Cambridge Zero highlights University efforts at Climate Week NYC
06 Oct 2023Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh took centre stage at the world's biggest climate event of its kind in New York to talk to global...
Restore, rewild and rejoice: the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme
06 Oct 2023The Endangered Landscapes and Seascapes programme is demonstrating that large-scale restoration of nature is possible - and beneficial to people too...
Cambridge University receives $72 million gift for habitat restoration projects across Europe’s land and seas
06 Oct 2023The gift from Arcadia will support the next phase of the Endangered Landscapes & Seascapes Programme for the large-scale restoration of Europe’s...
Drier savannas and grasslands store more climate-buffering carbon than previously thought
30 Sep 2023Savannas and grasslands in drier climates around the world store more carbon than scientists previously thought and are helping to slow the rate of...
Cambridge Zero takes centre stage at Climate Week NYC
15 Sep 2023Cambridge Zero Director Professor Emily Shuckburgh takes centre stage at the world's biggest climate event of its kind in New York, talking to global...
Roadside hedges can reduce harmful ultrafine particle pollution around schools
13 Sep 2023A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s...
Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration
08 Sep 2023A near total lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, a new study finds...
Where's the trust? US climate deniers have no faith in universities
06 Sep 2023US voters who don’t trust universities are also more likely to believe that human activity doesn’t cause climate change, a new collaborative study...
Community Open Map Platform project supporting green transition secures major funding
04 Sep 2023A team led by Professor Flora Samuel from Cambridge’s Department of Architecture has been awarded one of four new £4.625 million Green Transition...
Millions of carbon credits are generated by overestimating forest preservation
25 Aug 2023Study analyses major carbon offset projects, and finds that – of a potential 89 million credits – only 5.4 million (6%) were linked to additional...
Is Data Justice key to Climate Justice?
17 Aug 2023Biased artificial intelligence needs human help to avoid harmful climate action, Cambridge researchers say.
Cost to protect globally important forests falls disproportionately on those living closest
17 Aug 2023Local communities are not incentivised to protect tropical forests that are hugely valuable for global climate regulation, a new study has found...