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Nature Based Solutions: Reforesting Europe would increase Rainfall

Elizabeth Lewis (Newcastle University), Edouard Davin and Ronny Meir (both of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich) discuss the impact that reforesting large parts of Europe would have on rainfall and climate.

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The Economy, Land and Climate Podcast

 

Our first five podcast episodes are now live. Click on the button below to listen to our editors, Alasdair and Ed, interviewing scientists and activists on a range of topics, from Greenpeace’s Doug Parr on the threat of greenwash to NRDC’s Sasha Stashwick on the Biden administration’s climate plans and Professor Mike Norton of the European Science Academies on what transformative change means.

 
 
 
 
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Lina Burnelius on Sweden's forestry model: sustainable or greenwash?
Podcast

Lina Burnelius on Sweden's forestry model: sustainable or greenwash?

Alasdair speaks to Dr Dan Quiggin, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House, and Ember Chief Operating Officer Phil MacDonald, about…
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What is BECCS and what does it mean for climate policy?
Podcast

What is BECCS and what does it mean for climate policy?

Alasdair speaks to Dr Dan Quiggin, Senior Research Fellow at Chatham House, and Ember Chief Operating Officer Phil MacDonald, about…
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How are preparations for COP26 going?
Podcast

How are preparations for COP26 going?

The COP26 lead at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), Gareth Redmond-King, talks to Alasdair about the preparations for the…
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Ember's Phil MacDonald on powering past coal
Podcast

Ember's Phil MacDonald on powering past coal

Chief Operating Officer of energy think tank Ember, Phil MacDonald, talks to Alasdair about the new challenges of decarbonising the global…
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Sasha Stashwick on Biden and climate change
Podcast

Sasha Stashwick on Biden and climate change

Edward and Alasdair speak to Sasha Stashwick, climate expert at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), on how the Biden Administration…
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UK: Joint NGO Statement on Biomass for Net Zero
Forest Bioenergy

UK: Joint NGO Statement on Biomass for Net Zero

22 Environmental NGOs tell the UK Government that industrial-scale biomass burning in the power sector threatens climate action and should…
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Will bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) work?
Sustainable Economics

Will bioenergy with carbon capture (BECCS) work?

Ember's Phil Macdonald explains his report on BECCS at Drax. Will a future BECCS plant be eye-wateringly expensive and actually…
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Mike Norton on "transformative change" and science policy
Podcast

Mike Norton on "transformative change" and science policy

Edward Robinson speaks to Prof Michael Norton, outgoing director of the environment programme at the European Academies Science Advisory Council…
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Greenpeace's Doug Parr on climate change policy
Podcast

Greenpeace's Doug Parr on climate change policy

Alasdair MacEwen speaks to Doug Parr, Chief Scientist and Head of Policy at Greenpeace UK about how climate policy has…
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Food and the struggle for Africa’s sovereignty
Sustainable Economics

Food and the struggle for Africa’s sovereignty

Jihen Chandoul argues that post-independence clarity on the link between food self-sufficiency and sovereignty offers lessons for today.
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UK: Joint NGO Statement on BECCS
Forest Bioenergy

UK: Joint NGO Statement on BECCS

19 environmental NGOs warn the UK government about the risks associated with Bioenergy with CCS (BECCS)
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What did the 2015 ‘Bioimpact Project' say about burning wood in the EU?
Forest Bioenergy

What did the 2015 ‘Bioimpact Project' say about burning wood in the EU?

Edward Robinson revisits the controversial 2015 study - examining a 2018 summary document that restates its findings.
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Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world
Carbon Recovery

Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world

Professor Ian Rotherham (of Sheffield Hallam University) explains why restoring peat bogs is so important for combating climate change via…
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EU renewable energy policy subsidizes surge in logging of Estonia’s protected areas
Forest Bioenergy

EU renewable energy policy subsidizes surge in logging of Estonia’s protected areas

The survival of Europe’s most valuable – and threatened – wildlife and habitats depends on Natura 2000. By Siim Kuresoo…
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The development of Common Agricultural Policy
Agriculture

The development of Common Agricultural Policy

Professor Wyn Grant assesses the historic influence and changes in Europe's CAP including its evolving attitude to climate change.
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The EU should support efforts in Denmark and the Netherlands to stop wood-burning
Forest Bioenergy

The EU should support efforts in Denmark and the Netherlands to stop wood-burning

Annika Lund Gade, of Green Transition Denmark, and Peter de Jong, of Natuur & Milieu.
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Should the UK end tax breaks on burning wood for power?
Forest Bioenergy

Should the UK end tax breaks on burning wood for power?

Phil MacDonald, of the clean energy think tank Ember, argues that it's time to end the nearly £1 billion per…
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Forest bioenergy - key research
Forest Bioenergy

Forest bioenergy - key research

A regularly updated list of academic papers, links to think tank reports and other useful material on forest bioenergy.
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Infographic - burning wood for energy
Forest Bioenergy

Infographic - burning wood for energy

Burning wood for heat and power doesn't make environmental or economic sense. This infographic shows why.
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The climate impact of burning wood for energy
Forest Bioenergy

The climate impact of burning wood for energy

Burning wood for power and heat has climate impacts, as the plant growth needed to offset emissions grows too slowly…
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The problem with burning wood for heat and power
Forest Bioenergy

The problem with burning wood for heat and power

There are manifold problems with treating forest bioenergy (wood) as a carbon-neutral fuel. Yet, a whole industry has emerged based…
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Examining technical and nature-based options for Greenhouse Gas Recovery
Carbon Recovery

Examining technical and nature-based options for Greenhouse Gas Recovery

Most integrated assessment models seeking to develop emissions pathways for the world to stay under a global average temperature rise…
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A window of opportunity for biocontrol
Agriculture

A window of opportunity for biocontrol

The EU's new Biodiversity Strategy contains a vision of ecologically sustainable farming. This provides a window for biocontrol products.
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The importance of forests to the carbon cycle
Forest Bioenergy

The importance of forests to the carbon cycle

Forests are carbon sinks, havens of biodiversity and a major part of the solution to climate change.
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