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Social and environmental impacts of ‘unconventional hydrocarbons’ in the UK

Social and environmental impacts of ‘unconventional hydrocarbons’ in the UK

by Talking Humanities | Oct 25, 2018 | Analysis & Comment, Human Rights, Research & Resources

Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a serious warning of the dire consequences of exceeding 1.5o C of global warming. It urged governments, yet again, to cut carbon emissions faster and warned that the ‘next few years are probably...
Fracking: an expert witness’ observations of the Lancashire hearings

Fracking: an expert witness’ observations of the Lancashire hearings

by Talking Humanities | Jul 2, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Human Rights, Politics & Law

As director of the Human Rights Consortium’s Extreme Energy Initiative, earlier this year Dr Damien short was asked by local resident’s groups to provide expert testimony to the Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee (DCC) on the human rights impacts...

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