Nature & Environment
Stories of Change
Video interviews capturing the thinking of key players in the climate change and energy debates at a critical time.
Collection
Nature & Environment
Canada & UK launch coal phaseout plan
...climate change by prescribing an end to coal” Now, a big push is on to sign up more countries, sub-national governments, cities, and businesses that have committed to low-carbon or 100% renewable targets, said Canadian environment and climate minister, Catherine McKenna, who co-chaired the launch along with UK business, energy and industrial strategy minister Claire...
Money & Business
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Renewable Energy
...climate change? Peter Bloom discusses the potential and limitations of 'green business'. ...[Some solar panels and a personal wind turbine] In the 21st century climate change is an increasingly important global concern. Its human and economic consequences could be dramatic and demand a decisive as well as co-ordinated response. However, the issue is far from...
Society, Politics & Law
Markets in crisis
...climate change. All pose serious challenges to the global economic and financial systems. Economist and Nobel prize winner Amartya Sen along with leading experts in the field discuss re-thinking the social, economic and political systems we have in place today. This material forms part of The Open University course DD309 Doing economics: people, markets and policy......
Health, Sports & Psychology
Introducing Climate Psychology: facing the climate crisis
...climate change, taken alone, do not promote change. There is growing recognition that deeper psychological perspectives, beyond traditional psychological approaches, could enrich environment movements. Additionally, evidence is building that climate change can lead to negative consequences for mental health and wellbeing. Taking a critical eco-psycho-social ......
Science, Maths & Technology
Earth and Life
...Climate Change and whether the uplift of Tibet caused global cooling. Material is taken from The Open University Course S269 Earth and Life... Earth and Life A short introduction to this album. Daisyworld: James Lovelock and Gaia An introduction to Gaia by James Lovelock. Daisyworld: Gaia and Daisyworld James lovelock discusses the original Gaia theory and how it...
Health, Sports & Psychology
Warming winters: How will the Winter Olympics adapt?
...climate change on one of the biggest sports events in the world... ...The story of every Summer and Winter Olympics can be partially told through the challenges the organisers confront in the run-up to the Games. The Milano-Cortina games are no exception. There have been fears that a new cable car, which will transport spectators to the site of the Women’s Alpine skiing...
Nature & Environment
Professor Lord Nicholas Stern - Stories of Change
...Climate Change and the Environment at the LSE, is interviewed by Roger Harrabin for 'Stories of Change'...[Professor Lord Nicholas Stern] Lord Nicholas Stern, Kt, PBA, FRS, is IG Patel Professor of Economics and Government at the London School of Economics and Chairman of its Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. He is President of the ......