Pint of Science: Our Climate in Crisis

From the website: Pint of Science is a worldwide science festival which brings researchers to your local pub/cafe/space to share their scientific discoveries with you - no prior knowledge required. Our next events are 22-24 May 2023 - tickets are now on sale! Book through the website https://pintofscience.co.uk/ Cities where UK events are taking place include Bristol, Exeter and Salisbury. See the website for additional sessions. The Salisbury session 'Our Climate in Crisis' features two speakers and the write up says: 

Does carbon 'off-setting' by planting trees actually work? Is CO2 all we need to worry about? Come and learn about the role of methane in the environment and discuss the future of global warming.

Carbon Sequestration by Soils and Trees: A Climate Change solution?

Mike d'Apice (Ecologist)

The IPCC tell us that a “safe” future requires limiting net ‘Carbon’ emissions to within the budget for global warming of up to 1.5°C or, if we overshoot, rapidly recovering any excess. Optimistic forecasts of the gap between future emissions and the remaining budget suggest it will result in additional warming of more than 1°C. Mike d’Apice will explore the evidence on global soils and for “tree planting” to see if it supports the expectation that they may indeed contribute significantly within the required time scale.

Global methane levels may be out of control!

Richard Sharpe (Scientist)

"Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) have both been increasing since the beginning of the industrial revolution. In 2020 when the world was locked down due to Covid 19, global CO2 emissions fell by 6% while methane emissions increased with a record rise of 15.3 parts per billion (ppb) only to be surpassed in 2021 by a 17 ppb increase. Many scientists are concerned that global warming is creating a feedback mechanism that will cause ever more CH4 to be released, making it even harder to rein in rising temperatures.