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Morning sun over Los Angeles, USA.

2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years

14 May 2024

Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than...

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Cambridge heads to COP28

01 Dec 2023

The University of Cambridge heads to COP28 in Dubai, UAE, with a film premiere and a host of higher education and research events.

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Two chimneys.

Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation

25 Aug 2023

Study analyses major carbon offset projects, and finds that – of a potential 89 million credits – only 5.4 million (6%) were linked to additional...

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glacier cave on Svalbard

Shrinking Arctic glaciers are unearthing a new source of methane

06 Jul 2023

As the Arctic warms, shrinking glaciers are exposing bubbling groundwater springs which could provide an underestimated source of the potent...

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Solar-powered reactor for converting plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels

Solar-powered system converts plastic and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels

09 Jan 2023

Researchers have developed a system that can transform plastic waste and greenhouse gases into sustainable fuels and other valuable products – using...

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Greenhouse gas ‘feedback loop’ discovered in freshwater lakes

04 May 2018

Latest research finds plant debris in lake sediment affects methane emissions. The flourishing reed beds created by changing climates could threaten...

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Tagebau / Open cast mine

Opinion: Worthless mining waste could suck CO₂ out of the atmosphere and reverse emissions

20 Apr 2017

Could waste material from mining be used to trap CO 2 emissions? A new £8.6 million research programme will investigate the possibilities. Simon...

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CONTRAST and CAST Mission Planes

High ozone levels in tropical Pacific caused by fires burning in Africa and Asia

13 Jan 2016

Study indicates ‘biomass burning’ may play a larger role in climate change than previously realised.

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Rural Landscape near Fife

Boosting farm yields to restore habitats could create greenhouse gas ‘sink’

04 Jan 2016

New study using UK data is first to show that raising farm yields and allowing ‘spared’ land to be reclaimed for woodlands and wetlands could offset...

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Not so Permafrost

Emissions from melting permafrost could cost $43 trillion

21 Sep 2015

New analysis of the effects of melting permafrost in the Arctic points to $43 trillion in extra economic damage by the end of the next century, on...

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Fajitas. Banner image: ...eat meat! by James Vaughn

Changing global diets is vital to reducing climate change

01 Sep 2014

Healthier diets and reducing food waste are part of a combination of solutions needed to ensure food security and avoid dangerous climate change, say...

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Car2Go Electric Car Sharing

What impact will new technology have on tackling emissions?

21 Oct 2013

New research seeks to take account of the fast pace at which technology is evolving in understanding how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions.

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