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Earth's physical resources: renewable energy
Science, Maths & Technology

Earth's physical resources: renewable energy

...climate change, we explore whether sustainable energy can satisfy our need for endless economic growth, without radical changes in the way we live. This album examines power sources which provide cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels, such as wind power, biomass, hydro power, wave and tidal power, solar and geothermal power. The nine video tracks introduce the different...
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Audio 41 mins
Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...climate change...[Black sky, extremely powerful lightning over a city] Human beings often forget that we have an invaluable ability, says a study by two British social scientists: we can change the world around us, and our treatment of it, more quickly and more significantly than we realise. Beset by wars and rumours of still worse wars, by economic, political and social...
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Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP
Education & Development

Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP

...climate change. Eva Baijal, Culloden Academy Reporters at Culloden and Millburn Academies oversaw negotiations, interrupting the event with two news bulletins disclosing information that had been discussed behind closed doors in negotiations. A final chaotic round of negotiations saw all teams discuss resolutions via the chat function in just 10 minutes. With teams now...
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Article 10 mins
Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: The next 50 years?

...changes which are dramatically altering the oceans. Climate change produce by our carbon dioxide inputs is already leading to warmer waters causing some species to migrate, oceans to become more acidic, glaciers and ice sheets to melt. Waste from our industry and general lifestyle now pollutes the oceans with chemicals, plastics, radioactivity and more. So what changes...
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Small Data: Summer petrol prices
Money & Business

Small Data: Summer petrol prices

...Climate Change's weekly petrol price dataset. The price per litre is drawn from the survey on August 1st, or the one immediately prior to August 1st, for each year. Year Price pence per litre Fuel duty pence per litre VAT rate % VAT pence per litre Fuel w/o tax or duty 2003 75.1 45.82 17.5 13.14 16.14 2004 80.87 47.1 17.5 14.15 19.62 2005 89.25 47.1 17.5 15.62 26.53 2006...
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Golden Globe Ocean Race: Monsoon and its role on regulating global climate in the past
Nature & Environment

Golden Globe Ocean Race: Monsoon and its role on regulating global climate in the past

...climate change? Dr Pallavi Anand explores...What is a monsoon? The word monsoon comes from the Arabic word “mausim” meaning season. The monsoon is recognised as seasonal reversal of wind patterns. During the boreal summer, the northern hemisphere receives higher solar insolation than the southern hemisphere. As a result the northern hemisphere landmass heats up and...
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Sounds of environmental change
Society, Politics & Law

Sounds of environmental change

...climate change...[Foghorn at Kinnaird Head lighthouse] For many, the varied landscapes found at the coast are a defining feature of the British Isles. Yet there is increasing concern about the future of coastal landscapes and environments, as scientists, planners and public come to terms with the implications of future environmental change driven by changing ......
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Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?
Science, Maths & Technology

Mycoprotein - could this meat alternative be a food for the future?

...climate change, with agricultural emissions accounting for 10% of the UK’s greenhouse gases. Meat farming has a largely negative impact on ecosystems. To produce one kilogram of meat requires a lot of land, often converted from rich biodiverse landscapes. The number of hectares per kilogram (ha kg-1) to produce beef averages at 0.0068 ha kg-1. For comparison, to produce...
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Article 5 mins