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The Zimovs want to restore the prehistoric ‘mammoth steppe’ ecosystem and see if it slows down – or even reverses – melting permafrost.
Halide perovskites are cheap, versatile and remarkably efficient as both solar cells and light emitters.
I published a book on what life might look like after the crisis. It already feels out of date.
It seems likely we are going to need radical reductions in future ownership of private vehicles as we transition to cleaner transport.
New research exposes the common tropes of bad faith arguments about climate change.
This is the story of ‘Misha’, as I have come to know her. Both I and my research have been deeply affected by a polar bear I have never met face to face.
‘Nostalgic consumption’ has been on the rise throughout lockdown bringing us the comfort and certainty of better times. But can we use it to build a more sustainable future?
Eco-fiction to help you rethink your role in the climate crisis.
Climate shocks and changing weather mean that farmers’ incomes are
Despite clear air as a result of the pandemic reducing human activities, our emissions still soar.
A decentralised climate organisation, based on blockchain, could help get the world to work together to act against climate change.
Traditional ecological knowledge of Indigenous peoples offers ways to adapt to climate impacts.
Cyclone Amphan was one of the worst cyclones to hit Bangladesh in modern times. But thanks to local action, many lives were saved.
By self-isolating, people all over the world are acting for the collective good. That’s encouraging for tackling climate change.
Efficient technologies can save Indonesians not only billions of rupiah but also avoid the need to built 50 power plants by 2030.
And why COVID-19 has launched a response that the climate crisis couldn’t.
The response to coronavirus shows us that people can still work together to do the right thing.
Our research has brought us into contact with multiple communities whose lives are increasingly precarious thanks to climate change.
All eggs in supermarket Morrisons will soon be free range. But this – and other measures intended to promote ethical consumption – could impact badly on the worst off.
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Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation
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Professor of Natural Sciences, UCL
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Senior Research Scientist, Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University
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Professor of Law, University College Cork
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Principal Lecturer in Psychology, University of Brighton
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Lecturer in English Literature, Swansea University
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Lecturer in Asia-Pacific Studies, University of Central Lancashire
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor, Melbourne Climate Futures initiative, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Business & Society, University of Bath
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Associate Professor in Earth System Science, University of Exeter
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Centre for Sustainable Urban Development, The Earth Institute, Columbia University
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Professor in Climate Change and Paleoclimatology, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor in Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia
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Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, Nottingham Trent University
