Climate change is making monogamous albatrosses divorce – new research

Warming seas are harming albatross couples’ resilience, leading to higher rates of separation in the seabirds.

Natasha Gillies, Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology, University of Liverpool • conversation
Dec. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Climate modeling confirms historical records showing rise in hurricane activity

New results show North Atlantic hurricanes have increased in frequency over the last 150 years.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News Office • mit
Dec. 2, 2021 ~7 min


Religious communities can make the difference in winning the fight against climate change

Faith leaders hold significant financial and political power - it’s their duty to use it to shape the future of our planet.

Esra Özyürek, Professor of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values, University of Cambridge • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 ~8 min

What maps made by 20th century suffragists can teach us about holding leaders to account on climate change

Women’s rights activists used maps to highlight which regions hadn’t given women the vote: we can use the same tactics to push climate action.

James Cheshire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, UCL • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

Black Friday: retailers are forcing our heads into the sand to avoid facing climate realities

It’s hypocritical for retailers to make carbon pledges with one hand and continue pushing consumerism with the other.

Alan Bradshaw, Professor of Marketing, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Nov. 26, 2021 ~5 min

If universities want to hit climate targets, they should use their land for carbon offsetting

New research shows that universities could offset carbon by changing some of their land to woodlands and meadows.

David Werner, Professor in Environmental Systems Modelling, Newcastle University • conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 ~6 min

Electric cars aren't enough to hit climate targets: we need to develop better public transport too

From buses in Bogotá to cycling through Cambridge, we can learn valuable lessons from how countries across the world deliver sustainable transport.

Vera O'Riordan, PhD Researcher in Marine and Renewable Energy, University College Cork • conversation
Nov. 22, 2021 ~7 min

Mental health distress in the wake of Bangladesh cyclone shows the devastation of climate-related loss and damage

Research on the front lines of climate change highlights the need to address the mental health outcomes of extreme weather events.

Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Senior Researcher in Environment and Human Security, United Nations University • conversation
Nov. 18, 2021 ~7 min


Glasgow Climate Pact: where do all the words and numbers we heard at COP26 leave us?

COP26 resulted in new climate commitments from countries across the world - here’s what they could mean for our future.

Mary Gagen, Professor of Physical Geography, Swansea University • conversation
Nov. 17, 2021 ~8 min

An environmental sociologist explains how permaculture offers a path to climate justice

Permaculture – a mashup of ‘permanent’ and ‘culture’ – is a way of doing agriculture that’s inspired by the resilience and biodiversity of healthy natural ecosystems.

Christina Ergas, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Nov. 17, 2021 ~9 min

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