Tag Archives: Tyndall Centre

Kevin Anderson: “From Rhetoric to Reality” #Manchester #climate #adaptation

Posted on May 5, 2013 by

On Wednesday 22nd May, Professor Kevin Anderson will be addressing the Economy Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on the subject of steady state economics. The meeting is open to the public (no need to book!) and starts at 10am. … Continue reading →

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Kevin Anderson: “why the near-collapse of Europe’s carbon-trading scheme could be good for reducing emissions” #Manchester #climate

Posted on April 26, 2013 by

Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre will be addressing the Economy Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on Weds May 22nd at 10am. That will take place at Manchester Town Hall, and you don’t need a ticket or anything … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: The Sustainability of Bioenergy #manchester #climate Mon 18 March

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

Monday 18th March 2013 4pm to 5pm C 5.1 Ellen Wilkinson Building By Dr Patricia Thornley, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of Manchester Bioenergy has a significant role to play as part of the UK’s renewable energy future.  … Continue reading →

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Professor Kevin Anderson joins 21st century! Website, twitter!! #manchester #climate @KevinClimate

Posted on March 11, 2013 by

Professor Kevin Anderson – who will be speaking to the Economy Scrutiny Committee of Manchester City Council on Weds May 22nd – has dragged himself kicking and screaming into the 21st century. This below just landed in the MCFly inbox, … Continue reading →

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Science speaks to democracy on #climate, or, “Manchester’s climate Wake Up Call” #manchester #mcc #acertainfuture

Posted on January 30, 2013 by

Climate scientist Kevin Anderson talks to Manchester’s full council about turning climate rhetoric into reality, steady state and why it’s too late in the day to be pinning our hopes on technologies  Weds Jan 30: Kevin Anderson, professor of energy … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Professor Kevin Anderson scheduled to address #Manchester City Council on #climate change, Weds 30th Jan

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

Climate expert Professor Kevin Anderson (1) will address the elected members of Manchester City Council at a meeting next Wednesday, 30th of January. According to the agenda (see below), Professor Anderson will be speaking in the Great Hall of Manchester … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Tyndall articles about shipping, #aviation and #climate by Prof Kevin Anderson and Dr Alice Bows

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

Last week Professor Kevin Anderson sent out the following email. Please find links to three (open access) pieces Alice Bows and I have recently had published: 1) a paper on shipping, 2) a commentary on aviation, and 3) a Tyndall … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Aviation Seminar in #Manchester inadvertantly proves point about technology, signal-to-noise ratio, inertia and death.

Posted on November 29, 2012 by

Highly intelligent people gathered today at the University of Manchester to discuss imminent peril to the planet from greenhouse gas emissions. In scenes that no satirist would dare to make up, the assembled throng of professors, PhDs and post-graduates then … Continue reading →

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Professor Kevin Anderson on steady state economics – “begin immediate and deep reductions in emissions at the same time” #inplaceofgrowth

Posted on November 15, 2012 by

Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre Manchester has written a foreword to the “In Place of Growth” report that is being launched next Tuesday evening.  Professor Anderson, who regularly presents his findings at meetings throughout the city and the … Continue reading →

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Shale Gas really not low carbon in any way shape or form (#pressreleasecutandpaste)

Posted on October 31, 2012 by

We really don’t like to cut and paste press releases, but right now we are totally snowed under… US Shale Gas Drives Up Coal Exports A report by researchers at The University of Manchester has concluded that whilst the US … Continue reading →

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