Climate change and energy

SGR produces a range of outputs on the issue of 'Climate change and energy'. This covers climate change science, technological and policy responses to climate change, energy supply technologies (especially renewable energy and nuclear power), energy use and energy efficiency (including in transport and buildings), and related policy and lifestyle issues.

Could Terrorists Turn The UK Into A Nuclear Wasteland?

SGR statement released 16 November 2001
 

An Ethical Career in Science and Technology?

This booklet takes an initial look at issues such as climate change, arms, cleaner technology, militarisation of space, genetics, animal experiments, information technology, and science funding. In addition, it describes the experiences of working scientists and how they have dealt with many of these issues. Contributors include Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Sir Joseph Rotblat, inventor of the World-Wide-Web Dr Tim Berners-Lee, and the well-known commentator on biotechnology issues Dr Mae Wan Ho.

Edited by Stuart Parkinson and Vanessa Spedding; summer 2001

 

COP6 Climate Negotiations: SGR Statement

SGR Statement, 15 July 2001
 

Climate Change Is More Certain Than George W Bush's Election Result

Open Letter to President George W. Bush from Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR), UK Concerning the US Decision not to Implement the Kyoto Protocol; 24 June 2001
 

So What Did Happen at the Climate Negotiations?

Stuart Parkinson examines the detail behind the headlines at The Hague talks

Article from SGR Newsletter 22, February 2001
 

Kyoto Mechanisms: SGR statement

October 2000
 

The Clean Development Mechanism: Opportunity or Loophole?

Article by Stuart Parkinson, SGR, from SGR Newsletter, no 20 (spring 2000), p7-9
 

UK Climate Change Strategy: SGR response (Feb 1999)

SGR Response to a UK government consultation, February 1999
 

The Climate Train to Kyoto

Report by Ben Matthews and Michelle Valentine on the SGR-led project 'The Climate Train to Kyoto', September 1998

The report documents the journey by train and boat by a group of scientists and environmental campaigners from Europe to the UN climate negotiations in Kyoto November - December 1997
 

The Kyoto Protocol - What the world agreed to do about climate change (at least for now!)

Article by Stuart Parkinson, SGR, from SGR Newletter 17, March 1998