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Arctic Ocean started getting warmer decades earlier than we thought

24 Nov 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥Arctic Ocean has been getting warmer since the beginning of the 20th century – decades earlier than records suggest – due to warmer water flowing...

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Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation

10 Nov 2021

A new Cambridge centre will bring together computer scientists and conservation scientists to build a trusted marketplace for carbon credits and...

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International group of citizens and scientists creates feasible visions of a resilient, net zero future

29 Oct 2021

As part of COP26, we asked people in six regions to imagine a globally net zero, climate-resilient future. Here’s what they came up with.

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Electric car

Study finds that social justice and health issues impact electric vehicle uptake

26 Oct 2021

A new study led by the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and based on public attitudes expressed in 36,000 Facebook posts, has found that consumer uptake of...

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COP26: Cambridge experts on their hopes for the high-stakes summit

26 Oct 2021

What will it take to make the high-stakes United Nations climate summit a success? We spoke with some of our researchers and asked them what they...

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Extinction Rebellion London

Europeans want climate action but not lifestyle change – poll

20 Oct 2021

Europeans want urgent action on climate change but remain committed meat-eaters and question policy proposals such as banning the sale of new petrol...

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Encourage wealthy and well-connected to use their influence to tackle climate change

30 Sep 2021

A paper published today in the journal Nature Energy identifies five ways that people of high socioeconomic status have a disproportionate impact on...

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Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells

29 Sep 2021

Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be...

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Darwin College’s Earthshot Prize nomination Sanergy announced as a finalist

17 Sep 2021

Darwin College, Cambridge, has announced that Sanergy, one of its nominated solutions for the Earthshot Prize 2021, has been selected as one of 15...

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Cambridge-authored book explores how artificial intelligence could help address climate change

30 Aug 2021

Humanity is facing two existential threats. ̽»¨Ö±²¥first: uncontrolled CO2 emissions irreversibly changing the climate. ̽»¨Ö±²¥second: a hostile artificial...

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Scientists set out immediate actions and future research priorities to help UK to reach net zero target

25 Aug 2021

A new paper by leading UK scientists sets out key solutions and policy actions that should be implemented now, as well as priority research areas for...

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Cambridge-led team developing a simulator to help reach net zero flight

25 Aug 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥ announces launch of Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA) – a team of experts in aerospace, economics, policy, and climate science, who are...

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