Category Archives: University of Manchester

#Manchester Professor (Kevin Anderson) on#climate deal in Paris

Posted on December 22, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Professor Kevin Anderson has a typically blunt article in the latest edition of the journal “Nature” – here is a the beginning of it; The climate agreement delivered earlier this month in Paris is a genuine triumph of international diplomacy. … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate rally – 8 out of 11 ain’t bad.

Posted on November 12, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

We are so doomed. So, of the 11 hypotheses, I was right about 8 of them. I was definitely wrong about the size (but not the demographic) of the audience, the gender of the first questioners, and the capacity of … Continue reading →

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Predictions about the #climate rally in #Manchester today

Posted on November 12, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

As a trainee (social) scientist, I’m gonna make some predictions about the climate rally today. Based on my theories that the climate movement is an exemplar of the Smugosphere – that place where we do things because we can and … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events: Policy Week stuff on #climate, #Manchester

Posted on September 23, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

University of Manchester “Policy Week” events Cut and paste below. It will, I suspect, mostly be chalk and talk/sage-on-the-stage/ego-foddering/preening-and-attacking.  That’s just the way the species has chosen to roll.  Pity, but what are you going to do?   Policy Week … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Gas Networks in Britain” #Manchester 22nd April

Posted on March 20, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tyndall Manchester would like to invite you to attend the next talk in our seminar series ‘Past and Prospective Developments in Gas Networks in Britain’ by Professor Peter Pearson, from the Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London on … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Migratory Birds – poetry and perceptions of climate change Weds 25th March

Posted on March 16, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

http://events.manchester.ac.uk/event/event:c25-i77g9g2v-8mww36/migratory-birds-poetry-and-perceptions-of-climate-change MIGRATORY BIRDS  Poetry and Perceptions of Climate Change  WEDNESDAY 25TH MARCH  Roundtable  A panel of literary scholars and climate change and bird species experts will address the following questions:  How does poetry represent birds and our relationship to them … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Mon 16th March (tonight!) PhD in the Pub – #climate change and the coal industry

Posted on March 16, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tonight MCFly editor Marc Hudson will be describing his PhD research as part of “PhD in the Pub“. It’s free (though he [I!] may make you buy him a pint… 7.30pm at The Church Inn, 84 Higher Cambridge Street. [website]

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#Manchester academic on Global Science and the responsibility of intellectuals (video)

Posted on March 12, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

originally posted here. Who knows what about how the world works (on a geophysical level?) How do they find it out and what should “we” do with that knowledge? These were some of the questions that Professor Noel Castree grappled … Continue reading →

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Upcoming event: Global change scientists and the politics of planetary stewardship #Manchester Weds 11th March

Posted on March 6, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Wednesday 11th March (location, HBS room 1.69/1.70, starting at 4pm): * Prof. Noel Castree (Department of Geography, SEED, University of Manchester) * Changing while standing still? Global change scientists and the politics of planetary stewardship * Chaired by Sarah Marie … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events: “Cultural Politics of Climate Change” + “Energy Transition pathways” #Manchester Thurs 19th Feb

Posted on February 13, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Two events at University of Manchester promise to be excellent think-fodder next Thursday, 19th February. From 2pm there’s a seminar on “the Cultural Politics of Climate Change” by Matthew Paterson, now at the University of Ottawa (see biog here). It’s … Continue reading →

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