Adaptation at COP26 5 November 2021
It is really important to see Adaptation highlighted at COP26. We are already seeing increases in extreme weather events, which are affecting lives and livelihoods across the world. These changes …
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Visiting the Kennet Meadows 22 October 2021
I had a great afternoon on Saturday, on a guided tour of the Kennet Meadows. Richard – from our ReadingCAN Water theme – took me round. It went from being …
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Frost Days 16 September 2021
I drew up the following chart using data from the Met Office National Climate Information Centre HadUK-Grid climate data. We have seen long-term average temperatures increase, in England since the …
Spring 2021 – Dry | Wet – and heavy going 29 May 2021
Hmm…I haven’t enjoyed this winter. I expect most of the human race are thinking similar thoughts. I have been so angry and worried about the virus, and the repeated errors …
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Helping with the Thames Valley Flood Scheme 28 May 2021
Over the last few weeks I have been working with some great colleagues from the Environment Agency and Jacobs consultancy, helping to develop some really useful information resources on flooding …
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How to get smarter about your business’s water use (8 Jun)
I’m looking forward to speaking at this event on the 8th. It’s going to be a great opportunity to help raise awareness of the need to save water in Reading. I’ll be doing a bit of scene setting: explaining why climate change and growth are issues for us; and introducing the ReadingCAN Water Theme.
Citizens’ Jury: Enabling safe access to the river 5 May 2021
On 25 March I had the great pleasure of presenting for the Rethinking Water Citizens’ Jury. Mine was an interesting topic on Enabling safe access to the river system. It …
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Why haven’t we fixed climate change yet? 23 November 2020
A reflection on what has happened with ‘Climate Change’ the most important issue facing humanity. Why haven’t we fixed it yet? And how optimistic am I now.
Met Office: What is climate change?
The Met Office has a very good explanation of what climate change is. This includes evidence from UK and global sources; as well as causes and impacts, and statistics on extreme events.
Rivers of Reading event 20 November 2020
The Reading Climate Festival has been a great week of events, all supporting the launch of our new Climate Emergency Strategy. This was a perfect opportunity for us, the ReadingCAN …
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