The release of the IPCC 5th Assessment Report Synthesis document on Sunday was a useful reminder of the wealth of measurements, observations and science behind …
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Betting everything on one colour
In my last post I provided a short review of the IPCC 5th AR, WGIII on Mitigation, with the emphasis on one table which showed how …
Mitigation talk vs. mitigation cost
The last of the three IPCC 5th Assessment Reports has now been published, but with a final Synthesis Report to come towards the end of …
The IPCC, the media and risk
With much anticipation but little more than 24 hours of media coverage, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the next part of the …
What to make of 2013?
It’s difficult to sum up 2013 from a climate standpoint, other than to note that it was a year of contrast and just a little …
Cumulative carbon featured by IPCC
As expected and as had been widely leaked, the IPCC 5th Assessment WG1 Report released last week presented a range of evidence that further underpinned …
Bracing for impact
At the end of this week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is due to release the first part of its 5th Assessment Report, …
Is sea level rise entering the mainstream?
Mid-August is never a great time for activity on the climate front, particularly not in holiday bound Europe. Perhaps the “highlight” of the week was …
A year of weather extremes?
Through 2010 and 2011 in particular, weather extremes seemed to dominate the headlines. Extreme drought, rainfall, flood and wind all played a role in making …
Renewable Energy – What is the IPCC telling us?
Later this month the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) will launch a very substantial report on Renewable Energy and Climate Change. In advance of …
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