Rose and Mofoluso attend 44th IAPSC Conference

Rose and Mofoluso also attended the 44th Investigation of Air Pollution Standing Conference, at the School of African and Oriental Studies in London on Wednesday 11th June. The conference covered topics including emergency responses to incidents affecting air quality; transport; and LAQM, including the results of a recent report on biomass combustion in London. Copies of the presentations from the conference will shortly be available on the IAPSC website http://www.iapsc.org.uk/

Rose attends Bristol: Fit for the Future? Panel Discussion

To mark World Environment Day on 5th June, city leaders and environmental experts came together to discuss publicly what further action Bristol could take to respond to the environmental challenges of the 21st century. The discussion considered what government, business, the public and voluntary sectors, architects, developers and planners are doing and can do to help Bristol cope with climate change, tackle transport issues and congestion and create truly sustainable homes and communities. Rose attended the debate, along with representatives from local government, universities, businesses, community groups and the public. More information on the evening can be found here:
http://www.bristol.gov.uk/ccm/content/press-releases/2008/jun/green-capital-debate.en and the debate can also be viewed online as a webcast here: http://www.bristol.public-i.tv/site/index.php?l=en_GB

Rose Facilitates Table Discussion at Bristol Hothouse

Rose attended the Bristol Hothouse on 3rd June, and facilitated a discussion on sustainable waste management options for the city. The event, organised by Bristol City Council and supported by the Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment and E.ON UK, brought together professionals, designers and civic leaders to debate Bristol's ambition to be a sustainable city.

Rose attends UKCIP08 workshop

Rose attended a workshop on 2nd June in Taunton, on using the new UKCIP08 climate prediction scenarios. The workshop was run by the UK Climate Impacts Programme and hosted by the South West Climate Change Impacts Partnership. UKCIP08 will provide information and give probabilities of current and projected future climate change for the UK up to 2099, using the UK Met Office Hadley Centre scientists' latest understanding of how the climate system operates and how it might change in the future, to better quantify some of the uncertainties associated with climate modelling. It is hoped that the information provided by UKCIP08 will make users better informed to be able to assess the potential impacts of climate change and make robust adaptation decisions.