In the Pipeline

Just a quickie to say that we're still here, and to flag up the Battle of Ideas festival at the Royal College of Art, London, 31 Oct/1 Nov. Ben will be speaking at the session Solving the Energy Crisis: all about lightbulbs and lifestyle? where he'll share the mic...

On the Horizon

1) Battle of Ideas, 1-2 November, Royal College of Art, London If last year's event is anything to go by, it will be very good indeed. Here's Professor Mike Hulme, School of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and founding Director...

Watering Down Development

Before the abysmal British summers of 2007 and 2008, a series of hot summers lead to the inevitable speculation that the UK would, in the near future, have a summer climate like that of the Mediterranean. If only! This in turn fuelled speculation that the water supply...

Battle of the Planet

The Institute of Ideas have put the video of The Science and Politics of Climate Change debate from this years Battle of Ideas festival online. We've given Mike Hulme of the Tyndall...

Battling On

The Institute of Ideas are putting online a series of essays called 'Battles in Print' to complement their yearly Battle of Ideas festival of debates. One of the essays was written by us. You can read it here. And here's a preview of Climate science: truth you can...