Here's what it would take to end emissions from fossil fuels

If the UK is to achieve net zero by 2050, it needs to get moving on making a successful green transition across fuel, transport and housing.

Rachel Freeman, Senior Research Fellow in Energy Transition Modelling, UCL • conversation
Dec. 10, 2021 ~6 min

We should ban all new oil and gas fields

If we want to limit global warming to below 2°C, most of our untapped fossil fuel reserves need to be kept in the ground.

David Waltham, Professor of Geophysics, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Dec. 7, 2021 ~7 min


Floods are going to get worse: we need to start preparing for them now

Global floods in 2021 showed the danger of poor emergency preparedness - and the importance of planning ahead.

Ilan Kelman, Professor of Disasters and Health, UCL • conversation
Dec. 6, 2021 ~8 min

Climate change is making monogamous albatrosses divorce – new research

Warming seas are harming albatross couples’ resilience, leading to higher rates of separation in the seabirds.

Natasha Gillies, Postdoctoral Researcher in Ecology, University of Liverpool • conversation
Dec. 2, 2021 ~7 min

Religious communities can make the difference in winning the fight against climate change

Faith leaders hold significant financial and political power - it’s their duty to use it to shape the future of our planet.

Esra Özyürek, Professor of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values, University of Cambridge • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 ~8 min

What maps made by 20th century suffragists can teach us about holding leaders to account on climate change

Women’s rights activists used maps to highlight which regions hadn’t given women the vote: we can use the same tactics to push climate action.

James Cheshire, Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography, UCL • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~7 min

Black Friday: retailers are forcing our heads into the sand to avoid facing climate realities

It’s hypocritical for retailers to make carbon pledges with one hand and continue pushing consumerism with the other.

Alan Bradshaw, Professor of Marketing, Royal Holloway University of London • conversation
Nov. 26, 2021 ~5 min

If universities want to hit climate targets, they should use their land for carbon offsetting

New research shows that universities could offset carbon by changing some of their land to woodlands and meadows.

David Werner, Professor in Environmental Systems Modelling, Newcastle University • conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 ~6 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

Mental health distress in the wake of Bangladesh cyclone shows the devastation of climate-related loss and damage

Research on the front lines of climate change highlights the need to address the mental health outcomes of extreme weather events.

Sonja Ayeb-Karlsson, Senior Researcher in Environment and Human Security, United Nations University • conversation
Nov. 18, 2021 ~7 min

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