Archive For December 5, 2019
A pioneering experiment using heated field plots to test how crops respond to temperature has revealed an unexpected upside of climate change for farmers.
Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Research Fellow Dr Jenny Zhang is the latest reseacher to be profiled in the University of Cambridge ‘Women in STEM’ series. In her research here, group leader Dr Jenny Zhang is re-wiring photosynthesis to generate renewable fuels. Here, she tells us about why she switched from cancer research to sustainability, how…
Five hundred tree saplings were planted in Ely by a group aiming to raise awareness of environmental issues, sustainability and recycling.
Global carbon emissions are set to have grown more slowly this year, according to researchers at the University of East Anglia – but they have warned stronger action is needed to reverse trends.
A Norfolk council which refused to declare a climate emergency will encourage tree planting after being urged to prevent “permanent damage and loss”.
2 December 2019 – Bruce Haase, Senior Associate at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership shares business and finance insights from a climate risk event on South Africa’s transition to a sustainable future
Air pollution in the UK kills thousands each year, according to a study published earlier this year. In cities such as Cambridge, there are hotspots where adults and children are breathing in dangerous levels of air pollution on a regular basis. Major roads and hotspots in the city centre have some of the highest levels…