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Rural researchers to take the temperature of public opinion on UK environmental change

By Guest PostMarch 28, 2014Environmentameise, anoplolepis gracilipes, basecamp, bernhard seifert, birmingham, ed blinkhorn, engraved stones, environmental policy, exeter, formica paralugubris, glasgow, jersey parish, les varines, public opinion, spinnerameise, st saviour, temperature, university of exeter, waldameisenart

Social scientists at the University of Exeter are working with environmental policy makers to explore public views on the future management of UK ecosystems.

The Centre for Rural Policy Research (CRPR) are leading a £325,000 project, funded by Sciencewise, the UK’s national centre for public dialogue in policy making involving science and technology issues. (more…)

New Research Suggests Cap and Trade Programs Do Not Provide Sufficient Incentives for Energy Technology Innovation

By Guest PostMarch 19, 2012Environmentclean technologies, emissions restrictions, energy efficiency regulation, environmental policy, innovative technologies, pollution control targets

Cap and trade programs to reduce emissions do not inherently provide incentives to induce the private sector to develop innovative technologies to address climate change, according to a new study in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. (more…)