[SGRupdate] New on the SGR Website (Climate/ Energy)

[Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR)]

Dear Friends

Some more of the articles from SGR Newsletter No. 40 are now available on our
website - see below.

Please do forward the links to any interested contacts.

Many thanks


Stuart Parkinson
Executive Director.

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* Shale gas: will it undermine progress on tackling climate change?

Martin Quick, SGR, critically examines the rapidly expanding shale gas
industry, in particular its claimed role in helping to reduce carbon
emissions.
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/shale-gas-will-it-undermine-progress-tackling-climate-change


* Geoengineering the climate

Joanna Haigh, Imperial College London, outlines the range of options currently
being investigated by researchers and technologists to modify the climate
system to try to prevent dangerous climate change - but finds that there are
no 'magic bullets' here.
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/geoengineering-climate-dec-2011

* Energy conserving buildings - the human factor

With energy use in buildings being a major contributor to carbon emissions,
reducing that energy use is a goal that is gaining considerable support.
However, Genevieve Jones, SGR, argues that if there is too much focus on using
technology to achieve that goal, and not enough on considering human
behaviour, energy use may actually be increased rather than reduced.
http://www.sgr.org.uk/resources/energy-conserving-buildings-human-factor