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
BGS laboratory spotlight: isotopes as recorders of climate and environmental change
06/09/2023
How measuring oxygen and carbon isotopes in tiny fossils improves our understanding of past climate.
Evolving policies in the face of climate change: BGS data can help
25/08/2023
Climate change is increasingly recognised as a major challenge for organisations, with the need for adaptation driving a wave of policy updates and reforms across multiple sectors. BGS data holdings are relevant to many of these changes and the following examples outline how these data packages can be applied.
My experience as an international PhD student visiting BGS
17/07/2023
PhD student Vanessa Nowinski describes her experience in the stable isotopes labs at BGS, while working on the famous Lake Suigetsu.
A new open dataset to benefit onshore geoscience research
15/06/2023
Data from deep onshore hydrocarbon wells is being released on an open access basis to help meet the UK’s net zero targets.
NERC recognised by the Carbon Trust for its step towards net zero
07/06/2023
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has achieved the ‘taking action’ tier of the Carbon Trust’s Route to Net Zero Standard.
BGS maps out priorities with five-year strategy
11/05/2023
BGS publishes its new strategy for 2023 to 2028, ‘Understanding our Earth’.
Hemsby coastal erosion: the scale of the transformational challenge around the coastlines of England and Wales
24/03/2023
The recent closure of Hemsby beach in Norfolk provides key information on the transformational challenge of coasts around England and evidence of historical change along the coastlines of England and Wales.
UK Geoenergy Observatories — open events in Glasgow
Event from 26/04/2023 to 27/04/2023
You are invited to visit the UK Geoenergy Observatory in Glasgow, to find out more about what the facility can offer you as a potential user.
Six BGS datasets for assessing shrink–swell subsidence hazards
17/02/2023
Shrink–swell subsidence is one of the most significant geological hazards affecting the UK. BGS has six datasets to help assess the problem.
UK Geoenergy Observatories: time zero for net zero
01/12/2022
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.
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In November 2021, the UK will host the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow. The BGS will demonstrate where UK geoscience can assist emerging climate action.