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Estimating future irrigation needs of cereals in East England by 2030

The British Met Office has recently provided spatially accurate (2.2 km resolution) climate projections for England in its latest UKCP. They have followed a new “Convection-Permitting” Model, which allows reducing the spatial and temporal scales of regional climate projections. The daily meteorological data, such as temperature and precipitation, at 5-km grid cells, could help to estimate future irrigation needs by 2030, in farms growing rainfed … [Read more...] about Estimating future irrigation needs of cereals in East England by 2030

Energy-saving home improvements

Carbon emissions from homes account for more than 15% of the total greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in Britain, according to a published assessment. The Energy Information Administration says that the U.S. residential sector accounts for 20 percent of their country’s carbon emissions. Therefore, energy-saving home improvements are mandatory tasks in most of the Climate-Change policy plans. New buildings must … [Read more...] about Energy-saving home improvements

The ten point plan of the British government

The British government has released an ambitious plan to enhance the country’ fight against climate-change consequences. The plan calls itself “Green Industrial Revolution”. It will mobilize £12 billion of government investment, expecting to potentially reach three times as much from the private sector. The ten point plan aims as well to create and support up to 250,000 green jobs. The ten points … [Read more...] about The ten point plan of the British government

GHG emissions due to energy production

The energy supply sector is the largest contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. According to the IPCC 5th report, GHG emissions due to energy production were approximately 35% of total anthropogenic GHG emissions.Annual GHG-emissions growth in the global energy supply sector accelerated from 1.7% per year from 1990–2000 to 3.1% per year from 2000–2010. It was due to the rapid economic growth in countries such as China and an increase in … [Read more...] about GHG emissions due to energy production

Paris Agreement, GHG emissions and NDCs

The Paris Agreement aims to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions, keeping a global temperature rise this century well below 2C above pre-industrial levels. The Agreement has been signed by 188 countries and it is practically universal.Actually, just 25 countries (shown below) comprise more than 90% of the total GHG emissions. China is the main emissor, with more than 25% of the world’s GHG emissions. Only three countries: China, United States … [Read more...] about Paris Agreement, GHG emissions and NDCs