Pathways to a low carbon future: Athabasca and Alberta on climate’s front line
The moraine in front of Athabasca Glacier, Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. © J. Ashley Nixon Glacial retreat I wasContinue Reading
Category: Climate Action & Energy
So long Shell and thanks for all the fish
Ashley Nixon rides a motor taxi in Quebrada Verde, Lima, Peru © Maricarmen Nixon In the chronicles of Arthur DentContinue Reading
What does CCS look like and why is it important in climate action?
All hands on the wheel. A valve for the Quest carbon capture and storage (CCS) project is opened by ShellContinue Reading
Banff LEED in Sustainable Hockey
Banff: environmental role model for communities in the world Banff is a good place to visit anytime of the yearContinue Reading
Driving energy efficiency in Detroit: Shell Eco-marathon
Shell Eco-marathon vehicles drive down Jefferson Avenue from Cobo Center as the People Carrier train runs overhead. © J. AshleyContinue Reading
Machu Picchu by train
“It’s about the journey not just the destination” is a phrase that came to mind when I was looking atContinue Reading
Nazca lines hold symbolic messages for climate talks
Monkey from the Nazca lines. Photograph © J. Ashley Nixon Christiana Figueres, Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on ClimateContinue Reading
Pathways to a low carbon future: next stop Lima for COP 20
I noted previously that the world’s action on climate change is crucially dependent on when emissions stop rising and canContinue Reading
Pathways to a low carbon future: IPCC synthesis report helps policy makers find their way
The rational for action on climate change, and the serious consequences of inadequate action, were laid out quite unequivocally onContinue Reading
Pathways to a low carbon future: cities on the move
Hong Kong, one of the world’s most compact and connected cities. © J. Ashley Nixon With already more thanContinue Reading
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