̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge - Matthew Agarwala /taxonomy/people/matthew-agarwala en Disappearing notes show dramatic loss of whales /stories/Hebrides-Redacted <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p>A Cambridge team frustrated by the apathetic response to biodiversity loss has developed a dramatic new way to highlight the demise of nature – and people are listening.</p> </p></div></div></div> Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:00:37 +0000 jg533 234661 at Cambridge experts on UK drought and climate change /stories/drought-and-climate-change <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p>From pollinators to profits, food to fires, here's what Cambridge experts say about the impacts of water scarcity – and what it signals about our changing climate.</p> </p></div></div></div> Tue, 16 Aug 2022 09:25:55 +0000 lw355 233771 at Nature loss pushes nations towards 'bankruptcy' /stories/biodiversitycreditratings <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p> ̽»¨Ö±²¥first biodiversity-adjusted sovereign credit rating warns of looming national debt crises across 26 countries. Financial markets should use scientific research to integrate nature loss into credit risk assessments, say researchers.</p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 23 Jun 2022 07:51:13 +0000 fpjl2 232871 at Beyond GDP: Time to measure inclusive wealth and revolutionise economics /stories/beyondGDP <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p>Cambridge economists are at the forefront of a global movement to create new statistical methods that include vital components of prosperity – from nature to social bonds – currently absent from national accounting.</p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Apr 2022 09:18:11 +0000 fpjl2 231691 at Rapid transition to a net zero world /stories/rapid-transition <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p> ̽»¨Ö±²¥opportunity to make real and lasting change has never been greater. But we all need to act, and act now.</p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:32:49 +0000 cg605 227791 at COP26: Cambridge experts on their hopes for the high-stakes summit /stories/cop26 <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p>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 want to see at COP26, what some of the biggest challenges are in getting to zero carbon, and what gives them hope.</p> </p></div></div></div> Tue, 26 Oct 2021 07:58:53 +0000 sc604 227691 at ̽»¨Ö±²¥first 'climate smart' sovereign credit ratings /stories/climatecreditratings <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p>Cambridge economists add climate science to Standard &amp; Poor’s global credit formula and find that 63 nations face downgrades by 2030 unless action is taken to reduce emissions.</p> </p></div></div></div> Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:53:59 +0000 fpjl2 222971 at Green recovery must end the reign of GDP, argue Cambridge and UN economists /stories/UNnaturalcapital <div class="field field-name-field-content-summary field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><p> ̽»¨Ö±²¥ ̽»¨Ö±²¥ helps the United Nations launch a new 'Ecosystem Accounting' framework: allowing governments to better include and reflect nature in their post-pandemic economic recovery.</p> </p></div></div></div> Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:09:56 +0000 fpjl2 220671 at