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Cambridge Zero takes centre stage at Climate Week NYC

15 September 2023

Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh takes centre stage at the world's biggest climate event of its kind in New York, talking to global leaders of government, business and philanthropy about Cambridge’s efforts to tackle climate change.

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Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in universities

06 September 2023

US voters who don’t trust universities are also more likely to believe that human activity doesn’t cause climate change, a new collaborative study from researchers at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge and the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) revealed in PLOS Climate.

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Act now to prevent uncontrolled rise in carbon footprint of computational science

26 June 2023

Cambridge scientists have set out principles for how computational science – which powers discoveries from unveiling the mysteries of the universe to developing treatments to fight cancer to improving our understanding of the human genome, but can have a substantial carbon footprint – can be made more environmentally sustainable.

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Fixing the Fens

14 April 2023

Reconciling human activities with nature is never going to be easy, but a new Cambridge group is using everything it’s got to try and protect a vital part of the UK.

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