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Rebalancing the planet must happen faster. Cambridge researchers are using AI to help.  

A sneaky form of advertising favoured by oil giants influences public opinion with climate action misperceptions, but researchers are studying potential solutions.

While trees can cool some cities significantly during the day, new research shows that tree canopies can also trap heat and raise temperatures at night. ̽»¨Ö±²¥study aims to help urban planners choose the best combinations of trees and planting locations to combat urban heat stress.

̽»¨Ö±²¥UK Government’s policy to scrap Winter Fuel Payments could disproportionately affect low-income pensioners in England, new analysis suggests. But the same study argues that the energy inefficiency of homes and challenges involved in downsizing will have an even more harmful effect this winter.

̽»¨Ö±²¥personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes, no matter which country they come from. At the same time, both the rich and the poor drastically overestimate the carbon footprint of the poorest people.

̽»¨Ö±²¥Earthquake Engineering Field Investigation Team (EEFIT), co-led by Professor Emily So, today publishes its findings and recommendations.

Cambridge Zero symposium gathers researchers to examine the connections between planetary and public health.

First of its kind AI-model can help policymakers efficiently identify and prioritize houses for retrofitting and other decarbonizing measures.

A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition Ecosystem grants by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a Community Open Map Platform (COMP) for Future Generations to chart the green transition on the Isle of Anglesey/Ynys Môn.

Cambridge architects have won a public choice award at the London Design Biennale for a prototype home constructed with flexible wooden partition walls which can be shifted to meet the changing needs of residents. ̽»¨Ö±²¥invention aims to reduce waste and carbon while also improving living conditions for those who cannot afford expensive refurbishments.