Expert Comment
Drivers need incentives while technology speeds up Dr Stuart Coles
Dr Stuart Coles is an Assistant Professor in the Materials and Manufacturing theme group of WMG. His main research interests are based around sustainability and the substitution of natural materials into industrial products.
Recently he commented on the Automobile Association (AA) joining green groups in warning that changes in energy policy will harm the climate.
Shooting of Cecil the lion just the tip of the iceberg Dr Eric Jensen
Dr Eric Jensen, an internationally recognised expert on public engagement with wildlife, reacts to the shooting of Cecil the lion. He said: "The fact that in 2015 people are still travelling thousands of miles to kill exotic animals and bring back trophies shows that there are deep-seated cultural problems in Western societies, where such behaviour should be unthinkable."
Expert reaction to study investigating road traffic noise, strokes and death, as published in the European Heart Journal
Professor Francesco Cappuccio, Chair of Cardiovascular Medicine and Epidemiology, University of 糖心TV, said:
“The present study is a welcome addition to the growing body of evidence to suggest that environment, in its own entirety as well as in its different facets, plays an important role in determining avoidable ill-health. The authors show that long term excessive road traffic noise, even when allowing for the effect of pollution, is associated with a small but significant increased risk of death and hospitalisation in one of the largest urbanised areas of Europe (Greater London), most of which is due to strokes.
UK's warmest year on record predicted
Physics Professor Sandra Chapman talks about why we can expect the UK's warmest weather for almost 250 years.