Name: Our Fragile Atmosphere
Start: 2015-05-19T
End: 2015-05-19T
Location: Duke of York

Join us for a lively evening of discussion and debate as three leading young scientists from the GreenSTEMS collaboration share their research on the impacts of fossil fuels, pollution and climate change around the world.

The effect of the natural gas “fracking boom” on air quality in the USA.

Dr Peter Edwards

The US has seen rapid growth in natural gas extraction over the last decade, due largely to the exploitation of new extraction technologies. Although it is often environmental impacts such as earthquakes and water contamination that grab the headlines, recent observations have highlighted the effects of this increase in gas extraction on our atmosphere.

How can working with end-users improve pollution monitoring in cities?

Xiu Gao

Understanding the publics’ pollution monitoring needs in order to improve uptake of new technologies: A review of local experiences and environmental policy in York, Berlin, and Seoul.

Climate Change and the Ecuadorian Moors

Karla Beltrán

The effects of climate change on Ecuadorian Moors and implications for the sustainable management of key ecosystem services: water availability, carbon storage and food security.

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