Hydrogen: where is low-carbon fuel most useful for decarbonisation?
Hydrogen is feted as the key to a dynamic green economy. But is it the best choice for decarbonisation in all cases?
Valeska Ting, Professor of Smart Nanomaterials, University of Bristol •
conversation
Nov. 9, 2020 • ~17 min
Nov. 9, 2020 • ~17 min
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How a 1940s treaty set airlines on a path to high emissions and low regulation
A precedent set at the industry's outset has dominated efforts to reform aviation.
Roger Tyers, Teaching Associate in Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham •
conversation
Nov. 3, 2020 • ~7 min
Nov. 3, 2020 • ~7 min
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Flight shaming: how to spread the campaign that made Swedes give up flying for good
The Swedish 'flight shame' campaign was a runaway success. We asked those it affected how it influenced their travel behaviour.
Avit K Bhowmik, Assistant Professor, Karlstad University, and Research fellow in Planetary Boundaries Research Network, Stockholm University •
conversation
July 27, 2020 • ~7 min
July 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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Flight shame – how the campaign that persuaded Swedes to give up flying could capitalise on COVID-19
The Swedish 'flight shame' campaign was a runaway success. We asked those it affected how it influenced their travel behaviour.
Avit K Bhowmik, Assistant Professor, Karlstad University, and Research fellow in Planetary Boundaries Research Network, Stockholm University •
conversation
July 27, 2020 • ~7 min
July 27, 2020 • ~7 min
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Green bailouts: relying on carbon offsetting will let polluting airlines off the hook
Carbon offsetting is better regulated than it once was, but it's no solution to the climate crisis.
Ben Christopher Howard, Doctoral Researcher in Nature-based Solutions, University of Birmingham •
conversation
May 27, 2020 • ~6 min
May 27, 2020 • ~6 min
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Grounded aircraft could make weather forecasts less reliable
More than one million weather observations were made by aircraft each day in 2019. Since the pandemic started, these have dropped by 90%.
Matthew Blackett, Reader in Physical Geography and Natural Hazards, Coventry University •
conversation
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
May 13, 2020 • ~6 min
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