UKESM & COP26
UKESM is participating in several COP26 related activities including a presence in the Green Zone (public events in the Glasgow Science Centre) in Glasgow. Click on COP26 activities for information and new video storyboards.
Entries by UKESM project
Methane Removal: Climate and Air Quality benefits
Methane (CH4) is a greenhouse gas and has contributed 0.5oC to current global warming. It comes from a wide range of human activities including agriculture, waste and fossil fuel use. It also comes from natural sources such as wetlands and fires which may increase in the future along with new sources from thawing permafrost. New […]
UKESM General Assembly 2021
The UKESM General Assembly 2021 took place online on 8 & 9th June and was attended by over 60 participants. The meeting provided an update on progress for the UKESM project, a look forward for the final year of the extension of the project and a series of UKESM related science talks. Presentation slides and […]
COP23 Realizing the Paris Agreement: A rapidly closing window of opportunity
Using advanced Earth system models to deliver reliable estimates of future global change Human activity, notably the emission of carbon dioxide (CO2), is changing the climate. Presently, only ~50% of emitted CO2 remains in the atmosphere causing the climate to warm. The remaining 50% is absorbed by the Earth’s natural carbon sinks, on land and […]
CRESCENDO-ISIMIP joint workshop on selecting Earth system model simulation for driving multi-sectorial impact models
By Stefan Lange (PIK) and Colin Jones (UNIVLEEDS), June 2019. CRESCENDO contributed to the annual cross-sectoral workshop of the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP, www.isimip.org) which took place in Paris on 4-7 June 2019. While the first two days of the workshop focused on ISIMIP-specific topics including recent and planned studies on impact model evaluation and […]
CRESCENDO scientists support UKESM exhibit at the 2019 Blue Dot Music and Science Festival
To increase the public understanding around the science of climate and Earth system change, the NERC/Met Office funded UKESM project, along with UK scientists from the EU-funded CRESCENDO project, participated in the recent Blue Dot Music and Science Festival, held at Jodrell Bank Observatory, July 18 to 21 2019. (https://www.discoverthebluedot.com/home). The festival attracted tens of […]
Science Brief – Climate Change Increases the Risk of Wildfires
ScienceBrief recently published a new analysis of the impacts of climate change on wildfires. The CRESCENDO project is one of the funders for ScienceBrief. Over 115 papers were collated under the Brief “climate change increases the risk of wildfires”, collectively showing strong consensus. This updated ScienceBrief Review focuses on articles relevant to ongoing fires in the western United […]
