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Richard Tol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Richard Tol - Stories of Change

...energy, environment, and climate, and is interested in integrated assessment modelling. He is an editor for Energy Economics, and an associate editor of economics the e-journal. He is advisor and referee of national and international policy and research. He is an author (contributing, lead, principal and convening) of Working Groups I, II and III of the Intergovernmental...
Oil majors told to adapt or die
Nature & Environment

Oil majors told to adapt or die

...energy experts, Paul Stevens, a senior research fellow at the London-based Chatham House thinktank, the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Present management strategies within the oil majors have failed to deliver value to shareholders, and profits are declining sharply, Stevens says. Impact on climate Meanwhile, growing public and governmental concerns over fossil...
UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out
Society, Politics & Law

UK nuclear industry faces Brexit fall-out

...solar power, and underwritten new nuclear stations instead. However, the industry relies on foreign companies − based both in the EU and outside − that provide parts, fuel and raw materials. When the UK leaves Euratom, this trade will be contrary to international law. Tom Greatrex, chief executive of the Nuclear Industries Association, which represents 260 companies,...
Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Michael Jacobs - Stories of Change

...energy and climate change policy. From 2010-15 he acted as strategic adviser to a number of governments, international institutions, philanthropic foundations and NGOs. He helped to found the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate and was a co-author of its its reports Better Growth, Better Climate (2014) and Seizing the Global Opportunity (2015). He has written...
Astronomy
Science, Maths & Technology

Astronomy

...solar flares and arcs using x-ray telescopes, featuring the Big Bear Observatory in LA. VLA, HEIDI What would the sun look like if we had magnetically sensitive eyes? How the most sensitive radio telescopes on earth work. Is Our Sun Normal? Astronomers compare events on other stars to helps us better understand our sun. Mapping the Milky Way The discovery of radio...
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Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why does it matter that the Sun's core rotates faster than the surface?

...Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the sun emitting a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 2:23 p.m. EDT on June 22, 2015] NASA%u2019s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of the sun emitting a mid-level solar flare, peaking at 2:23 p.m. EDT on June 22, 2015 My favourite science news is the stuff that changes the way I think about the world and our...
Exploring the icy moons
Science, Maths & Technology

Exploring the icy moons

...solar system. He discussed his career path and work with Ann Grand, Lecturer in Astrobiology Education...‘Astrobiology’ isn’t a subject you can study at school. Can you tell me a little bit about your journey to astrobiology and how you arrived where you are now? By accident! Since childhood, I’ve been interested in in the big questions about where we come from,...
Offshore wind powers ahead in Europe
Nature & Environment

Offshore wind powers ahead in Europe

...energy policy, and an important element in the battle against climate change. Fossil fuel prices WindEurope, an offshore wind industry group, says that at the present rate of installations it’s likely Europe will be producing about seven per cent of its electricity from offshore wind by 2030. By some calculations, all this building work would seem to make little...