The North South Solo expedition has been classed as the toughest expedition on the planet. A solo, unsupported and unaided journey to both ends of the world.
It will begin with a solo unassisted haul to the Geographic South Pole - an eight week journey alone across the coldest place on Earth.
I will then head for the Canadian High Arctic to continue with an unsupported solo assault on the Geographic North Pole - the toughest journey on earth!
From ice I will be communicating to thousands of students in over forty countries around the globe; raising issues such as climate change, cultural differences and what it feels like to walkalone in the extremes of our planet!
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EARTH FROM THE AIR is a spectacular presentation of large-scale pictures of the Earth and astonishing natural landscapes. Created by world-famous photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand, every stunning aerial photograph tells a story about our changing planet. Seen together, they are an outstanding visual testimony to the world we live in today. A world with a growing population, shrinking biodiversity, polluted lands and oceans, a changing climate and a shortage of drinking water. A world, nevertheless, of beauty and of wonder.
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Climate Change Risk Management
Climate Change Risk Management is a specialist scientific consultancy offering technical and scientific expertise on a range of issues associated with contemporary and future climate change. These include the following:
- Modelling of future climate scenarios using General Circulation Models (GCMs). We have the expertise to assess and run computer model simulations of the future climate to assess the likely nature of climate change from anywhere in the World.
- Assessments of vulnerability of sites to sea level change.
- Hydrological modelling and flood risk analysis.
- Water supply variations, natural hazard variability and climate change risk assessments.
- Soil erosion and degradation of agricultural land associated with climate change.
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The aim of the Supply Chain Research Applied To Clean Hydrogen (SCRATCH) project is to carry out research embracing the whole hydrogen cycle in the future hydrogen economy. This interdisciplinary work is based at the University of Birmingham in the Biosciences, Metallurgy and Materials, Chemical Engineering and Economics Departments. Researchers in those department are dealing with hydrogen production via green routes using bacterial fermentation of food chain waste as a substrate; efficient storage of hydrogen for its use when needed; utilisation of the hydrogen in vehicles; Combined Heat and Power (CHP) units and economic aspects of the evolving new economy, respectively.
The major objective of the work is to establish a chain of supply companies based in the West Midlands for serving the new technologies. Principal Investigator of the project is Professor Kevin Kendall (FRS) from the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Birmingham.
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LowC Communities Ltd ('LowC') aims to make low carbon communities happen, in the most cost-effective manner, within the built environment.
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One of the
most popular forms of renewable energy, solar panels offer tangible benefits
for the homeowner and the environment.
For the homeowner, solar panels deliver a significant reduction in heat or
electricity bills. There's also the opportunity to earn money from the UK
Government's solar incentive schemes. For the environment, solar energy
represents a cleaner, greener alternative to fossil fuels. Solar panels emit no
carbon dioxide as they operate, helping the planet to minimise its carbon
footprint.
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