Monthly Archives: October 2024

Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people’s understanding and habits

October 30, 2024 by Mike Andrews

Project 80, CC BY-ND Mike Leonard, Birmingham City University Forty percent of UK greenhouse gas emissions come from households, so the sustainable construction and everyday running of our homes could play a major role in achieving a low-carbon society. Next … Continue reading →

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Getting carbon capture right will be hard – but that doesn’t make it optional

October 25, 2024 by Mike Andrews

Kodda / Shutterstock Myles Allen, University of Oxford The UK government has given the go-ahead to carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) schemes worth £22 billion (US$28.6 billion). Critics are insisting that this technology – which involves capturing carbon as … Continue reading →

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In despair about Earth’s future? Look for green shoots

October 22, 2024 by Mike Andrews

A white stork nesting in the city. Dr.MYM/Shutterstock Heather Alberro, University of Manchester As species go extinct and a habitable climate teeters, it’s understandable to feel despair. Some of the world’s top climate scientists have expressed their mounting hopelessness at … Continue reading →

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