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After a staggering journey to the South Pole, Mark Wood has finally reached the North Pole and complete the North South Solo Expedition.

Here at Climate Change Solutions, we are all very proud of him and we cannot wait to have him back with us so we can start the celebrations! Mark will be joining us for a special celebration/reception at our May 23rd 2012 conference, Smart Low Carbon Cities, Communities & Infrastructure, co-located with Sustainabilitylive! at the NEC, Birmingham. He will be giving a report on his expedition and highlighting some of his key finds over the past 6 months.

We notified Mark of the 8.6 earthquake in Indonesia, which thankfully has not resulted in a tsunami. Also, there has been news from the Arctic itself, as insurance companies, such as Lloyd’s of London, have warned companies that intensive oil drilling and mineral & metal mining may damage the Arctic’s ecosystem if there were to be a spill or contamination.

Update from Mark Wood on his North Pole expedition.

There has recently been a significant increase of discussions about the energy sector and advances in Carbon Capture & Storage techniques, in order to reduce carbon emissions.

Mark is currently on the 6th day of his journey to the North Pole and should be arriving there soon! Scientists argue that the Arctic receives the highest levels of change, where temperature and carbon dioxide is concerned, resulting in the premature melting and seasonal changes in ice cover that we have seen over the past few decades. Mark has already encountered these changes, and is still fighting to promote change in order to reduce further climatic impacts.

These new trends are potentially irreversible if we do not change out ways soon. Investments in developing the renewable, sustainable and low carbon technologies are required, in order to decrease our current energy demands. Germany has already been working on developing renewable energy infrastructures, which have resulted in it being one of the highest clean energy production countries in Europe, and even the world. We need to follow their example and reduce our dependence on old technologies and resources, in order to live more sustainable lifestyles.

This Easter, the rains have finally arrived for some of us here in the UK, after the abnormally hot and dry weather over the past couple of weeks.

We notified Mark about the progression of the drought here in the UK, from which hosepipe bans across the country have been introduced. The BBC have highlighted the areas that have been impacted and identified which water-board’s are taking action, using data from the Environment Agency.

There are also key points as to how you can save water by decreasing your water usage and also save money!

Climate Change update in partnership with Grant Thornton.  

Update from Mark Wood on his North Pole expedition.

Climate Change update with Dr Stephan Harrison, in partnership with Grant Thornton.

Climate Change update in partnership with Grant Thornton.  

Update from Mark Wood on his North Pole expedition.

Climate Change update in partnership with Grant Thornton.