinct summaries of the findings of a wide array of scientific papers, [...] … Read More