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Public talk today: Prof Kevin Anderson on “How bad is the mess we are in?” 4.30pm, #Manchester

Posted on June 21, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Update: See account of the event by MCFly reporter Laurence Menhinick. Professor Kevin Anderson, deputy director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research will today deliver a talk entitled “The Emperor’s New Clothes“. It’s 4.30pm in room c1 at the … Continue reading →

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Event Report: What If… Manchester was as sustainable as Havana?

Posted on June 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editor Arwa Aburawa has mixed feelings about  the “What if… Manchester was as sustainable as Havana?”  event at the Manchester Museum on Thursday 14th June. First to speak was Nadine Andrews of the Transition Network. She started off by … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Real Clothes for the Emperor – Facing the Challenges of Climate Change”

Posted on May 30, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Real Clothes for the Emperor: Facing the Challenges of Climate Change by Professor Kevin Anderson on Thursday 21st June (room H18, Pariser Building, Sackville Street C1 George Begg Building (map)).  Refreshments will be provided from 4pm and the seminar will … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: What if… Manchester was as sustainable as Havana?

Posted on May 22, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s the blurb “Once upon a time, Havana, like Manchester, was a city dependent on fossil fuels. But after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the oil supply rapidly dried up, and almost overnight, Cuba faced a major food and … Continue reading →

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Prof Kevin Anderson withdraws from conference – “offsetting without scientific legitimacy”

Posted on March 27, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Breaking News: Professor Kevin Anderson, the Manchester-based Deputy Director of the Tyndall Centre, has withdrawn from a prestigious conference because of its use of “carbon offsetting.” In a strongly-worded blog post, entitled “Offsetting (& CDM): a guarantee for 100 years … Continue reading →

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Event Report: “Going Beyond Dangerous Climate Change”

Posted on March 10, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

“Going Beyond Dangerous Climate Change: Exploring the void between rhetoric and reality in reducing carbon emissions” – A talk by Professor Kevin Anderson on Tuesday 6th March 2012 Professor Kevin Anderson gave a very honest talk on ‘dangerous climate change’ … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Climate Question Time #2

Posted on February 25, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly writer Laurence Menhinick went to the Manchester Museum’s “Climate Change Question Time” on Thurs 23 February and came away with more questions and her hopes hanging by a thread… Having attended an earlier edition of Climate Change Question Time … Continue reading →

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Weather Vs Climate: Food, Nuclear Power and Thin Threads Of Hope

Posted on October 29, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly went to the ‘Weather vs Climate’ event organised as part of the Manchester Science Festival on Thursday Oct 27. The first part of the event was a strange mix between a bad science lesson and cheap kids’ party. The … Continue reading →

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