How to know if a country is serious about net zero: look at its plans for extracting fossil fuels

Saudi Arabia and soon Australia are making net zero pledges, but they have no plans to wind down fossil fuel output soon.

Fergus Green, Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy, UCL • conversation
Oct. 25, 2021 • ~7 min

How soon could carbon capture technology solve industry CO₂ shortages?

CO₂ is used in a range of industries, from food production to pharmaceuticals.

Peter Styring, Professor of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, University of Sheffield • conversation
Sept. 24, 2021 • ~6 min

Amazon: regrowing forests have offset less than 10% of carbon emissions from deforestation

Secondary forests are growing on deforested land in the Amazon – but not enough to offset emissions from logging.

Jos Barlow, Professor of Conservation Science, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 20, 2021 • ~6 min

Repairing ozone layer is also reducing CO₂ in the atmosphere – new study

New research shows how the Montreal Protocol protected vegetation, helping keep carbon out of the atmosphere.

Paul Young, Senior Lecturer in Atmospheric and Climate Science, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 18, 2021 • ~7 min

Blue hydrogen – what is it, and should it replace natural gas?

Hydrogen fuel derived from natural gas may be worse for the climate than the fossil fuel even with carbon capture and storage.

Tom Baxter, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Aug. 13, 2021 • ~6 min

IPCC report: how to make global emissions peak and fall – and what's stopping us

We know how to flatten the curve of rising greenhouse gas emissions. Doing it is another matter.

Matthew Paterson, Professor of International Politics, University of Manchester • conversation
Aug. 9, 2021 • ~9 min

Space tourism: rockets emit 100 times more CO₂ per passenger than flights – imagine a whole industry

Here's what a space tourism industry led by Branson, Bezos and Musk might mean for the planet.

Eloise Marais, Associate Professor in Physical Geography, UCL • conversation
July 19, 2021 • ~5 min

Climate change: what G7 leaders could have said – but didn't

If the G7 is serious about stopping global warming, it could start by acknowledging who and what is causing it.

Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford • conversation
June 15, 2021 • ~7 min

Shipping is tough on the climate and hard to clean up – these innovations can help cut emissions

If shipping were a country, it would rank between Japan and Germany as the sixth-largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions.

Jing Sun, Professor and Department Chair, Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
June 11, 2021 • ~10 min

Climate change: six priorities for pulling carbon out of the air

New UK-wide trials aim to discover the best ways to suck carbon from the air.

Steve Smith, Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford • conversation
May 28, 2021 • ~8 min

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