Labour’s £28 billion green investment promise could be watered down – here’s why

Keir Starmer’s flagship climate change pledge has already been cut back significantly since 2021.

Marc Hudson, Visiting Fellow, Science Policy, University of Sussex • conversation
Feb. 2, 2024 • ~7 min

Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated

As the sea rises and storms get stronger, movable flood barriers are going to be used more often.

Ivan Haigh, Lecturer in Coastal Oceanography, University of Southampton • conversation
Jan. 23, 2024 • ~7 min

Military interests are pushing new nuclear power – and the UK government has finally admitted it

Civil nuclear energy maintains the skills and supply chains needed for nuclear subs and weapons.

Philip Johnstone, Research Fellow, SPRU, University of Sussex • conversation
Jan. 18, 2024 • ~9 min

Extreme UK flood levels are happening much more often than they used to, analysis shows

On one stretch of Nottingham’s River Trent, floods that arrived every 50 years now return in ten.

Jamie Hannaford, Principal Hydrologist, UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology • conversation
Jan. 10, 2024 • ~6 min

Renewables now generate more of Britain's electricity than fossil fuels – but what happens next?

How this happened, why it matters, and why Britain still has lots more to do.

Will de Freitas, Environment + Energy Editor, UK edition • conversation
Jan. 4, 2024 • ~7 min

What makes a good bird name?

North American ornithologists are seeking to replace all bird species named after people - but what should they be called instead?

Andrew Gosler, Professor of Ethno-ornithology, University of Oxford • conversation
Jan. 3, 2024 • ~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

UK government facing legal action for failing to tackle climate change – but it could backfire

Can we avoid dangerous climate change by taking government to court?

Irene Lorenzoni, Professor of Society and Environmental Change, University of East Anglia • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~6 min

Rural communities are being left behind because of poor digital infrastructure, research shows

New research reveals the digital divide that was exposed by the COVID pandemic.

Sarah Lindop, Senior Lecturer in Finance, Aberystwyth University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2023 • ~6 min

Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable

Electric arc furnaces can use up to 100% scrap steel as its raw material, resulting in a significant reduction in emissions.

Becky Waldram, Materials Scientist and SUSTAIN Impact & Engagement Manager, Swansea University • conversation
Dec. 1, 2023 • ~7 min

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