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Heathrow Expansion in light of the UK’s Climate Change Commitments

Alice LarkinJohn Broderick By and Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted:

Alice Larkin, Professor of Climate Science and Energy Policy at The University of Manchester, along with Dr John Broderick consider if the level of emissions from the Heathrow expansion is in alignment with the UK’s legal commitments on climate change. They argue that the proposed expansion jeopardises these legal commitments, given the absence of a […]

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Natural gas beyond 2035 is not compatible with our climate commitments

Kevin AndersonJohn Broderick By and Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment Posted:

Following on from the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 23) to the UN Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr John Broderick discuss their research into global carbon budgets and the carbon footprints of natural gas supplies. By 2035, the substantial use of all fossil fuels, including natural […]

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Out of Time: Fracking in UK Energy Policy

John Broderick By Filed Under: All posts, Featured, Science and Technology Posted:

As the decision on fracking at Little Plumpton in Lancashire is delayed, Dr John Broderick of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, part of Manchester Energy, considers whether a UK shale gas industry may turn out to be an anachronism. Whether the go-ahead for fracking in Lancashire is given or not, there is little […]

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Evidence ignored amid Lords committee’s bullishness on fracking

John Broderick By Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted:

Last week a Lords Select Committee report backed “all out” development of a UK shale gas industry, pointing to compatibility with UK climate change commitments. But this conclusion flies in the face of a wealth of evidence to the contrary, writes Dr John Broderick. The message from last week’s House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee […]

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