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Dr Kennedy Mbeva, Prof Laura Diaz Anadon, Dr Edoardo Borgomeo in Paris

Cambridge researchers join IPCC Lead Authors at historic Paris meeting

04 Dec 2025

Professor Laura Diaz Anadon, Dr Edoardo Borgomeo, Dr Kennedy Mbeva join other Lead Authors for a historic IPCC meeting in Paris to kick off its...

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Dr Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert.

On the death of giant trees

03 Dec 2025

Dr Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert investigates the deaths of giant tropical trees. After rediscovering her connection to tropical plants, her work now...

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Dr Amy Munro-Faure (second from right) at COP30 with youth delegates

Clamour for youth @COP30

20 Nov 2025

Dr Amy Munro-Faure reports from COP30 in Belem, Brazil on the urgent need for collective action, education for all and the voices of youth at global...

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solar panels at sunset

‘Beautiful energy sandwich’ could power next-generation solar and lighting

13 Nov 2025

Researchers have achieved a new level of control over the atomic structure of a family of materials known as halide perovskites, creating a finely...

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Prof Bhaskar Vira

Cambridge PVC Prof Bhaskar Vira in new documentary on India’s environment

10 Nov 2025

Just in time for COP30, the Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Education and Environmental Sustainability plays a key role in a new documentary about India’s...

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Two people talking in front of a green map of the world on a wall behind them

Making Climate Finance Work

04 Nov 2025

Two Cambridge partners are launching a new open access journal that will feature articles by academics and expert practitioners on corporate climate...

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Sustainable Spreadsheets

29 Oct 2025

The Centre for Climate Engagement (CCE) at Hughes Hall, Cambridge, is bringing academic rigour to help directors, investors, and accounting bodies...

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UK Govt appoints Emily Shuckburgh as Chief Scientific Adviser to DESNZ

22 Oct 2025

The UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has appointed Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh CBE as the Department’s...

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Looking up at the tree canopy from the forest floor

Locking carbon in trees and soils could ‘stabilise climate for centuries’ if combined with underground storage

15 Oct 2025

Research on a ‘portfolio approach’ to carbon removal enables firms to mix expensive tech-based solutions that inject carbon deep underground with...

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Semi-artificial organic photocathode

Solar-powered method lights the way to a ‘de-fossilised’ chemical industry

10 Oct 2025

Researchers have demonstrated a new and sustainable way to make the chemicals that are the basis of thousands of products – from plastics to...

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The Public Map Platform’s outdoor engagement activities, Lle Llais, on Anglesey

Public Map Platform supporting green transition secures major funding

12 Sep 2025

A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded a further Green Transition Ecosystem grant of £3.12...

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British garden scene

Can British gardens survive climate chaos?

04 Sep 2025

From summer heatwaves to winter downpours, Britain’s climate is becoming more extreme and unpredictable. What does it all mean for our very British...

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