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Abstract Photovoltaics (PV) is our fastest growing energy source and, in many countries, is stet to become a major source of electricity. However, PV electricity output is highly dependent on weather and climate – so will climate change affect PV output? Pumping sulphate aerosols into our atmosphere has been propsed as a radical fix for...
Abstract There are many sources of uncertainty in a flood forecast that impact on the overall performance of the Flood Forecasting and Warning service. This talk will outline the steps the Environment Agency is taking to quantify performance of that service both for planning prior to a flood event and when a forecast is being...
Biography Dr. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat is Director of Strategic Studies and Agriculture Policy and an Associate Professor on Forest Policy & Economics at Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). He has a PhD in forest policy and nature conservation from the Georg-August University of Goettingen, Germany. He has published numerous articles, papers and books on the subjects...
Abstract UK policy for household energy efficiency has historically been designed around individual measures (eg loft insulation, cavity wall insulation), which are minimally disruptive to install and which have relatively short payback periods. The potential for these ‘easy wins’ is not yet fully realised, but that potential not large enough to meet the scale of...
With extreme weather events around the world receiving widespread media attention, understanding how perceptions of weather influence beliefs about climate change is of high importance. In a series of studies, researchers from the University of Leeds and Carnegie Mellon University explored the relationship between public perceptions of weather and beliefs about climate change in the...