GeoPolicy

GeoPolicy: Making a case for science at the United Nations

Heide Hackmann February 10, 2017

Photo credit: The International Council for Science. Distributed via Flickr.com

This month’s GeoPolicy is a guest post by the International Council for Science (ICSU). Based in Paris, the organisation works at the science-policy interface on the international scale. Here, Heide Hackmann, Executive Director at ICSU, highlights key initiatives ensuring science is present within the United Nations (UN) and explains how ICSU and the scientific community can support these pr ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: Have your say on Horizon 2020

Sarah Connors January 11, 2017

Feedback. Credit: Dennis Skley (distributed via flickr)

The European Union provides almost 75 billion euros of funding through the Horizon 2020 scheme. This money can fund research projects, studentships, post-doctorates and scientific outreach (to name but a few!). The EU is now calling for feedback and comments about the scheme. This month’s GeoPolicy explains how you can have your say. Are you a PhD student funded by European Research Council ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: A new vehicle emissions test to be introduced, say EU’s top scientists

Sarah Connors December 14, 2016

Credit: John H. White, 1945-, Photographer (NARA record: 4002141) (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). Distributed via wikicommons.

Last year the European Commission appointed a panel of world leading scientists to advise on key science policy issues. In November, the panel issued their first recommendation report focusing on CO2 vehicle emissions. The month’s GeoPolicy post takes a closer look at this high-level advisory panel and the recommendations they have published. In 2015, the Scientific Advice Mechanism (SAM) w ...[Read More]

GeoPolicy: What will a Trump presidency mean for climate change?

Sarah Connors November 16, 2016

Donald Trump speaking at CPAC 2011 in Washington, D.C. Credit: Gage Skidmore (distributed via flickr)

The US Presidential election this month saw Republican Donald Trump, a fierce climate sceptic, be elected into office. In wake of the election results, this month’s GeoPolicy post will take a look at Trump’s proposed actions on climate change, how likely these are to happen, and what the climate and clean technology communities could do to limit the damage. This tweet, written four years ag ...[Read More]