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Protecting Europe’s seabirds

08 Dec 2022

New conservation guide launched to protect European seabirds at risk from climate change

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deep fried locusts

̽»¨Ö±²¥future of farming: from eating insects to urban agriculture 

07 Dec 2022

̽»¨Ö±²¥Entrepreneurship Centre at Cambridge Judge Business School is supporting new ventures to improve sustainability in agriculture to meet the...

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̽»¨Ö±²¥future of aviation: how will we fly to COP in 2035?

18 Nov 2022

In the week of COP27 people across the world have flown to Sharm El Sheikh to discuss action on climate change. Aviation is a crucial way to bring us...

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COP must reverse rising pessimism over building sector decarbonisation

17 Nov 2022

Social media engagement with climate policy events is vital to reducing building emissions and ensuring environmental justice, research led by...

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Why COP27 matters

08 Nov 2022

Professor Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero, explains what she believes COP27 needs to achieve.

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Tetrataenite found in Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, Mexico

New approach to ‘cosmic magnet’ manufacturing could reduce reliance on rare earths in low-carbon technologies

25 Oct 2022

Researchers have discovered a potential new method for making the high-performance magnets used in wind turbines and electric cars without the need...

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Offshore carbon storage deployment and research needs to scale up for UK to deliver net zero pledge, says report

19 Oct 2022

̽»¨Ö±²¥UK will need to step up research and deployment of new offshore carbon storage wells if it is to achieve the capacity required to deliver its net...

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Electric car charging

Watching lithium in real time could improve performance of EV battery materials

14 Oct 2022

Researchers have found that the irregular movement of lithium ions in next-generation battery materials could be reducing their capacity and...

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Fluid mechanics and the energy transition

14 Oct 2022

Decarbonisation of the energy system is the greatest challenge we face. At Cambridge’s Institute for Energy and Environmental Flows, world-leading...

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A retrofitting revolution

06 Oct 2022

Laying the foundations for buildings to stay cool in extreme heat.

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Seasonal change in Antarctic ice sheet movement observed for first time

06 Oct 2022

Some estimates of Antarctica’s total contribution to sea-level rise may be over- or underestimated, after researchers detected a previously unknown...

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Machine learning algorithm predicts how to get the most out of electric vehicle batteries

23 Aug 2022

Researchers have developed a machine learning algorithm that could help reduce charging times and prolong battery life in electric vehicles by...

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