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LCIL Friday Lecture: ‘Exiting the Energy Charter Treaty under the Law of Treaties’ – Dr Tibisay Morgandi, Queen Mary University of London

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Register online Lecture summary: The Energy Charter Treaty was concluded in 1994 on the assumption that fossil fuels could continue to be used for the foreseeable future. This article examines how ECT contracting parties can now withdraw from this treaty for climate change reasons without being subject to its ‘sunset’ clause, which protects existing investments…

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Proposed huge Cambs solar farm is ‘poorly planned and unsuitable’

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The plan has attracted opposition from many villagers and local groups in South East Cambridgeshire

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New net zero offices planned in Histon for forensic investigation company

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Plans have been submitted to South Cambridgeshire District Council to refurbish and extend an old cycle shop to create new net zero carbon offices.

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Cambridge MP says engineering solution alone won’t solve climate emergency – and clashes with minister over insulation

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Government has proposed carbon capture as method to eliminate CO2 from atmosphere.

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KANG-GLAC

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KANG-GLAC

The Greenland Ice Sheet is decaying at an accelerating rate in response to climate change. Warm ocean waters moving through the fjords eventually meet the faces of marine-terminating glaciers, increasing … The post KANG-GLAC appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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SO-CHIC

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The Southern Ocean regulates the global climate by controlling heat and carbon exchanges between the atmosphere and the ocean. Rates of climate change on decadal time scales ultimately depend on … The post SO-CHIC appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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Huntingdonshire fire saw firefighters called to 40 tonnes of waste ablaze at recycling centre

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People living nearby were urged to keep doors and windows closed while firefighters tackled the blaze

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New investment for battery degradation research

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New investment for battery degradation research

Professor Dame Clare Grey has a leading role in the research, courtesy Chemistry Photography Thursday, March 30, 2023 Professor Dame Clare Grey of this department will take a leading role in a new £29 million funding commitment to UK battery research. The Faraday Institution announced today the £29 million investment in six key battery research…

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Biggest heat pump at a UK school now in use – and £3.1m network will save it thousands of pounds a year

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60 boreholes running 200m deep will help it cut carbon emissions from heating by 70%.

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Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy

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Photosynthesis ‘hack’ could lead to new ways of generating renewable energy

image of cells and electrons during photosynthesis Wednesday, March 22, 2023 An in-depth study of photosynthesis could lead to new ways of generating clean fuel and renewable energy. Dr Jenny Zhang from this department has coordinated an international team of physicists, chemists and biologists to study the earliest stages of photosynthesis in live cells at…

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