Turning camels into cows: megafarms are being set up to produce camel milk on industrial scales

The largest farm, in the UAE, has more than 10,000 camels.

Dawn Chatty,, Emeritus Professor of Anthropology and Forced Migration, University of Oxford • conversation
April 5, 2024 • ~7 min

Why the COP28 climate summit mattered, and what to watch for in 2024

The UN climate conference brought some progress. A former UN official who has been involved in international climate policy for years explains what has to happen now for that progress to pay off.

Rachel Kyte, Visiting Professor of Government, University of Oxford • conversation
Dec. 20, 2023 • ~9 min

COP28: four key issues that will dominate the latest UN climate summit

A COP regular worries about a conflicted host and a lack of trust.

Jen Allan, Lecturer in Environmental Politics, Cardiff University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2023 • ~8 min

Backlash to the oil CEO leading the UN climate summit overlooks his ambitious agenda for COP28 – and concerns of the Global South

An analysis of past UN conference presidencies suggests the 2023 summit’s agenda would do more to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels.

İbrahim Özdemir, Professor of Philosophy, Uskudar University; Visiting Professor, Clark University • conversation
Oct. 24, 2023 • ~10 min

Mars missions from China and UAE are set to go into orbit – here's what they could discover

If China succeeds, it will be the first country ever to visit and land on Mars on its first try.

Daniel Brown, Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Feb. 5, 2021 • ~7 min

UAE Mars mission: extraordinary feat shows how space exploration can benefit small nations

In just a few years, the Hope mission has boosted UAE's economy and science capacity.

Neil Morisetti, Vice Dean (Public Policy) Faculty of Engineering Sciences, UCL • conversation
July 20, 2020 • ~6 min

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