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The green movement and immigration 22 Aug 2013 | 01:03 am
The Green Party in the UK recently came out in support of more open and humane immigration policy. Their stance aims to challenge the growing anti-migrant policies and rhetoric of the other… read more...
Frackers: Ignore public values at your peril 22 Aug 2013 | 12:59 am
Certain truisms have wormed their way into the national discourse of how people think about energy. We’re told that no-one wants a wind turbine in their back yard. It’s common… read more →
Morality is missing from debates about behaviour change 22 Aug 2013 | 12:52 am
Every now and again, it’s good to remind yourself of the scale of the challenge posed by climate change. Leaving aside the small matter of the rest of the world,… read more →
Comment on Guardian comment piece: creating new narratives for migration and climate change by rattatat tat 12 Jul 2013 | 12:05 pm
Thanks for the article Alex; I found it well nuanced and quite timely considering the proliferation of the misleading term ‘climate refugee’. I was, however, disappointed by the reaction of the guardi...
New climate change communication videos 10 Jul 2013 | 01:51 pm
Watch video recordings of the AGU Chapman conference on Climate Change Communication. Read more ›
Comment on Moving stories: the Sahel by Anne 3 Jul 2013 | 05:03 pm
This is very inspiring article. You can look at recently pujblished books and papers on climate change displacement, see: Gregory White, Climate Change and Migration: Security and Borders in a Warming...
Comment on Round up of news and research: climate change, migration and displacement by Anne 3 Jul 2013 | 05:01 pm
Dear Caitlin and Francesco This is very inspiring article. You can look at recently pujblished books and papers on climate change displacement, see: Gregory White, Climate Change and Migration: Securi...
Comment on Was Obama right to say climate change will create “new waves of refugees” ? by AlexRandallUKCCMC 21 Jun 2013 | 06:11 pm
Hi Andrew, I think we must assume that it's a calculated rhetorical device. I guess there are a number of reasons they might have chosen it (none of which make it ok): 1) it's a compelling image. Ever...
Comment on Was Obama right to say climate change will create “new waves of refugees” ? by Andrew Baldwin 21 Jun 2013 | 04:52 pm
This is a very good critique, Alex. Thank you for writing it. We should also remember that this is not the first such reference to 'climate refugees' made by Obama. In his inaugural address to the UN ...
Comment on Moving stories: The Arctic. Migration and displacement linked to climate change by Anne H. 15 Jun 2013 | 06:44 am
Hello and thank you so much for this article. So-called environmentally induced migration is multi-level problem. According to Essam El-Hinnawi definition form 1985 environmental refugees are "those p...
