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FREE Talk: Global Energy Trends
Description Who’s got coal, oil and gas and who’s consuming it? Why is there a crisis in the fossil fuel industries? What are the prospects for a green future when fossil fuels are cheap? Nikki Jones, researcher/writer on global energy will be giving an overview of trends in fossil fuel production and consumption at the Bath Brew House, 14 St James St West, Bath. She will present the facts and figures and put the decarbonisation challenge in perspective. This is…
Find out more »FREE talk: UK Energy, Emissions and Targets
Description Are UK greenhouse gas emissions on the increase? What’s the future for oil, coal and gas in the UK? Are current government policies compatable with targets? Nikki Jones, rearcher/writer on global energy, will be giving an overview of UK energy trends at the Bath Brew House, St James St West, Bath. She will explain our diverse and overlapping renewable and emission targets and the progress we are making towards them. This is a chance to understand the challenges for…
Find out more »Demain – Film and discussion with Rob Hopkins, Creator of the Transition Network at Komedia
Demain – Film on at Komedia in Bath on July 4th: If you are interested in Sustainability, Komedia will be showing Demaine a highly rated film which investigates solutions to the worlds pending environmental problems: ”Showing solutions, telling a feel-good story… this may be the best way to solve the ecological, economical and social crises that our countries are going through. After a special briefing for the journal Nature announced the possible extinction of a part of mankind before the end…
Find out more »FREE Talk: Is Nuclear the Answer?
Description Should nuclear fill the UK’s energy gap? Does nuclear provide a genuinely low carbon energy supply? How much do safety issues add to the cost? Nikki Jones, researcher/writer on global energy will answer the question of why the UK government is intent on a nuclear energy strategy at the Bath Brew House, St James St West, Bath. She will explain the UK energy context, current nuclear infrastructure, and how renewables and other technologies could offer a viable alternative. There…
Find out more »FREE Talk: Land Use and Climate Change
Description How does humans’ use of land contribute to climate change? Is the livestock industry a bigger source of greenhouse gases than fossil fuels? What is Biological Energy Carbon Capture and Storage and should it underpin climate change policy? Nikki Jones, researcher/writer on global energy will be explaining the climate change impact of land use at the Bath Brew House, St James St West, Bath. She will describe the many ways that livestock production adds to our greenhouse gas emissions…
Find out more »FREE Talk: The Way Forward
Description Is switching to renewable energy enough to stabilise global warming? Is there a role for carbon capture and storage? What are the prospects for demand management and battery storage? Nikki Jones, researcher/writer on global energy, will be giving an overview of challenges for the grid and new technologies. Can we move fast enough to avert a climate change disaster? There will be opportunities for questions throughout. This will be the last in a series of seven talks focusing on…
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