UK may be on verge of triggering a ‘positive tipping point’ for tackling climate change

Electric vehicle sales are racing ahead in the UK – but the switch to heat pumps is lagging behind.

Steven R. Smith, Research Impact Fellow, Green Futures Solutions and Global Systems Institute, University of Exeter • conversation
July 2, 2025 • ~8 min

How to stay safe during heat waves – and heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~9 min

How to stay safe during heat waves – and the heat stroke warning signs to watch for

A public health researcher explains the signs someone is developing heat exhaustion or heat stroke, and what to do.

Brian Bossak, Professor of Public Health, College of Charleston • conversation
June 19, 2025 • ~9 min

The UK’s warm homes plan has been saved – here’s how Labour can learn from a decade of failed insulation schemes

Labour will not cut the £13.2 billion warm homes plan, as some expected. But issues remain.

Madeleine Pauker, PhD Candidate, Science Policy Research Unit, University of Sussex • conversation
June 18, 2025 • ~9 min

How the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ positions US energy to be more costly for consumers and the climate

Some technologies could rapidly cut emissions, while others do little to fight climate change. The House bill favors the latter while nixing support for the former.

Daniel Cohan, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University • conversation
June 10, 2025 • ~10 min

Trump moves to gut low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

Shelley Welton, Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~9 min

Trump guts low-income energy assistance as summer heat descends and electricity prices rise

The problem of high energy prices and rising numbers of people unable to afford them isn’t lost on the Trump administration.

Shelley Welton, Professor of Law and Energy Policy, University of Pennsylvania • conversation
May 13, 2025 • ~9 min

New chip tests cooling solutions for stacked microelectronics

Preventing 3D integrated circuits from overheating is key to enabling their widespread use.

Kylie Foy | MIT Lincoln Laboratory • mit
April 28, 2025 • ~6 min

Hotter and drier climate in Colorado’s San Luis Valley contributes to kidney disease in agriculture workers, new study shows

A prolonged drought in the San Luis Valley has contributed to kidney issues in agricultural workers.

Katherine Ann James, Associate Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus • conversation
April 25, 2025 • ~6 min

How mine water could warm up the UK’s forgotten coal towns

Funding gaps, regulatory red tape and a shortage of skilled workers are stalling the UK’s mine-water heating projects.

Cathy Hollis, Chair of Carbonate Geoscience, University of Manchester • conversation
April 15, 2025 • ~8 min

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