The average person's daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too

How and where people spend their money and use energy can influence corporate behavior.

Tom Ptak, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2021 • ~9 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

We transformed a London borough into a game to get fewer people travelling by car -- here's what happened

New research suggests gamifying neighbourhoods could encourage people to travel more actively.

Diane Crone, Professor in Exercise and Health, Cardiff Metropolitan University • conversation
Nov. 15, 2021 • ~7 min

COP26: experts react to the UN climate summit and Glasgow Pact

Has the summit delivered on its goals?

Ran Boydell, Visiting Lecturer in Sustainable Development, Heriot-Watt University • conversation
Nov. 13, 2021 • ~11 min

COP26: Seven reasons global transport is so hard to decarbonise

Some pollution is locked in for years to come, and there are no simple solutions.

Christian Brand, Associate Professor in Transport, Energy & Environment, Transport Studies Unit, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 10, 2021 • ~8 min

COP26: here's how much progress the UK has made on three key net zero pledges

Electric vehicle sales are booming and coal power is dwindling, but structural obstacles to net zero remain.

Ljubomir Jankovic, Professor of Advanced Building Design, University of Hertfordshire • conversation
Nov. 1, 2021 • ~11 min

Study finds that social justice and health issues impact electric vehicle uptake

A new study led by the University of Cambridge and based on public attitudes expressed in 36,000 Facebook posts, has found that consumer uptake of electric

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 26, 2021 • ~4 min

Deep learning helps predict traffic crashes before they happen

A deep model was trained on historical crash data, road maps, satellite imagery, and GPS to enable high-resolution crash maps that could lead to safer roads.

Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL • mit
Oct. 12, 2021 • ~5 min

Rural Alaska has a bridge problem as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier with climate change

Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state, and that’s causing problems, a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains. The infrastructure bill in Congress would offer some help.

Rebecca Napolitano, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State • conversation
Oct. 12, 2021 • ~8 min

Rural Alaska needs new bridges as permafrost thaws and crossing river ice gets riskier – the infrastructure bill is only a start

Alaska is warming faster than any other U.S. state. That’s causing problems for river crossings, as a team of bridge engineers and social scientists explains.

Rebecca Napolitano, Assistant Professor of Architectural Engineering, Penn State • conversation
Oct. 12, 2021 • ~8 min

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