Cambridge-built carbon credit marketplace will support reforestation
10 Nov 2021A new Cambridge centre will bring together computer scientists and conservation scientists to build a trusted marketplace for carbon credits and...
Pangolin trafficking: Iceberg tip of Nigeria's illegal trade revealed
04 Nov 2021New findings on Nigerian-linked pangolin seizures suggest that current global estimates for trafficking of the animal are far too small, say...
Hungry caterpillars an underappreciated driver of carbon emissions
03 Nov 2021A study led by the University of Cambridge has found that periodic mass outbreaks of leaf-munching caterpillars can improve the water quality of...
International group of citizens and scientists creates feasible visions of a resilient, net zero future
29 Oct 2021As part of COP26, we asked people in six regions to imagine a globally net zero, climate-resilient future. Here’s what they came up with.
Rapid transition to a net zero world
28 Oct 2021The opportunity to make real and lasting change has never been greater. But we all need to act, and act now.
A new model could help stall shifting sand dunes, protecting infrastructure and ecosystems
26 Oct 2021Cambridge scientists have used downscaled laboratory models to show how sand dunes move through a landscape, revealing the conditions that determine...
COP26: Cambridge experts on their hopes for the high-stakes summit
26 Oct 2021What will it take to make the high-stakes United Nations climate summit a success? We spoke with some of our researchers and asked them what they...
Cambridge Enterprise invests in a technology start-up aiming to cut CO₂ emissions by gigatonnes
20 Oct 2021The investment will accelerate the development of AI technology start-up Carbon Re to help the global cement industry and other energy-intensive...
Europeans want climate action but not lifestyle change – poll
20 Oct 2021Europeans want urgent action on climate change but remain committed meat-eaters and question policy proposals such as banning the sale of new petrol...
Tree-dwelling mammals survived after asteroid strike destroyed forests
14 Oct 2021An asteroid strike 66 million years ago wiped out the non-avian dinosaurs and devastated the Earth’s forests, but tree-dwelling ancestors of primates...
Film: Sir Partha Dasgupta on "our most precious asset"
14 Oct 2021Following on from his ground-breaking report published earlier this year, Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta outlines the radical shift in thinking...
Lockdown wellbeing: children who spent more time in nature fared best
14 Oct 2021Children from less affluent backgrounds are likely to have found COVID-19 lockdowns more challenging to their mental health because they experienced...