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Not so Permafrost

Emissions from melting permafrost could cost $43 trillion

21 Sep 2015

New analysis of the effects of melting permafrost in the Arctic points to $43 trillion in extra economic damage by the end of the next century, on...

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Inscription from 1891 found in Dayu Cave

Chinese cave ‘graffiti’ tells a 500-year story of climate change and impact on society

13 Aug 2015

Unique inscriptions found in a cave in China, combined with chemical analysis of cave formations, show how droughts affected the local population...

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Tar sands, Alberta

What research would enhance business sustainability?

15 May 2015

A new project led by the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership is looking at how academic research can help make businesses more...

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Borneo rainforest

Pollution on the move – human activity in East Asia negatively affects air quality in remote tropical forests

31 Mar 2015

New analysis shows that pollution from human activity in East Asia is having a negative effect on air quality in tropical rainforests thousands of...

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A Spirobid worm feeding

The winners and losers of ocean acidification

28 Jan 2015

The population balance of some marine ‘pests’ could be drastically changed as the world’s oceans become increasingly acidic.

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Airbus A350 XWB MSN001

Lighter planes are the future

16 Dec 2014

A global fleet of composite planes could reduce carbon emissions by up to 15 per cent, but the lighter planes alone will not enable the aviation...

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Milkweed with Ozone Damage

New research highlights the key role of ozone in climate change

01 Dec 2014

The models which are used to predict how climate change will occur could be much improved by including the key role of ozone, which is often...

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Storm on a rising tide, Orplands, Essex

Salt marsh plants key to reducing coastal erosion and flooding

02 Oct 2014

Study finds that natural flood defences such as salt marshes can reduce the height of damaging waves in storm surge conditions by close to 20%.

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Coal mine in Dhanbad, India. The biodiversity loss caused by the Indian mining industry has been widely criticised and is an example of the type of issue around which scientists now claim religious leaders could mobilise public action.

Science turns to religion for “mass mobilisation” on environmental change

19 Sep 2014

Ahead of the UN summit on climate change, two leading scholars in the field make a watershed appeal to religious leaders for help in mobilising...

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Implications for Energy

Understanding the implications of climate change for business

05 Sep 2014

A new online resource, which summarises the implications of climate change for specific sectors of the economy, has been produced and made freely...

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Fajitas. Banner image: ...eat meat! by James Vaughn

Changing global diets is vital to reducing climate change

01 Sep 2014

Healthier diets and reducing food waste are part of a combination of solutions needed to ensure food security and avoid dangerous climate change, say...

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Construction

Better building through design

04 Jun 2014

The construction industry could slash its carbon emissions by as much as 50% by optimising the design of new buildings, which currently use double...

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