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Melissa Leach

Changemakers: Melissa Leach and Cambridge Conservation Initiative

21 Oct 2024

Meet the new leader of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative, Professor Melissa Leach CBE.

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Lindsay Hooper

Changemakers: Lindsay Hooper and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

21 Oct 2024

Lindsay Hooper wants to rewrite the rules of the global economy. She leads the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership: a global network of...

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Emily Shuckburgh

Changemakers: Emily Shuckburgh and Cambridge Zero

21 Oct 2024

Meet Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero. She’s been a figurehead of climate science for decades, bringing her prowess to the University...

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A student in a lab

Universities expected to solve climate change

21 Oct 2024

A new survey highlights public expectations for fixing the climate crisis

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Cairngorms landscape.

Return to the wild

12 Oct 2024

Ambitious collaborations are bringing biodiversity back to the Scottish Highlands.

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A row of clean energy trucks, wind turbines in the background

How road haulage is navigating the route to net zero

11 Oct 2024

Responsible for 8% of world carbon emissions, can trucking clean up its act?

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Trash into treasure: making clean fuel from waste and sunlight

09 Oct 2024

Professor Erwin Reisner and his team are developing prototype devices that convert waste, water and air into practical fuels and chemicals.

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Scottish highlands.

How to restore a landscape

09 Oct 2024

Inside the programme protecting Europe's land, sea and species.

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The cost of solar power: how low can we go?

08 Oct 2024

Professor Sam Stranks is developing next-generation solar cell technology, which could drive down renewable energy prices even further.

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Skyscrapers covered in trees.

Putting business thinking into sustainability

01 Oct 2024

New thinking from the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) argues that we need to flip the ESG model on its head.

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