The very least 'global warming' could do for us is to give us warmer winters, right? Wrong, writes Nick Breeze, who met climate scientist and meteorologist Jennifer Francis in his attempt to understand the complex interactions of jet stream, polar vortex, the melting Arctic, and the extreme snowfall that's hitting the northeast US right now.
… Jennifer Francis in his attempt to understand the complex interactions of jet … northeast this week, with Buffalo, New York under an astonishing 2.4m (8ft) of snow - enough to cause some roofs to cave in under the pressure. It's just the latest …
Film maker Nick Breeze has conducted a series of interviews with experts on 'geo-engineering' to forestall runaway global warming. Here he presents the distilled wisdom from his meetings - and concludes that we should at least be experimenting with the techniques, and studying their impacts.
… experts on 'geo-engineering' to forestall runaway global warming. Here he presents the … to cope with. The stated desire for all countries is to stay below two degrees, so we … Or as Dr Matt Watson, a volcanologist at the University of Bristol's School of …
The IPCC's 'Representative Concentration Pathways' are based on fantasy technology that must draw massive volumes of CO2 out of the atmosphere late this century, writes Nick Breeze - an unjustified hope that conceals a very bleak future for Earth, and humanity.
… Geoengineering Science Technology smokestack-sunlight-cut.jpg The IPCC's 'Representative … late this century, writes Nick Breeze - an unjustified hope that conceals a very bleak … civilisation ." In 2009 the International Union of Forest Research Organisations …
Who's the UK's foremost politician setting the agenda on climate change issues? Green MP Caroline Lucas, of course. Nick Breeze caught up with her at a COP21 event at the French National Assembly in Paris. The fossil fuel industry is in its last throes, she told him - but it's fighting back hard, and politicians are giving out very mixed messages: saying one thing, while doing another.
… along with parliamentarians from 67 countries calling for integrated action on … humanity and all of nature. But as I moved around Le Bourget centre, I have interviewed many respected scientists and found a great deal of scepticism as to whether …
Professor Jason Box, glaciologist at the Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, tells NICK BREEZE how the largest ice shelf in Greenland has just lost an area of ice shelf the size of Manhattan Island. Its recent breaking away was a 'spectacular' event - but also a highly abnormal one that raises deep concerns about the future of the Arctic and prospective global sea level rise.
… will not be advantageous to us in the long-run. This interconnectedness of the climate … down into warmer parts of the atmosphere. "Fundamentally, that is the irreversibility … demands an real effort of imagination to understand. It's an area roughly three times …
James Hansen is making his second visit to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, COP23 in Bonn to declare the that the Paris Agreement “ambition” is a “hoax”. NICK BREEZE meets the man still raising the climate alarm.
… Hansen is making his second visit to the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties, COP23 in … of carbon dioxide. If you look at the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, and methane in … growth increased. If you look at developed countries their emissions peaked in 1980 and …
A demonstration in Zurich, organised in less than a week, has attracted thousands of people from all walks of life, outraged by Donald Trump’s policies and telling the US President to stay away, NICK BREEZE reports
… Swiss protestors denounce Trump visit to Davos Nick Breeze | 24th … Davos himself, but surprised the media by announcing that he would attend. It has been … his attendance is little more than an opportunity to be with global business leaders who …
The World Economic Forum is a beast with two heads; the first is old-world economic growth and capitalism, while the new is one set on solving the mountain of problems created by the other. How can events like the WEF be 'retooled' to serve succeeding generations? NICK BREEZE reports
… while the new is one set on solving the mountain of problems created by the other. How … generations? NICK BREEZE reports Taking the mountain lift from the main promenade in Davos … crowd, that a collaboration between Lancaster University, British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and …
Lisa Walker has been focused on the climate change issue for 20 years. Her mission today is to democratise carbon markets in order to protect and restore the worlds natural carbon sinks. If successful, this equates to a saving of 37 percent of global emissions, whilst establishing vast new carbon markets. NICK BREEZE reports
… been set-up as part of the Althelia Climate Fund, which has already invested €101million into land-use projects around the world. Walker describes the business … commodities come online within the fund, we hope they will actually get a premium …
NICK BREEZE, co-founder of the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series, responds to Dr Robert Biel's article on systems theory to discuss climate change and the failure of one generation and the agency of the next
… NICK BREEZE, co-founder of the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series, … ecological catastrophe. Yet, looking around, we see little evidence that empowered … who liked to talk about climate change. Unintended consequences Yet still we waited …
Sir David King stepped down this year having been chief science advisor to prime ministers Blair, Brown, Cameron and May. In this interview with NICK BREEZE, he makes his case as to why we need a climate restoration agenda to avert ecological disaster
… to safer levels seems impossible. Are you daunted by these kind of numbers? DK: I think … a balance between what green matter does in sunlight - taking carbon dioxide out and … is another very big question, because the amount of carbon that can be stored at the bottom …
The oceans cover 72 percent of the planet - but are all but ignored in discussions about reducing levels of atmospheric carbon to preindustrial levels. In this interview with NICK BREEZE, ocean ecologist Russ George explains how ocean restoration will lower greenhouse gases and bring back fish stocks to levels not seen for generations
… we really need to be thinking about storing hundreds of billions of tonnes of carbon. I … are also depleted, as ocean ecosystems fall under the sad blanket of degradation. But what … the ocean that will harvest many times the amount of CO2 than if we were to reforest all …
Professor Chris Rapley discusses the Climate Change Act 10 years on - and warns we are not acting on a 'scale or pace' to stay beneath the crucial 2ºC of warming. In this interview with NICK BREEZE, he balances the inadequacies of climate policy with the growing willingness of many people to take action
… really make a difference' Nick Breeze | 27th June 2018 Comment Climate Change Act Activism … served to hold governing ministers to account. A decade on it is time to ask where it … innovative piece of legislation and the fundamental core of it was that it makes the …
Barack Obama now argues “we are speeding our car towards the cliff at a very fast rate”. Adrian Bridge, CEO of the 326yr old port company hosting the former US president adds “what we need to do is stop talking and start doing!” So what next? NICK BREEZE reports
… News Porto Protocol Climate Change Obama IPCC UNESCO Wine Obama Porto Protocol Barack Obama … former President Barack Obama to Porto was undoubtedly intended to make heads turn. … our business about €400,000 by the time you count all the erosion, infiltration, damage to …
The generation who will have to live with the failures of COP24 are still not allowed into the negotiating room.
… negotiations in Katowice, Poland, are well underway. Major themes recur each year at … justice Many older people in developed countries are realising that the consequences of … the global commons is growing and with it the unity of purpose between people of all ages …
Dr Saleemul Huq explains we must stay below 1.5ºC - and why loss and damage compensation, and litigation, are the next big agenda items at COP24.
… in Bangladesh, which is, I argue, the country that is furthest ahead in tackling … there are 4 groups: the vulnerable countries group which I speak for, the Small … at COP25 we can actually get a consensus around a decision to start compensation for loss …
It was hard to miss the British Pavilion at COP24 this year - but the truth of the ‘Green Is Great’ slogan was as shallow as the printers' ink.
… December 2018 Comment Great Britain COP24 Unfccc Uk Emissions Green Is Great GB COP24 It … went into a spasm when it was clear that the United States, Russia, and Saudi Arabia, would … stated that currently, we are on track for around 3.3°C, a death knell for many of the …
Nick Breeze interviews professor John Schellnhuber, who set up the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in 1991 to study climate.
… in 1988 I was a visiting professor at the University of California, and in the Spring of … threat. It is a threat where you can play around a little bit. 'Wouldn’t it be terrible if …
Rosemary Randall of the Climate Psychology Alliance talks to NICK BREEZE about coping with the stress and the sustainability of activism.
… is interested in, is in the psychology of understanding that conflict, that ambivalence, … who stands out at work, or in the trade union, and demands things be done. So wherever … the positives and negatives that you see around that? What is your response to this wave …
America's leading scientists communicating the threat of climate change says climate impacts driving increased activism.
… Lobby America's leading scientists communicating the threat of climate change says … Here in the UK, in the last month or two, hundreds of people have been arrested and … be affected, even people in the developing countries will be affected. But then you say, …
Cambridge's Centre For Climate Repair argues that greening the world's oceans and refreezing the Arctic will accelerate climate restoration.
… Climate restoration Nick Breeze | 17th June 2019 News Climate Change Sir David King … Science Advisor to the British Government under Prime Minsters' Blair, Brown, Cameron, … NB: How timely has it been considering the launch of the Centre for Climate Repair? DK: The …
The Cork Oak forests in southern Europe play a huge role in maintaining biodiversity, regulating water cycles, as well as preventing the spread of desertification.
… the spread of desertification. With the sun rising fast as we approach midmorning, our … car moves cautiously up a dusty track surrounded on all sides by an abundant spread of thousands of Cork Oak trees. …
A new proposal to radically reduce concentrations of methane and other greenhouse gases has been proposed by French researcher, Dr Renaud de Richter, at a recent meeting in London.
… at a recent meeting in London. "We have run out of time". Speaking at a special meeting … climate events. “Today the CO2 level is around 413 parts per million but if we add in … they are at now, the temperature was around 10-12 degrees [celsius] higher than it is …
When we melt ice sheets or raise sea-levels the change in pressure and weight on the Earth’s crust can trigger violent responses that very few will see coming.
… will not see serious action on global heating until the effects start to become more and … sheets and which is analogous today with the run-off from Greenland and the so-called … North Atlantic just below Greenland. This is run-off freshwater from the melting ice sheet …