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Wind turbine manufacturing facility in Arkansas, USA

Scientists set out immediate actions and future research priorities to help UK to reach net zero target

25 Aug 2021

A new paper by leading UK scientists sets out key solutions and policy actions that should be implemented now, as well as priority research areas for...

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Climate change will transform cooling effects of volcanic eruptions, study suggests

12 Aug 2021

Researchers have shown that human-caused climate change will have important consequences for how volcanic gases interact with the atmosphere.

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Site of the Toba supereruption

Early humans were sheltered from worst effects of volcanic supereruption

05 Jul 2021

A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human...

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Experiment evaluates the effect of human decisions on climate reconstructions

07 Jun 2021

̽»¨Ö±²¥first double-blind experiment analysing the role of human decision-making in climate reconstructions has found that it can lead to substantially...

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Fibre-optics used to take the temperature of Greenland Ice Sheet

14 May 2021

Scientists have used fibre-optic sensing to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Their...

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Teaching pupils to ‘think like Da Vinci’ will help them to take on climate change

23 Apr 2021

Curriculum reforms which mix the arts and sciences will better prepare young people for the real-world challenges that will define their adult lives...

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Beyond the pandemic: build a greener future

09 Nov 2020

It is crucial that recovery from the pandemic is shaped to support the responses to climate change and biodiversity loss if we hope to mitigate yet...

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Dr Emily Grossman, Sir Jonathan Porritt, Tyson Yunkaporta

Cambridge Zero launches first climate festival

06 Nov 2020

Cambridge researchers offer sneak peek of blueprint for green future as part of free week-long climate festival.

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Hydrogen turbofan aircraft

Whittle Lab research key for accelerating the development of zero-carbon flight, says Prince of Wales

22 Sep 2020

Yesterday HRH ̽»¨Ö±²¥Prince of Wales gave the opening address to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Turbo Expo conference, the largest annual...

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Concordia research station in Antarctica

Carbon dioxide ‘pulses’ are a common feature of the carbon cycle

20 Aug 2020

Researchers have found that pulse-like releases of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere are a pervasive feature of the carbon cycle and that they are...

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Speleothems in the Corchia Cave, Central Italy

Abrupt changes in Earth’s past climate occurred synchronously

20 Aug 2020

A study from the Universities of Cambridge and Melbourne has found that the onset of past climate changes was synchronous over an area extending from...

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Electric car charging in Birmingham City Centre

Electric cars better for climate in 95% of the world

23 Mar 2020

Fears that electric cars could actually increase carbon emissions are unfounded in almost all parts of the world, new research shows.

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