In the second of the SWAC/OECD Secretariat’s West African Papers series (“Climate Impacts in the Sahel and West Africa: The Role of Climate Science in Policy Making”), Carlo Buontempo and Kirsty Lewis of the Met Office UK consider the role climate science plays in policy making. More...
As an American, it’s nearly impossible to go through summer without hearing the chatter or joining in on the festivities around “Shark Week.” In case you haven’t heard of it, it’s an annual week-long television series produced by the Discovery Channel that features all sorts of action-packed shark videos. More...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. A university in England is to use 100 percent clean electricity from October after deciding to opt for a "green electricity tariff" with energy firm EDF. More...
By Emily Fitzpatrick. "We are flushing our feces down the toilet with high-quality drinking water," said Ashbolt, who works at the school of public health at the University of Alberta. "It's a crying shame, in many ways, when you think about it. More...
Après l'accord obtenu en décembre dernier à Paris, l'heure est à la mise en oeuvre des engagements pris par les Etats. La France a voulu se montrer exemplaire : sera-t-elle à la hauteur de son rôle proclamé ? Les acteurs privés doivent aussi agir, en premier lieu le secteur industriel : le mouvement de la transition est-il engagé de leur côté. Voir l'article...
Par Marc-Antoine Authier. Environ 6,5 millions de personnes meurent chaque année à cause de la pollution de l’air. C’est le bilan que vient d’établir l’Agence internationale de l’énergie (AIE) dans un rapport publié le 27 juin. Face à l’ampleur de ce phénomène, l’agence appelle la communauté internationale à se fixer "un objectif à long terme ambitieux". Voir l'article...
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When most people think back to their college classes, they remember big lecture halls with a professor in the front of the class either writing on a chalkboard or lecturing from behind a lectern – or both. More...Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Pedestrians and facilities managers both benefit when tunnels and skywalks are used to connect buildings. From the brutal winters of the upper Midwest to the burning summers of the Southwest, weather extremes impact people and energy consumption. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. EDEN 2016: Re-imagining Learning Environments
Tony Bates, online learning and distance education resources, 2016/06/28
Tony Bates summarizes the recent EDEN conference, writing "I was surprised at how much importance European institutions are still giving to MOOCs. More...
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