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Travel

• Do we have to choose between driving and eating meat? by Jo Hamilton
  Peter Lipman's Opinion article from Every Action Counts
• Take the train! by Jo Hamilton
  Sarah Webb gives a glowing account of Eurostar earlier this year

Impacts

• Climate change impacts in Oxfordshire: in words and pictures by Jane Pendlenton, Climate-X-Change
  An Oxfordshire weather forecast for 2050?
• Coral Reefs Fading Fast by Dr. Peter Mumby, Newcastle University
  A scientist’s observations of climate induced changes to coral.
• Coral Reefs: their fate in a changing climate by Sarah Penington
  Coral reefs and the threat to their survival.
• Flooding: an introduction by Asher Minns and Dr. John Boardman
  The what, where and how much of flooding..
• Gardening in a changing climate by Susan Ballard
  How will your garden grow... with a changing climate?
• Gardening in the Global Greenhouse by Jo Hamilton
  Impacts of climate change on an Oxford garden
• Impacts of Climate change on allotments by Jo Hamilton
  find out the impacts - and share ideas

Domestic energy / eco-renovation

• Be Your Own Generator by Susan Ballard
  An Oxfordshire couple power their house with solar roof tiles.
• Climate change begins at home by Brenda Boardman
  How can we start with action on our own patch?
• Footprints on the Carpet by Robin Roy and Sally Caird
  How can our footprint be measured?
• Introducing Solar Photovoltaics by Susan Ballard
  Learn about solar PV- no experience necessary!
• Introducing Solar Water Heating by Alison Colls
  Everything you want to know about solar water heating..
• A sunny solar farm by Muzinee Kistenfeger
  Germany is a strong lead in solar energy.. can we follow?
• Sustainable Housing in the UK by Nick White
  Is it possible to develop sustaibale housing here in Britain?
• Westmill Windfarm: local wind power by Adam Twine, Westmill Farm
  An exciting story of local renewable energy in progress..
• Wood fuel in Oxfordshire by Asher Minns
  Is there potential for wood as fuel in Oxfordshire?

Oxfordshire

• Oxford 206 to 144 million years ago... by ian curtis
  Fancy a swim?
• Weathergirls by Jo Hamilton
  Who is watching the weather in Oxfordshire?

Food and agriculture

• Climate Change and global Food Supply by Alison Colls
  Worldwide agricultural impacts of climate change.
• Climate, food and agriculture by Jo Hamilton
  Slides from the talk at the Botanic Gardens
• Food in a climate of disparity- 1 by Mahendra Shah, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
  Expected impacts of climate change for food production.
• Food in a climate of disparity- 3 by Mahendra Shah, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
  How will food production be impacted for the vulnerable?

Economy and business

• Carbon in the UK Economy by Tina Fawcett
  How much of a role does carbon play in our economy?
• Climate change hits your pocket: Impacts on Insurance premiums by Andrew Dlugolecki
  How will climate change impact insurance premiums?
• Counting the costs of UK Climate Change- and the benefits? by David Ballard
  How will the UK prepare for impacts of climate change?
• Offsetting Carbon by Tom Morton
  Is the suggestion to offset some of our emissions a good one?

Health

• Climate change and Health in Europe by Sari Kovats, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  Impacts of climate change for health throughout Europe.
• Death in the Marshes? by Steve Lindsay and Rob Hutchinson
  Will we see an increase in malaria in the UK?
• Health Ups and Downs of Climate Change by Ian Langford and Graham Bentham, UEA
  What will be the significant impacts of climate on health?

Ecology and natural environment

• A Butterfly's Map of Climate Change by Richard Fox
  How can butterflies tell us about our changing climate?
• The climate challenge for conservation by Pam Berry
  How are conservationists called to respond to climate change?
• Swallow Linger Longer: Britain's Changing Ecology by David Marley
  How is Britain monitoring changes to its ecology?

Other Articles

• Antarctic Diary: an oceanographer sets sail for the south by Evan Mason
  Share in a trip to the Antarctic through this diary account.
• The Carbon Cycle and Climate Change: A beginner's guide by Alison Colls
  How is a natural cycle being changed?
• Carbon Earth: A cross-curricula exploration in science and art by Asher Minns, Tyndall Centre
  Original Oxfordshire exploration of climate change through art.
• Carbon Sequestration by Alison Colls
  The basis of carbon offsetting, explained.
• Climate Change by Alison Colls, Environmental Change Institute
  The basics of climate change.
• Climate Change Science by ian curtis
  Climate Change Science
• Don’t chuck out the climate with the garbage by Tina Fawcett, ECI
  Practical advice to reduce the impact of our waste habits.
• Fighting Climate Change: a lifetime’s commitment by George Marshall
  The evolution of a commitment to fight causes of climate change.
• Future Energy and the Balance of Nature by Emily Dennis
  A future for energy from the industrial past.
• Geosequestration: burying the problem? by Andy Chadwick
  Can we store Carbon dioxide underground?
• Golf and Climate change by Neil Kelly, Golf World
  Will climate change blow golfers off course?
• Larsen Ice Shelf B, Antarctic 2002 by Dr. David Vaughan
  In 2002 an ice shelf broke off in the Antarctic..read the story.
• Lessons from the past by Anthony Cohen, Open University
  Has the climate changed rapidly in the past?
• The Rainbow Unwoven by Scott Henderson, Conservation International
  Becoming a coral campaigner.
• Wave Energy: an Overview by Alison Colls
  Can wave power become a contributor to our energy supply?
• Well's Waves: Turning a vision into reality by Susan Ballard
  A pioneer of wave energy tells his story.
• Is Your Car a Gas Guzzler? by Susan Ballard
  Find information to compare your cars performance...