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

G7: why major economies are delaying a break with the fossil fuel industry

Rhetoric is hardening, but government policies still honour the special relationship with fossil fuels.

Marcus Gomes, Lecturer in Organisation Studies and Sustainability, Cardiff University • conversation
June 10, 2021 • ~6 min

The internet consumes extraordinary amounts of energy. Here's how we can make it more sustainable

How much energy does the internet use, and - given recent technological advances - could it ever run on renewable energy alone?

Jeff Kettle, Senior Lecturer in Electronic Engineering, University of Glasgow • conversation
June 9, 2021 • ~8 min

Five ways 'green' carbon policies damage forests – and how we can fix the problem

Carbon has overshadowed forests in climate policies, leading to practices that appear green but actually harm forests.

Jessica Enara Vian, PhD Candidate in Work, Employment And Organisation, University of Strathclyde • conversation
June 9, 2021 • ~8 min

Bitcoin: China's crackdown isn't enough – only a global effort can stop crypto's monstrous energy demand

Chinese bitcoin mining could consume as much energy as the whole of the UK by 2024.

Peter Howson, Senior Lecturer in International Development, Northumbria University, Newcastle • conversation
June 4, 2021 • ~8 min

Carbon dioxide lasts for centuries – so should carbon offsets

Emissions linger in the atmosphere for far longer than human or corporate lifespans.

Tim Kruger, James Martin Fellow, Oxford Martin School, Environmental Change Institute and Institute for Science Innovation and Society, University of Oxford • conversation
June 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Can federated learning save the world?

Training the artificial intelligence models that underpin web search engines, power smart assistants and enable driverless cars, consumes megawatts of energy

Cambridge University News • cambridge
May 10, 2021 • ~8 min

There aren’t enough trees in the world to offset society’s carbon emissions – and there never will be

Even if they can't save us from climate change, society still depends on forests.

Bonnie Waring, Senior Lecturer, Grantham Institute - Climate Change and Environment, Imperial College London • conversation
April 23, 2021 • ~26 min

Coronavirus lockdowns cut global carbon emissions by an estimated 7% – what happens now?

A transcript of episode 7 of The Conversation Weekly pocast, including an extra from Don't Call Me Resilient on the treatment of migrant workers in Canada.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
March 19, 2021 • ~38 min

COVID-19 caused the biggest drop in carbon emissions ever – how can we make it last? Podcast

Plus we hear about the hardships faced by migrant workers in Canada. Listen to episode 7 of The Conversation Weekly podcast.

Daniel Merino, Assistant Editor: Science, Health, Environment; Co-Host: The Conversation Weekly Podcast • conversation
March 18, 2021 • ~4 min

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