Red Sea shipping disruptions could be avoided in the future by using the Arctic – but it could spell trouble for fragile ecosystems

Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?

Gokcay Balci, Assistant Professor in Logistics and Supply Chain, University of Bradford • conversation
Jan. 19, 2024 • ~7 min

'Gold' hydrogen: natural deposits are turning up all over the world – but how useful is it in our move away from fossil fuels?

Gold hydrogen is naturally occurring gas trapped in pockets under the ground – in much the same way as oil and natural gas

David Waltham, Professor of Geophysics, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Jan. 12, 2024 • ~7 min

UK ban on boilers in new homes rules out hydrogen as a heating source

Hydrogen will not be used to heat UK homes in the future in any meaningful way.

Ran Boydell, Associate Professor in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Dec. 22, 2023 • ~7 min

Britain likely to generate more electricity from wind, solar and hydro than fossil fuels for the first year ever in 2023

An important milestone set to be passed – if it remains windy.

Katarina Pegg, PhD Student, Energy Systems and Data Group, University of Birmingham • conversation
Dec. 22, 2023 • ~6 min

Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~9 min

Five major outcomes from the latest UN climate summit

Weak language at COP28 is at complete odds with the officially-recognised science.

Simon Chin-Yee, Lecturer in International Development, UCL • conversation
Dec. 14, 2023 • ~9 min

The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels

The distinction between ‘abated’ and ‘unabated’ fossil fuels is crucial, yet remains ambiguous.

Lars J Nilsson, Professor of Environmental and Energy Systems Studies, Lund University • conversation
Dec. 13, 2023 • ~7 min

River deltas are threatened by more than climate change – leaving hundreds of millions of people at risk

The world’s coastal deltas are home to hundreds of thousands of people – but they’re now under threat.

Frances Eleanor Dunn, Assistant professor, Utrecht University • conversation
Dec. 12, 2023 • ~7 min

Real or artificial? A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it's made of

How many years you reuse a fake holiday tree matters. So does what happens to a live tree when you’ve packed up the ornaments.

Curtis VanderSchaaf, Assistant Professor of Forestry, Mississippi State University • conversation
Dec. 5, 2023 • ~8 min

COP28 president is wrong – science clearly shows fossil fuels must go (and fast)

To avert climate breakdown, most of the world’s coal, oil and gas must stay underground.

Steve Pye, Associate Professor in Energy Systems, UCL • conversation
Dec. 4, 2023 • ~7 min

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