by Konstantina Pratta | Feb 12, 2024 | Front page news, Uncategorized
When the World Climate Research Programme launched their My Climate Risk Lighthouse Activity, the Walker Institute was a natural choice to be one of the 12 original regional hubs in this global network. Why? Because everything that My Climate Risk stands for,...
by Konstantina Pratta | Jan 25, 2024 | Uncategorized
Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the very first Walker update of 2024! This time of the year often gets a bad reputation as the dullest part of the year, however it is also filled with the sparks of new endeavours. In honour of this the Walker Institute team brings you...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 13, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
The students in the COP Climate Action studio are interviewing Dr Emmanuel Essah, Associate Professor and Head of Sustainable Energy, Environment and Engineering in the University of Reading, and Fiona Spuler, PhD student in the Department of Meteorology in the...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 12, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Lynn de Miranda from FoodBioSystems DTP The topic of renewable powered transport is a fast moving one. However, the drive of the general public to change to electric vehicles (EVs) has been slow. Although the amount of EVs on the world’s...
by Konstantina Pratta | Dec 12, 2023 | COP, COP CAS, COP28, Front page news, Uncategorized, Walker Academy
Written by PhD student Emmeline Smith from SCENARIO DTP There has been a cascade of information pouring out of COP28 and I find myself, like others, feeling pessimistic about the progress made. However, I have to remind myself to be optimistic as there are...
