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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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Scottish highlands.

How to restore a landscape

09 Oct 2024

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

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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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Timber/farming contrast in the USA

Global timber supply threatened as climate change pushes cropland northwards

29 Aug 2024

Climate change will move and reduce the land suitable for growing food and timber, putting the production of these 2 vital resources into direct...

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Morning sun over Los Angeles, USA.

2023 was the hottest summer in two thousand years

14 May 2024

Researchers have found that 2023 was the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere in the past two thousand years, almost four degrees warmer than...

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Two pigs on a farm

Pork labelling schemes ‘not helpful’ in making informed buying choices, say researchers

11 Apr 2024

Farmers don’t have to choose between lowering environmental impact and improving welfare for their pigs, a new study has found: it is possible to do...

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Fish bellies, fava beans and food security

05 Apr 2024

Cambridge Zero and Cambridge Global Food Security gather academics and experts to share solutions for the planet’s looming food production problem.

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Study lake in Norway

New approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of pollution, and predict their effects

28 Mar 2024

Analysing the diversity of organic compounds dissolved in freshwater provides a reliable measure of ecosystem health, say scientists.

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Cambridge stall is staffed by one person at Green Careers Fair talking to students

Green jobs not just for STEM Grads

06 Feb 2024

Students at this year's Green Careers Fair nibbled edible crickets, cuddled plush pink octopi, and met industry experts for advice on landing a job...

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