Experts

Dr. Anna Taylor, African Centre for Cities (ACC) and CSAG, University of Cape Town has been in a close partnership with the City of Cape Town municipal government, working as an embedded researcher to analyse and contribute to the further development of climate adaptation processes and adaptive pathways, both at ...

What happens when you allow knuckle draggers into power? They appoint people like Scott Pruit to head up the EPA. For all the bad things that could be said about Pruit I dont think it is possible to say them clearer than ex presidential candidate Bernie Sanders. Sanders has a ...

Scott Pruitt takes off the gloves Perhaps the dimmest man in US history to ever occupy the office of EPA chief finally reveals his position. How on earth its possible that a known petroleum industry purchase can get into this office is simply beyond me. Going to be interesting to watch ...

This video sees Mr Luis Felipe talking to us about how Costa Rica looks after their livestock and different agricultural techniques that are used. Mr Luis tells us about how he addresses the three major issues of mitigation, irrigation and adaptation/productivity. Mr Luis ensures us that he wants to make ...

This video is very informative and interesting. Mr Roger Godwin, a project and environmental researcher has an endlessly interesting pool of knowledge stored in his cranium.   Mr Godwin talks to us initially about the rights farmers used to have to their mineral rights. Where agriculture used to be fairly ...

This video sees the man from the refrigeration association Mr Francois Heindricks and he is telling us about how the refrigeration industry is moving towards cutting greenhouse gas emissions and he reminds us that the industry only counts for 2% of total greenhouse gas emissions. However it is a standard ...

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr. Anders Levermann Greenland: There have been a number of studies showing what the long-term sea level rise from Greenland will be, and it turns out that there is a threshold in the Greenland ice dynamics and the Greenland ice melting, ...

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Dr Susan Natali of Woods Hole Research Centre responds to questions about the impact of the higher global temperatures on Permafrost, the resultant melting, and bacterial activity will release additional Carbon Dioxide and Methane that has not been included ...

COP 21: Paris. Prof. James Hansen speaks on Atmospheric Composition targets and the Earth’s imbalance due to increased CO2 in our atmosphere and oceans, and global efforts required to stabilize the climate and restore the energy balance of the earth. Climate (In) Justices resulting from long term and ongoing use ...

The University of Earth, Urgent Action Series: COP 21 Paris 2015: Ari Huhtala, an economist from Finland Deputy CEO of the Climate & Development Knowledge Network, which helps developing countries to face the challenges of climate change while still undertaking development and poverty alleviation.