Representatives from the British Geological Survey will be active in a number of high profile events throughout COP26, sharing our latest research and promoting the importance of geoscience in the energy transition to net zero.
A number of these events are available to watch online live or on as a recording. We are pleased to share a selection of the lectures below.
Watch BGS events online:
Why our glacial past is key to future offshore wind energy projects
30 Oct – IceWorlds Festival
Part of the British Antarctic Survey’s IceWorlds pre-COP26 event. A recording of the lecture is now available.
Meeting our Sustainable Development Goals through an integrated carbon management approach
1 Nov – COP26 EC Climate Action
Ceri Vincent chairs a special session on behalf of CO2GeoNet. A recording of this event is now available.
Accelerating along the pathway to Net-Zero with large scale carbon dioxide removal and storage
6 Nov – COP26 UNFCCC Event at 11:30am
CO2GeoNet will take part in a special talk discussing the importance of large scale CO2 removal and storage.
A hidden treasure: Groundwater as a tool for climate adaptation and resilience
8 Nov – COP26 Water Pavilion at 4pm
BGS Principal Hydrogeochemist, Dan Lapworth, join a distinguished panel of speakers to discuss the role of groundwater in climate adaptation and resilience.
Applying Geospatial Information to Climate Challenges
9 Nov – KTN Virtual Pavilion at 10am
BGS Senior GIS specialist, Nikki Smith, will be highlighting the importance of geospatial data in supporting decision makers and meeting the climate challenge.
The Power of Location Data: How land, marine and sub-surface data will help achieve COP26 goals
11 Nov – KTN Virtual Pavilion @ 1.15pm
BGS Mike Spence and Gerry Wildman will join colleagues from the Geospatial Commission to highlight innovative uses of location data and geospatial technologies.
Latest news
UK Geoenergy Observatories: time zero for net zero
30/11/2022
The BGS-led UK Geoenergy Observatories project is shining a light on the subsurface’s potential to provide geothermal energy.
BGS joins European Geothermal Congress to highlight UK’s geothermal potential
21/10/2022
The European Geothermal Congress will discuss how the geothermal sector can help with the energy crisis.
BGS receives funding for new system to analyse oxygen Isotopes
26/09/2022
A major upgrade of BGS’s research equipment following investment from NERC will help scientists understand historic changes in climate.
Groundwater’s role in the current drought
15/08/2022
Groundwater can play a vital part in keeping the UK’s water supply flowing, but we need to ensure that we monitor levels and rates of extraction during dry spells.
Training in stable isotope analysis as a PhD student from Croatia
20/07/2022
Recently, Ivona Ivkić Filipović visited BGS to undertake a placement at the Stable Isotope Facility. Here, she tells us a little about her experience and how it will contribute to her PhD research.
Identifying the science challenges for UK carbon storage
07/07/2022
A new report underlines importance of community engagement in achieving the UK national climate change targets.
UK’s first Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre to help build a more resilient economy
04/07/2022
The UK’s first-ever centre to collect and analyse information on the supply of critical minerals, which are vital to the UK’s economic success and national security, has officially launched.
The importance of biodiversity in achieving net zero
02/07/2022
Protecting the natural world is an important component in achieving net zero.
Major research project will support UK’s energy transition
27/06/2022
BGS will lead the new research project ‘Managing the Environmental Sustainability of the Offshore Energy Transition’.
Climate change and human exploitation linked to historic decline in Atlantic salmon
08/06/2022
New research reveals that both a change in climate and human exploitation played a role in a decline in North Atlantic salmon populations.
New publication shows geological supply of bismuth is greater than previously understood
17/05/2022
A new publication highlights the wide-ranging geological availability of bismuth, a critical raw material that has historically been overlooked in academic research.
BGS and WaterAid publish new research on groundwater resilience
21/03/2022
Most African countries have enough groundwater reserves to face at least five years of drought, new research reveals
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