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Author Archives: Megan O'Donnell

COVID-19 threatens access to low carbon energy in the developing world
Features / Policy

COVID-19 threatens access to low carbon energy in the developing world

Posted on January 21, 2021 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

Professor Mike Stephenson reflects on the intensified challenges facing the global provision of low carbon energy in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading →

A role for coal in the Green Revolution
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A role for coal in the Green Revolution

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

Britain’s coal-powered past may still have an important role to play in its green future where water collecting in the scars left by historic mining activity may provide a valuable source of heat with minimal carbon emissions. Continue reading →

2020 is the Year of Life!
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2020 is the Year of Life!

Posted on January 15, 2020 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

The Year of Life is an opportunity to showcase both academic and applied research focusing on palaeontology, geobiology, biogeochemical cycling and astrobiology, among others. Read all about what we have planned for our themed year in2020! Continue reading →

Around the carbon cycle in twelve pioneers
Events / History / Year of Carbon

Around the carbon cycle in twelve pioneers

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

Dr Simon Mitton tells the tale of ‘Carbon’s fundamental role on Earth’ in the stories of twelve pioneering scientists of the past 500 years. Telling the very human stories behind the people who made some of the key discoveries that brought our understanding to where it is today. Continue reading →

Responsible Investing in Natural Resources
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Responsible Investing in Natural Resources

Posted on November 28, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

What exactly is ‘Responsible Investing’? How can it be measured and delivered effectively? Can the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) help to drive responsibility in the mining industry? Continue reading →

Energy transitions: the geological story
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Energy transitions: the geological story

Posted on November 12, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • 1 Comment

Professor Mike Stephenson of the British Geological Survey, discusses the geology of energy transitions, and considers how understanding their history may reveal insights about how future transitions will unfold and develop. Continue reading →

The Big Antarctic Freeze
Features / Uncategorized / Year of Carbon

The Big Antarctic Freeze

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

At The Geological Society in September 2019, Professor Caroline Lear delivered a public talk entitled ‘The Big Antarctic Freeze’. Amy Woodward, a second year Geophysics student at Imperial College, wrote the following blog post about Carrie’s lecture. Continue reading →

Replacing hydrocarbons with hydrogen?
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Replacing hydrocarbons with hydrogen?

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

The term ‘hydrogen economy’ was first coined by the chemist John Bockris, to describe the use of hydrogen as a fuel rather than the oil, gas and coal that form the present hydrocarbon economy. Continue reading →

2019 Earth Science Week Photography Competition Winners Announced!
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2019 Earth Science Week Photography Competition Winners Announced!

Posted on October 14, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • 1 Comment

Earth Science Week is here for 2019 and we are delighted to announce the winners of this year’s ‘Geoscience if for everyone’ photography competition! Continue reading →

What makes a great nature photograph?
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What makes a great nature photograph?

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Megan O'Donnell • Leave a comment

Megan O’Donnell asked our 2018 Earth Science Week Photography competition winner, Andy Leonard, to share the key elements he believes make a beautiful photograph of the natural world. Continue reading →

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