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China makes developers pay compensation for their ecological impacts – here’s how this unique scheme works

Hanyu Qiu / shutterstock Shuo Gao, University of Oxford; Eleanor Jane Milner-Gulland, University of Oxford; Joseph William Bull, University of Oxford, and Sophus zu Ermgassen, University of Oxford In 2017, the Chinese environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, sued the developer … Continue reading

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Why the UK government is relaxing rules for river pollution

New homes under construction in Rochester, Kent. Flyby Photography/Shutterstock Peter Cruddas, University of Portsmouth The UK government has announced plans to enable the delivery of 100,000 new homes by 2030 that are currently being held up by a controversial EU … Continue reading

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New research may point the way towards frost-free heat pumps

Amirreza Mahmoudi, University of Saskatchewan A chilly winter morning, the car windshield shrouded in a thick layer of frost. Who has not experienced the frustration of scraping ice or waiting for the defroster to work? It is a daily winter … Continue reading

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Discrediting carbon credits

Nathaniel Rugh Marcel Llavero-Pasquina | 18th August 2023 | Creative Commons 4.0 Global Atlas of Environmental Justice Big Oil going carbon neutral? Here is how carbon offsets impact local and indigenous communities. Fossil fuel companies are increasingly using carbon offsets … Continue reading

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Rising temperatures mean more air conditioning which means more electricity is needed – rooftop solar is a perfect fit

Douglas Cliff / shutterstock Tom Rogers, Nottingham Trent University; Amin Al-Habaibeh, Nottingham Trent University; Angelines Donastorg Sosa, Coventry University, and Vahid Vahidinasab, Nottingham Trent University On June 12 this year, the UK’s last remaining coal-fired power station was awoken from … Continue reading

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