Carbon colonialism must be challenged if we want to make climate progress

For the UK to achieve its net zero targets, it needs to take action on its carbon-intensive, poorly regulated supply chains.

Laurie Parsons, Lecturer in Human Geography, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Dec. 21, 2021 ~6 min

How measuring emissions in real time can help cities achieve net zero

By measuring emissions in real time, cities can take stronger action against air pollution and global warming.

Ronald Cohen, Professor of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley • conversation
Dec. 17, 2021 ~6 min


Plastic is even worse for the environment than we thought

A new study finds that the global carbon footprint of plastics has doubled since 1995. It now represents 4.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Dec. 9, 2021 ~7 min

An energy-storage solution that flows like soft-serve ice cream

Researchers make the case for a semisolid electrochemical compound as a cost-efficient, grid-scale battery backup for wind and solar power.

Leda Zimmerman | MIT Energy Initiative • mit
Nov. 30, 2021 ~10 min

Why people in some parts of England pay far more than others to heat their homes

People in some areas are paying hundreds of pounds more to heat their homes every year.

Ruchi Choudhary, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Cambridge • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

We can't let markets decide the future of removing carbon from the atmosphere

Removing carbon from the atmosphere raises political questions that should be addressed by democratic institutions.

Kirstine Lund Christiansen, PhD Fellow, Political Ecology, University of Copenhagen • conversation
Nov. 16, 2021 ~9 min

Embodied carbon: why truly net zero buildings could still be decades away

Embodied emissions in buildings could be a hidden setback for carbon reduction targets.

Ljubomir Jankovic, Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
Nov. 11, 2021 ~7 min

We have reusable cups, bags and bottles: so why are our buildings still single use?

Embodied carbon - carbon produced during a building’s construction - urgently needs reducing, and reusing buildings could help.

Charles Gillott, PhD Student in Engineering, University of Sheffield • conversation
Nov. 11, 2021 ~7 min


Ten years to 1.5°C: how climate anxiety is affecting young people around the world – podcast

Experts explain the latest evidence on eco-anxiety in The Conversation Weekly.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
Nov. 11, 2021 ~5 min

COP26: how the world's militaries hide their huge carbon emissions

Military emissions reporting is only voluntary. And what we cannot see, they will not cut.

Oliver Belcher, Assistant Professor of Geography, Durham University • conversation
Nov. 9, 2021 ~8 min

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