Environmental Change Institute

The People's Planet: Reconnecting climate science, climate policy and reality

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:53:33 +0000

Myles Allen (Professor of Geosystem Science, School of Geography and the Environment and Department of Physics) delivers his inaugural lecture on 28 Nov 2011.

Panel discussion: What next for climate change reporting?

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:31:15 +0000

A panel discussion bringing together several of the UK's most influential environment correspondents to discuss the challenges of climate change reporting in the coming months. Chaired by Fiona Fox, Science Media Centre. The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (RISJ), the School of Geography and Environment and the Environmental Change Institute (ECI) at Oxford University, and the British Council Climate Change Programme are bringing together several of the UK's most influential environment correspondents to discuss the challenges of climate change reporting in the coming months

David Adam, The Guardian, Environment Correspondent
Richard Black, BBC News website, Environment Correspondent
Fiona Harvey, Financial Times, Environment Correspondent
Ben Jackson, The Sun, Environment Correspondent
Chair, Fiona Fox, Director, Science Media Centre

Among the key issues to be addressed are,

In the light of the weak political agreement reached in Copenhagen, will the science of climate change be obscured in 2010 by reporting the international diplomacy. How should the media keep the science at the forefront of the coverage.
What are the key issues that the media should report on the row over the hacked e-mails from the University of East Anglia (Climategate).
Surveys suggest that the public in the UK seems to be becoming more sceptical about the science of climate change: should the media give more voice to sceptics or ramp up the voice of scientists.
Polar bears, melting ice, floods in Bangladesh have come to frame media representations of climate change. What's new and fresh to keep the public's interest. Is fear-based messaging a turn-off. And if so what is the alternative.
Is new media engagement with climate change fundamentally altering the future of environmental reporting. What is the role of the traditional print media
Are some media in danger of becoming too much like campaigning organisations (for example, the Guardian's 1010 campaign). Does that undermine their credibility If media become too close to some NGOs, how does this affect their role as independent commentators

Copenhagen COP 15: What happened and What next?

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:43:11 +0000

An ECI organised panel discussion following the Copenhagen international climate negotiations in December 2009 to review what happened at the negotiations and what happens next.

Reflections on the ECI's MSc Environmental Change and Management

Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:45:37 +0100

Students Max and Astrid give their insights on this MSc programme, including why they applied, what they learned, the fieldtrips, the students and more.

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Conference Overview

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:17:33 +0100

Conference Overview.

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - The potential of reducing emissions from deforestation to protect the amazon and mitigate climate change

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:15:57 +0100

The potential of reducing emissions from deforestation to protect the amazon and mitigate climate change

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - What impact would the dieback of Amazonia have on regional and global climate, carbon, water, and energy cycles?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:15:08 +0100

What impact would the dieback of Amazonia have on regional and global climate, carbon, water, and energy cycles?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Social-science perspectives on environmental change in the Brazilian Amazon

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:14:14 +0100

Social-science perspectives on environmental change in the Brazilian Amazon

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - What drives environmental policymaking in the Brazilian Amazon?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:13:33 +0100

What drives environmental policymaking in the Brazilian Amazon?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Amazon interventions and climate change

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:12:39 +0100

Amazon interventions and climate change

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Adaptive governance: a remedy for amazonia?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:11:53 +0100

Adaptive governance: a remedy for amazonia?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Human Dimensions of climate change: the vulnerability of small farmers in the Amazon

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:11:17 +0100

Human Dimensions of climate change: the vulnerability of small farmers in the Amazon

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Amazon conservation biology: the challenge of representing biodiversity in a changing environment

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:04:41 +0100

Amazon conservation biology: the challenge of representing biodiversity in a changing environment

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - How can conservation strategies plan for climate impacts in Amazonia?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:03:38 +0100

How can conservation strategies plan for climate impacts in Amazonia?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Land-use decision-making and the future of Amazonia

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:02:51 +0100

Land-use decision-making and the future of Amazonia

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Interactions between Amazon economies, ecosystems and climate from 1996 to 2050: opportunities for policy interventions

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:01:35 +0100

Interactions between Amazon economies, ecosystems and climate from 1996 to 2050: opportunities for policy interventions

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Contemporary processes in Amazonia and implications for the future of Amazonia

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 16:00:46 +0100

Contemporary processes in Amazonia and implications for the future of Amazonia

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Legacies of pre-columbian disturbance on Amazonian forests

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:59:56 +0100

Legacies of pre-columbian disturbance on Amazonian forests

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - How stable or variable is the climate of Amazonia?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:59:09 +0100

How stable or variable is the climate of Amazonia?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Structure of Amazonian vegetation in the first half of the 21st Century

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:58:03 +0100

Structure of Amazonian vegetation in the first half of the 21st Century

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Physiological responses to temperature and C02 and the extent of the Amazon forest

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:57:16 +0100

Physiological responses to temperature and C02 and the extent of the Amazon forest

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Effects of rising temperatures and C02 concentration on the physiology of tropical forests

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:56:20 +0100

Effects of rising temperatures and C02 concentration on the physiology of tropical forests

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - The possibly impacts of drought on Amazonian forest

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:55:35 +0100

The possibly impacts of drought on Amazonian forest

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Biodiversity erosion in fire-prone Amazonian forests

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:54:46 +0100

Biodiversity erosion in fire-prone Amazonian forests

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Change in mature Amazonian forests, 1980-2005

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:52:24 +0100

Change in mature Amazonian forests, 1980-2005

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - The extent and impacts of the 2005 Amazon drought

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:51:21 +0100

The extent and impacts of the 2005 Amazon drought

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - The influence of Amazonian forests and their loss on the chemistry of the atmosphere

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:49:16 +0100

The influence of Amazonian forests and their loss on the chemistry of the atmosphere

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - How robust is the HadCM3 Amazon "dieback" result?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:48:08 +0100

How robust is the HadCM3 Amazon "dieback" result?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - What are the patterns of climate that threaten the Amazon Biome?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:47:25 +0100

What are the patterns of climate that threaten the Amazon Biome?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Climate in the Amazon Basin: from interannual variability to climate change

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:46:05 +0100

Climate in the Amazon Basin: from interannual variability to climate change

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Was the Amazon Drought of 2005 Human Caused?

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:45:08 +0100

Was the Amazon Drought of 2005 Human Caused?

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Gradual Climate Change or "Tipping Points" in the system

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:44:27 +0100

Gradual Climate Change or "Tipping Points" in the system

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Tipping Points in the Earth System

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:38:44 +0100

Tipping Points in the Earth System

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon 2007 - Introduction

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:31:43 +0100

Climate Change and the Fate of the Amazon: An introduction to conference structure and aims.

When Worlds Collide: Reconciling Human and Environmental Systems

Mon, 12 May 2008 12:10:53 +0100

This talk focuses on how cultural values, especially those associated with the United States, impact individuals' sense of belonging to nature and engaging in pro-environmental behaviour.

The Cork in the Bottle: The Changing Climate of U.S. Politics

Mon, 12 May 2008 11:47:53 +0100

Professor David Orr discusses US climate policy and in particular the President's Climate Action Project which he helped to launch and fund. This project aims at the initial climate actions in the first 100 days of the next US administration.