COVID-19 made deep-sea mining more tempting for some Pacific islands – this could be a problem

Contracts for exploring the deep sea are due to expire before a safe mining code can be agreed.

Sue Farran, Reader of Law, Newcastle University • conversation
June 14, 2021 • ~7 min

We need a green recovery after COVID-19, but banning wildlife trade could do more harm than good

The pandemic has brought humanity’s strained relationship with nature into sharp focus.

Hollie Booth, PhD Candidate, Conservation Science, University of Oxford • conversation
Feb. 18, 2021 • ~8 min

UK plans to slash carbon emissions 68% by 2030 – how banking, building and borrowing can help

Slashing carbon emissions by 68% by 2030 will depend on using the UK's infrastructure strategy effectively.

Anupam Nanda, Professor of Urban Economics & Real Estate, University of Manchester • conversation
Dec. 4, 2020 • ~7 min

Climate change is best tackled through lots of small-scale solutions – here are nine reasons why

Our research found they deploy faster, improve quicker and are more equitable.

Simon De Stercke, Research Associate, Engineering, Imperial College London • conversation
Dec. 3, 2020 • ~7 min

Climate change: Joe Biden could ride a wave of international momentum to break deadlock in US

Hamstrung by a Republican Senate, President-elect Biden will need to look abroad for collaborators on climate action.

Olaf Corry, Professor of Global Security Challenges, University of Leeds • conversation
Nov. 10, 2020 • ~7 min

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