Tag Archives: Tyndall Centre

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

Posted on November 29, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

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 manchesterclimatemonthly

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 manchesterclimatemonthly

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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Upcoming Event: Friends of the Earth “What’s on your plate: Cooking your dinner or the planet?” Tues Oct 9th, #Manchester

Posted on October 4, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, below is a bit of the press release for a meeting next Tuesday, from 7pm to 9pm at the Green Fish Resource Centre, 46-50 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LE  (two minutes walk from Piccadilly Gardens).  It’s based around a … Continue reading →

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Prof Kevin Anderson on “The Climate Clock is Ticking. Normal isn’t Working. What Will You Do differently?”

Posted on October 3, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Below is Professor Kevin Anderson’s submission for the recent “Climate Clock is Ticking” series.  The Guardian don’t appear to have used it in either their print edition or online.  Below his submission we have posted our response to the same … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Kevin Anderson tells it like it is; and it’s not pretty.

Posted on June 22, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Real Clothes for the Emperor– Facing the challenges of climate change By Professor Kevin Anderson, 21 June 2012, George Begg Building, University of Manchester Report by Laurence Menhinick If invited to one of Professor Anderson’s lecture by a mate, press … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Interview: UK emissions and energy scenarios

Posted on March 6, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Maria Sharmina, Doctoral Researcher at the Sustainable Consumption Institute and affiliated to Tyndall Centre Manchester, answers questions from MCFly volunteer Kate Matthews, ahead of her “lecture and a curry” on Tuesday 13th March at the University of Manchester Students Union … Continue reading →

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