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Innovation for Africa's Climate Future

25 Sep 2024

The 2024 Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at the University of Cambridge Entrepreneurship Prize Competition recognises innovative ideas in...

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Plane lands at dusk

Flight path to net zero

22 Sep 2024

Global aviation could be on a flight path to net zero if industry and governments reach just four goals by 2030, according to a new report from the...

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A father and two sons running on a beach

Personal carbon footprint of the rich is vastly underestimated by rich and poor alike, study finds

12 Sep 2024

The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and...

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Timber/farming contrast in the USA

Global timber supply threatened as climate change pushes cropland northwards

29 Aug 2024

Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these 2 vital resources into direct...

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Researcher holding up an ice sample

Historic fires trapped in Antarctic ice yield key information for climate models

09 Aug 2024

Pollutants preserved in Antarctic ice document historic fires in the Southern Hemisphere, offering a glimpse at how humans have impacted the...

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Tulip tree in Cambridge University Botanic Garden

Scientists discover entirely new wood type that could be highly efficient at carbon storage

31 Jul 2024

Researchers have identified an entirely new type of wood that does not fit into either category of hardwood or softwood.

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Gold mine in Rondonia, Amazonian Brazil

Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition

26 Jul 2024

Our increasing demand for metals and minerals is putting over four thousand vertebrate species at risk, with the raw materials needed for clean...

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Antarctic ice shelves hold twice as much meltwater as previously thought

27 Jun 2024

Slush – water-soaked snow – makes up more than half of all meltwater on the Antarctic ice shelves during the height of summer, yet is poorly...

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Sample of activated charcoal used to capture carbon dioxide

Electrified charcoal ‘sponge’ can soak up CO2 directly from the air

05 Jun 2024

Researchers have developed a low-cost, energy-efficient method for making materials that can capture carbon dioxide directly from the air.

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Forest canopy

Cambridge on World Environment Day 2024

05 Jun 2024

This year's World Environment Day focus is on land restoration. So we spoke with three Cambridge researchers working on reviving landscapes, boosting...

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Rainforest on the south-eastern edge of Amazonia, Brazil.

Rainforest wildlife under threat as below-canopy temperatures rise

03 Jun 2024

Assumptions that tropical forest canopies protect from the effects of climate change are unfounded, say researchers.

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LUT Rector Juha-Matti Saksa and Clare Hall President President Alan Short and signing the joint agreement

Clare Hall, Cambridge and LUT University, Finland sign agreement on fellowships and global climate prize

28 May 2024

Clare Hall, Cambridge and LUT University, Finland, establish a Visiting Fellowship programme and joint Global Prize for Solutions to Climate Change...

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