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The climate crisis and biodiversity losses are affecting the planet at an alarming pace. Cambridge researchers are helping the response to these threats, building resilience, supporting the transition from fossil fuels to a zero-carbon future, and enabling us to act sustainably to protect the planet's precious resources and reduce waste.

The climate crisis: towards zero carbon

26 February 2020

Sir David Attenborough, Dr Jane Goodall DBE and leading Cambridge University researchers talk about the urgency of climate crisis – and some of the solutions that will take us towards zero carbon.

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Amazonia at a crossroads

17 Oct 2013

The Amazon rainforest faces an uncertain future – one that an international research network hopes to help steer towards sustainability.

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Tha'll do

Putting a price on our future

07 Oct 2013

Helping big businesses consider their impact on the environment is leading to a re-evaluation of activities to combine profitability with...

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Factory

The shape of things to come

02 Oct 2013

Researchers are providing a vision for creatively rethinking how the manufacturing industry can perform sustainably in a changing world.

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The world is changing: how do we respond?

01 Oct 2013

Today we commence a month-long focus on research on sustainability and the environment. To begin, Professor Lord Martin Rees and Professor Paul...

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Sustainable livestock production is possible

25 Sep 2013

New research advocates use of pastures with shrubs and trees as it is more sustainable, improving animal welfare and increasing biodiversity.

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Taraxacum seed head

Cambridge to develop new Conservation Research Institute

20 Sep 2013

The development of a new Conservation Research Institute will be the latest addition to a flourishing conservation community in Cambridge.

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Winton Symposium‘s material world

05 Sep 2013

On 30 September, the Department of Physics will host the second annual Winton Symposium at the Cavendish Laboratory on ‘Materials Discovery’.

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Resolution during a test drive in Cambridge.

Resolution ready to shine down under

24 Aug 2013

Built by undergraduates working for their exams, with funds raised by the students themselves, Cambridge’s solar car is the only British entry into...

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Mangrove trees along a coastline, Everglades National Park.

Mangroves could survive sea-level rise if protected

31 Jul 2013

Human activity is currently a bigger threat to mangroves, and the natural defences they provide against storm surges and other coastal disasters...

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Cambridge Graphene Centre and Plastic Logic announce partnership

26 Jun 2013

University spin-out will work with the newly-established Cambridge Graphene Centre.

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Cambridge unveils plans to become Retrofit City

12 Jun 2013

A new network of public and private sector organisations aims to carry out retrofits across Cambridge, bringing down carbon emissions, cutting energy...

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Saltmarshes starting to be inundated by the tide at Abbots Hall, Cumbria, UK

Climate change: can nature help us?

08 May 2013

Hard-engineered sea walls have a limited life span. Could saltmarshes and mangroves offer a different approach to buffering against storm surges and...

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