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Opinion: Betting on speculative geoengineering may risk an escalating ‘climate debt crisis’

18 Jul 2019

Professor Mike Hulme and Dr Shinichiro Asayama from Cambridge's Department of Geography discuss the climate 'debt crisis' and why geoengineering may...

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A skyscraper against a blue sky.

Sowing seeds for timber skyscrapers can rewind the carbon footprint of the concrete industry

28 Jun 2019

The Centre for Natural Material Innovation exhibited their proposals for timber skyscrapers at the Royal Society’s Summer Science Exhibition.

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Green tech startups see boost in patents and investment when partnering with government – study

18 Mar 2019

Collaboration between government and startups could help meet the climate challenge while growing small businesses. Findings could inform discussions...

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Cambridge partners with industry leaders to fund research on global sustainability challenges

11 Jul 2018

The Prince of Wales Global Sustainability Fellowship Programme represents a multi-million-pound commitment from the private sector to accelerate...

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Image showing light emission from the polymeric nanostructures and schematic of a single nanostructure

Plastic crystals hold key to record-breaking energy transport

24 May 2018

Scientists from the Universities of Cambridge and Bristol have found a way to create plastic semiconductor nanostructures that absorb light and...

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Cambridge in Autumn: Bicycles at Trinity College

Environmental report highlights Cambridge’s progress towards sustainability goals

18 Apr 2018

The University has published its Environmental Sustainability Report 2017, setting out its progress over the past 12 months, including key...

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Atomic scale view of perovskite crystal formation

Potassium gives perovskite-based solar cells an efficiency boost

21 Mar 2018

A simple potassium solution could boost the efficiency of next-generation solar cells, by enabling them to convert more sunlight into electricity.

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Winton Symposium tackles the challenge of energy storage and distribution

11 Oct 2017

The sixth annual Winton Symposium will be held on 9 November at the University’s Cavendish Laboratory on the theme of Energy Storage and Distribution.

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High Mountain Agribusiness and Livelihood Improvement Project in Nepal

Study demonstrates how academia and business can ensure sustainability of resources

07 Oct 2016

Collaboration between business and academia can identify the most urgent research priorities to ensure the sustainability of food, energy, water and...

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Trophy hunting of lions can aid in conservation, but overhaul of system is required, say researchers

23 Sep 2016

New research has found that controlled trophy hunting of lions can actually help conserve the species, but only in areas where hunting companies are...

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Going green: why don't we all do it?

10 Jun 2016

From wind turbines and solar photovoltaics to grey water recycling and electric vehicles, technology is making it ever easier for us to be green –...

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Mathare, Nairobi

Building from the ground up: participatory design in Kenya’s oldest slum

05 Aug 2015

In a landmark project with UN-Habitat, a team of Cambridge researchers has designed a community centre in one of Kenya’s biggest and oldest slums...

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