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In a new film, Dr Jane Goodall DBE talks about the environmental crisis and her reasons for hope. 

What's the best way to debate a problem as big and complex as climate change? In his new book, Professor Mike Hulme from the Department of Geography argues that students need to develop their own well-informed position on the difficult questions raised by climate change without being told what to think.

Cambridge joins forces with the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Edinburgh and St Anne’s College, Oxford to found a network with the vision of building a better world by aligning their investments with their missions, and using their endowments to benefit society and the environment.

Dr Emily Shuckburgh is Director of Cambridge Zero, an ambitious new ̽»¨Ö±²¥ climate change initiative aimed at transitioning to a zero carbon world. She shares why she believes this is a once-in-a-generation opportunity for us to create a sustainable and fair future for everyone.

A rapid way of turning ideas into new technologies in the aviation and power industries has been developed at Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory. Here, Professor Rob Miller, Director of the Whittle, describes how researchers plan to scale the process to cover around 80% of the UK’s future aerodynamic technology needs.

̽»¨Ö±²¥world’s second-largest ice sheet, and the single largest contributor to global sea level rise, is potentially becoming unstable because of fractures developing in response to faster ice flow and more meltwater forming on its surface.

If we are to avert a climate disaster, we must sharply reduce our emissions, starting today. Cambridge Zero, the ̽»¨Ö±²¥'s ambitious new climate initiative, will generate ideas and innovations to help shape a sustainable future - and equip future generations of leaders with the skills to navigate the global challenges of the coming decades. 

̽»¨Ö±²¥effectiveness of non-mechanical, low-energy methods for moderating temperature and humidity has been evaluated in a series of experiments by researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge.

Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves? Here, Sir David Attenborough speaks to us about the climate crisis and his hopes for the future. His words begin our new focus on Sustainable Earth, looking at how we transition to a future, protect the planet's resources, reduce waste and build resilience.

Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.