Tyndall Talks

This episode is about wildfires. We have seen wildfires happening more frequently in recent years – In the US, Brazil, Indonesia, and Australia, for example. How do wildfires start, does climate change make them worse? How do they impact communities and what can we do to prevent them?  Our guest for this episode is Dr. Rachel Carmenta, environmental social scientist and Tyndall Lecturer in Climate...

To start this year, we have the Science Brief team to talk to us about their work and why accessible scientific evidence is important in this time of climate crisis. How do we filter quality science and evidence?  What makes a good data visualisation? How can we make sure that the information we share is backed by good science? We have Adam Smith, Anthony De-Gol, and Corinne Le Quere, the core tea...

How does resilience look like for drought and water security? How do we put to this to work? How do we define resilience in different parts of the world?  This episode is a conversation among experts about what resilience means and how it looks like when we deal with drought and water security. This is part of a recorded seminar led by Tyndall Centre’s Adaptation and Resilience theme. ( Royalty Fr...

In this episode we are going to talk about cities and live music. With the UK’s goal of Net Zero by 2050, we need different sectors to do their share of actions to ensure a low-carbon future. Today, we will focus on two sectors: cities and live music. Cities account for more than 50% of the global population, 80% of global GDP, two-thirds of global energy consumption and more than 70% of annual gl...

The UK will be leading the 26th meeting of countries this November, six years after the Paris Agreement was signed. Why is this year’s conference important? What do we need for countries to commit to this year? How can we say that the COP is a success? And how do we expect the UK to lead the conference? We have Dr. Annela Anger Kraavi of the Climate Change Policy Group at the University of Cambrid...

This is the highlights of recorded seminar on the topic of Climate Change, Inequality, and Health which took place online last June 2, 2021 with guests Ronnie Murungu, Batsirai Muruju, and Paul Hunter hosted by Jo Greere and Roger Few. This seminar focuses on inequalities of health risk. Climate change threatens to exacerbate health issues across the globe, but the impacts will not be evenly sprea...

This is the highlights of recorded seminar on the topic of Climate Change, Inequality, and Energy which took place online last May 26, 2021 with guest Pierre Telep hosted by Dr. Sarah Mander, Vanessa Mukoro, and Christopher Walsh of Tyndall Manchester. This seminar reflects on challenges of providing energy access to all, including issues of inequality, and energy access policies for climate finan...

For this episode of the Tyndall Talks, we have the highlights of a  recorded seminar on the topic of Climate Change, Inequality, and Conservation with guests Dr. Karen Wong-Perez of IIED and Prof. Patrcia Balvanera of UNAM, hosted by Dr. Rachel Carmenta. Whilst climate conservation interventions present an opportunity for tackling climate change, conservation and development, they may also pose ri...

For this episode of the Tyndall Talks, we have part of a  recorded seminar on the topic of Climate Change, Inequality, and Adaptation  with guests Prof. Silja Klepp, Dr. Georgina Cundill Kemp, and Daniel Morchain hosted by Dr. Mark Tebboth. That the impacts of climate change will unduly affect the poorest and most vulnerable people in the world is well established.  This episode critically explore...

This episode talks about the psychology of climate change. How do we change people’s behaviours in line with sustainability? Do individual actions matter and if it does, what actions can we do in our everyday lives to contribute to a low-carbon future? What kind of messages should we use to encourage people to change their behaviours? We have two guests in this episode: Prof. Lorraine Whitmarsh of...

In this episode, James and Charlotte from Tyndall Manchester chat with Kevin Anderson, his experience in climate change research  both in Sweden and the UK, working on carbon budgets, and working with Greta Thunberg. What is a carbon budget and how much more carbon dioxide can we emit to keep global warming at two degrees Celsius? What is Kevin's experience working with Greta Thunberg? What a...

In this episode we talk about the impacts of Brexit on climate and environment policies.  The UK has now formally left the EU and just before Christmas of 2020, the two sides struck a new trade and cooperation agreement.  What does all this mean for climate and environment policies in the UK and in the EU? Our guest is Professor Andy Jordan from the Tyndall Centre at the University of East Anglia...

In this episode produced by Tyndall Manchester, we speak with Prof. Alice Larkin about shipping and aviation and how we can reduce the emissions of these industries. Can sails be the technology of the future? Is it worse to fly during day or night? Is carbon offsetting not as good for the planet as what we think? This episode is hosted by Charlotte Brown and James Mason. ( Royalty Free Music by Be...

In this episode, we are going to talk about post-COVID recovery. With a vaccine in sight,  many countries are starting planning on how to make their economies recover from COVID impacts. Studies have shown that during lockdown, carbon emissions have dropped. Can we sustain this? How can we rebuild economies in a greener way? Our guest for today is Professor Charlie Wilson from the Tyndall Centre a...

In this episode produced by our colleagues from Tyndall Manchester, we celebrate Tyndall Centre's 20th anniversary. Get to know more about us, what we do, and why we do what we do. The episode is hosted by Charlotte Brown and James Mason with special guest Prof. Robert Nicholls. ( Royalty Free Music by Benjamin Tissot )

Welcome to the second part of this two part series on the future of international assessments. In the first part we learned about the key components of international assessments, key criteria needed to produce an influential assessment, and the challenges we face and where to go from here. In this second part, Tyndall centre director Robert Nicholls and Professor Bob Watson talk about the key thin...

This is Tyndall Centre's first episode for Tyndall Talks. We have Tyndall Executive Director Robert Nicholls in conversation with Prof. Bob Watson about the Future of International Assessments. In this first part of our two part series, we focus on three key points: first, we will talk about the basic components of the science-policy interface that these assessments are trying to inform and i...