Posts Tagged ‘Science’
Climate Change: A Brief Introduction
Posted in Research by Kate Archdeacon on June 24th, 2010
Source: Food Climate Research Network
Rothamsted Research has put an really useful new document up on its website called: Climate Change- a brief introduction for scientists and engineers – or anyone else who has to do something about it.
The document has been written by David Jenkinson, a Rothamsted senior fellow. It provides a detailed but accessible walk-through of the hows and whats and whys and wheres of climate change. Its chapters cover the following:
- Chapter 1 – the science of climate change (solar radiation, the greenhouse effect, radiative forcing etc, long term climate variations etc)
- Chapter 2 – the greenhouse gases (water; sources and sinks of CO2 methane, nitrous oxide; halocarbons, ozone, aerosols)
- Chapter 3 – how people use energy (fossil fuel combustion, reserves, per capita emissions)
- Chapter 4 – using models to forecast future climate (models for temperature, precipitation, sea level, extreme weather etc)
- Chapter 5 – reducing the release of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere (transport, buildings, industry, electricity generation, carbon capture, agriculture, deforestation)
- Chapter 6 – geoengineering as a way of counteracting climate change (biological and chemical sequestration, solar iradiation measures)
- Chapter 7 – energy from biomass (current
- Chapter 8 – sources of energy that do not depend on carbon (nuclcear fusion and fission, hydroelectricity, wind, wave, solar, tidal, geogrhermal and others)
- Chapter 9 – adapting to climate change (population growth, sea level rise, water, food security)
- Chapter 10 – economic incentives to reduce emissions (economic tools, the Kaya Identity)
To download the document go to: http://www.rothamsted.bbsrc.ac.uk/aen/reviews/Climate_Change_Draft_B03.pdf
Source: Tara Garnett, Food Climate Research Network
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The Science and Practice of Ecology and Society Award
Posted in Events by Devin Maeztri on May 6th, 2009
The Science and Practice of Ecology and Society Award is an annual award given to the individual or organization that is the most effective in bringing transdisciplinary science of the interactions of ecology and society into practice. Examples of possible winners include a high school teacher who develops a special curriculum, a mayor with initiatives and actions for her/his town based on scientific concepts, a journalist who brings scientific insights to a broader audience, or a NGO group who facilitates local knowledge production in rural communities. Hosted by Ecology and Society.
See the articles about past winners.
The purposes of this award is to recognize the importance of practitioners who translate the scientific findings and insights of the scholarly community to practical applications. We want to identify innovative practitioners so that their story can be an example for others.
For more information, please contact: Marco Janssen: Marco.Janssen@asu.edu or Michelle Lee: managing_editor@ecologyandsociety.org