Who really owns the oil industry’s future stranded assets? If you own investment funds or expect a pension, it might be you

A study found $1.4 trillion in oil and gas industry assets would be at risk if governments follow through on their pledges to deal with climate change.

Philip Holden, Senior Lecturer in Earth System Science, The Open University • conversation
May 26, 2022 ~8 min

Climate change: efficiency labels really do encourage less energy use – but there's a better way of using them

The EU energy label, showing customers the energy consumption of what they’re buying, can be upgraded to help make more homes and buildings energy efficient.

David Comerford, Senior Lecturer of Economics and Behavioural Science, University of Stirling • conversation
May 26, 2022 ~6 min


Grim 2022 drought outlook for Western US offers warnings for the future as climate change brings a hotter, thirstier atmosphere

La Niña is only part of the problem. The long-term driver of increasing drought – even in areas getting more rainfall overall – is the rapidly warming climate.

Imtiaz Rangwala, Research Scientist in Climate, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado Boulder • conversation
May 19, 2022 ~8 min

How taking a closer look at your family tree can help you get to grips with climate change

Understanding how our ancestors may have benefited from industrialisation and colonialism could help us become more climate-friendly citizens.

Flossie Kingsbury, Postdoctoral Research Associate in History, Aberystwyth University • conversation
May 18, 2022 ~7 min

Hydropower's future is clouded by droughts, floods and climate change – it's also essential to the US electric grid

Climate change is affecting hydropower in different ways across the country.

Lauren Dennis, Ph.D. Student in Civil Engineering and Climate Science, Penn State • conversation
May 17, 2022 ~8 min

Trees aren't a climate change cure-all – 2 new studies on the life and death of trees in a warming world show why

More carbon dioxide in the air doesn’t necessarily mean more growth for trees, and the increasing risk of wildfires and drought has major consequences, as an interactive map shows.

William R.L. Anderegg, Associate Professor of Ecology, School Of Biological Sciences, University of Utah • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~8 min

Climate change isn't just making cyclones worse, it's making the floods they cause worse too - new research

Rising populations and a warming climate mean storm surges from super cyclones are likely to affect increasing numbers of vulnerable people.

Natalie Lord, Honorary Research Associate in Climate Science, University of Bristol • conversation
May 12, 2022 ~7 min

Here's one way to burn less fossil fuel -- use human energy to heat buildings instead

Extracting and storing human body heat we generate could improve building sustainability while cutting bills.

Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
April 26, 2022 ~6 min


Meet the power plant of the future: Solar + battery hybrids are poised for explosive growth

More than a third of power plants applying to connect to a US grid are hybrids that pair wind or solar with battery storage.

Will Gorman, Graduate Student Researcher in Electricity Markets and Policy, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory • conversation
April 25, 2022 ~8 min

Colonialism: why leading climate scientists have finally acknowledged its link with climate change

The IPCC’s latest climate report discusses how colonialism has shaped climate, a breakthrough for the climate justice movement.

Harriet Mercer, Research Associate in Climate History, University of Cambridge • conversation
April 22, 2022 ~8 min

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