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Green-sky thinking for propulsion and power

04 Dec 2019

A rapid way of turning ideas into new technologies in the aviation and power industries has been developed at Cambridge’s Whittle Laboratory. Here...

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Drone images show Greenland Ice Sheet becoming more unstable as it fractures

03 Dec 2019

The world’s second-largest ice sheet, and the single largest contributor to global sea level rise, is potentially becoming unstable because of...

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Cambridge Zero

26 Nov 2019

If we are to avert a climate disaster, we must sharply reduce our emissions, starting today. Cambridge Zero, the University's ambitious new climate...

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Laboratory experiment of a cross-ventilated room

Wind more effective than cold air at cooling rooms naturally

20 Nov 2019

The effectiveness of non-mechanical, low-energy methods for moderating temperature and humidity has been evaluated in a series of experiments by...

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Sir David Attenborough

Sir David Attenborough: "Our planet hangs in the balance"

18 Nov 2019

Forests burn, glaciers melt and one million species face extinction. Can we humans save the planet from ourselves? Here, Sir David Attenborough...

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'Upcycling' crowned Cambridge Dictionary's Word of the Year 2019

05 Nov 2019

Cambridge Dictionary has named 'upcycling', the activity of making new items out of old or used things, as its Word of the Year 2019.

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Banner from a climate strike in Erlangen, Germany

Opinion: Climate change, pandemics, biodiversity loss – no country is sufficiently prepared

01 Nov 2019

Two Cambridge risk researchers discuss how national governments are still stuck on "old problems", and run through the things that should be keeping...

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Alps Tree branch

Two new Climate Change Master's programmes launched at Cambridge

30 Oct 2019

The University of Cambridge is launching two new climate-focused graduate programmes, exploring the past and potential futures of the interaction...

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Artificial leaf

‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas

21 Oct 2019

A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an ‘artificial leaf’ that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide...

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Air conditioner

Electronic solid could reduce carbon emissions in fridges and air conditioners

09 Oct 2019

A promising replacement for the toxic and flammable greenhouse gases that are used in most refrigerators and air conditioners has been identified by...

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Professor Stephen J Toope, Vice-Chancellor

Vice-Chancellor's annual 1 October address to the University

01 Oct 2019

The Vice-Chancellor marked the start of the new academic year this morning by giving his annual address to the University in the Senate House.

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Weather board at Cambridge University Botanic Garden showing data for 25 July 2019

Cambridge vs climate change | Vice-Chancellor's blog

20 Sep 2019

The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Stephen J Toope, kicks off a global day of action with a discussion on the University’s efforts to tackle climate...

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