Author Archives: Mike Andrews

Andrew King, The University of Melbourne The world is very warm right now. We’re not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins. Take the preliminary September global-average temperature anomaly of 1.7°C above pre-industrial levels, … Continue reading →

Giles Oldroyd, University of Cambridge Plants are among the most intrepid explorers on Earth. Roughly 460 million years ago, the first plants started leaving lakes and rivers and appeared on land. At that time, the surface of Earth was mostly … Continue reading →

Jared J. Finnegan, UCL In two recent speeches, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak highlighted the costs of everything from heat pumps to electric vehicles as justification for weakening the country’s climate policy. There is a strategy behind this, but it’s … Continue reading →

A new ban prohibits businesses in England from selling some single-use plastic products. Freepik2/Shutterstock Antaya March, University of Portsmouth; Cressida Bowyer, University of Portsmouth, and Keiron Roberts, University of Portsmouth Single-use plastic and packaging has become an essential part of … Continue reading →

Tim Jackson, University of Surrey The acclaimed 1990 film Awakenings tells the story of a neurologist who discovers a drug which rouses catatonic patients from decades of “sleep”. It’s a true story, based on Oliver Sacks’ 1973 memoir of the … Continue reading →

September 21, 2023 The Blueprint Coalition is calling on the UK Government to retain its net zero commitments following Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s policy U-turn. As a leading partnership of local government, environmental and research organisations, the Blueprint Coalition is … Continue reading →