Environment – Page 5

Delivering on climate commitments: restricting global warming to 1.5C

By Angela Mae Minas Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Environment, Science and Technology Posted: June 27, 2023

In 2015, world leaders committed to holding global warming to well below 2C whilst pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5C as part of The Paris Agreement at COP21. It is now expected that the world is likely to hit this level of warming within the next five years. In this article, Dr Angela Minas […]

Spreading like wildfire: the need for a UK Fire Danger Rating System (FDRS)

By Gareth Clay Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Environment Posted: June 26, 2023

In a rapidly changing world under pressure from climate change we are seeing alterations in the pattern of fires, especially in places where wildfires have not been viewed as a major threat such as the UK. Fire Danger Rating Systems (FDRS) provide a measure of the threat posed by wildfires, and are informed by fuel […]