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Category Archives: Climate
Making homes ready for net zero depends heavily on people’s understanding and habits
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
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
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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Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off?
Who’s to blame when climate change turns the lights off? Chris Medland, University of Surrey Deadly Storm Boris has flooded large areas of central Europe and the UK, destroying homes and displacing thousands of people. With the flooding of sub-stations, the … Continue reading
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When did the climate crisis begin?
When did the climate crisis begin? Iron and Coal, a mid-19th century portrait. William Bell Scott Jack Marley, The Conversation How old is the climate crisis? I was born in 1994, when the concentration of CO₂ in the atmosphere was measured … Continue reading
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Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain
Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain Grant Wilson, University of Birmingham; Daniel L. Donaldson, University of Birmingham, and Iain Staffell, Imperial College London Great Britain’s electricity system (Northern Ireland is part of the integrated Irish electricity grid) … Continue reading
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The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get
The climate is changing so fast that we haven’t seen how bad extreme weather could get Simon H. Lee, University of St Andrews; Hayley J. Fowler, Newcastle University, and Paul Davies, Newcastle University Extreme weather is by definition rare on our … Continue reading
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How animals are changing to cope with stronger heatwaves
Jonathan Goldenberg, Lund University An intense heatwave that gripped Mexico in May 2024 killed more than 50 howler monkeys. Humans can escape these consequences of rising global temperatures up to a point by taking refuge in air-conditioned rooms. Other species … Continue reading
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Why banks consider renewable energy to be a riskier investment than fossil fuels
Vitalinka/Shutterstock Matteo Gasparini, University of Oxford The financial sector is among the world’s most heavily regulated industries – and for good reason. Financial rules, which force banks to hold capital in reserve when making riskier investments, are designed to prevent … Continue reading
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Why cheap renewables are stalling
Jack Marley, The Conversation Last summer, the northern hemisphere was the hottest it has been for 2,000 years. The warnings of climate scientists are at fever pitch: halt the burning of coal, oil and gas or risk catastrophic warming of … Continue reading
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