Sails and satellite navigation could cut shipping industry's emissions by up to a third

Modern mariners can harness trade winds to reduce carbon emissions.

Simon Bullock, Research Associate, Shipping and Climate Change, University of Manchester • conversation
Nov. 21, 2023 • ~7 min

Electrifying offshore platforms targets a tiny fraction of the oil industry's emissions

The use of fossil fuels carries a much heavier greenhouse gas penalty.

Tom Baxter, Honorary Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Aberdeen • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 • ~6 min

Farmers are bearing the brunt of big food companies' decarbonisation efforts – here's why

Big name food brands are pursuing decarbonisation – but they are squeezing farmers in the process.

Albert Boaitey, Lecturer in Global Agri-food Supply Chains, Newcastle University • conversation
Oct. 9, 2023 • ~7 min

Green fuels in shipping face major challenges for 2050 net zero target

Shipping companies are turning the tanker too slowly to decarbonise on time.

Ebru Surucu-Balci, Assistant Professor in Circular Supply Chains, University of Bradford • conversation
Sept. 27, 2023 • ~8 min

What's the carbon footprint of owning pet fish? An expert explains

New research reveals the environmental impact of keeping tropical fish as household pets – but there are ways to reduce it.

William Perry, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the School of Biosciences, Cardiff University • conversation
Sept. 26, 2023 • ~7 min

France used 10% less electricity last winter – three valuable lessons in fighting climate change

To overcome last winter’s energy crunch, France successfully introduced a 15-point ‘energy sobriety’ plan to cut gas and electricity use and reduce emissions.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
Sept. 18, 2023 • ~6 min

Do heat pumps work in the UK's climate? An expert answers your low-carbon heating questions

Heat pumps are relatively scarce in the UK – but that could be about to change.

Ran Boydell, Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Aug. 15, 2023 • ~7 min

Net zero: can cities become carbon-neutral on their own? Here's what the evidence suggests

Figuring out who is responsible for cutting a city’s emissions and how their efforts will be coordinated is complicated.

Graeme Roy, Head of Economics and Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Glasgow • conversation
Aug. 8, 2023 • ~8 min

We asked the British public what they really think about net zero – here's what we found

Research found people were not confident about the government’s leadership in meeting net zero.

Jacob Ainscough, Senior Research Associate in Environmental Governance, Lancaster University • conversation
Aug. 2, 2023 • ~7 min

How heating your home fuels climate change – and why government measures are failing to stop it

The UK trails European neighbours on replacing gas boilers with energy-efficient heat pumps.

Ned Lamb, Research Associate on Low-Carbon Energy Systems, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick • conversation
July 3, 2023 • ~9 min

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