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Extinction Rebellion Cambridge block Grand Arcade car park entrance with pink boat

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The Black Friday protest will continue for the “remainder of the day”.

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Live updates as Extinction Rebellion Black Friday protest shuts down city centre car park

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The roadblock will be in place for three hours

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Dispute between Cambridge Zero Carbon Society and Cambridge Zero intensifies

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Dispute between Cambridge Zero Carbon Society and Cambridge Zero intensifies

Climate campaigners protested the launch of Cambridge Zero this week but attracted criticism for accusations made about the programme’s director

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Scientists declare climate emergency

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December 2019: An interdisciplinary and international coalition of scientists have declared a climate emergency and are calling on decision-makers to act on climate change. The paper sets out clear interventions and identifies energy, short-lived pollutants, nature, food, economy, and population size as primary domains for intervention.

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Recycling plastic waste

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December 2019: Developments in steam cracking and pressure technology now enable the production of ‘virgin’ quality plastics from recycled plastic waste. This could allow for plastic manufacturing sites to transition to plastic collection and refineries within the framework of their existing infrastructures.

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Ice core inspired art installation opens in London

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Ice core inspired art installation opens in London

A new climate change artwork – Ice Floor, a new Phase 2 by Wayne Binitie, opens this week at Arup’s Fitzroy Street offices in London. The work was developed in …

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Extinction Rebellion holds Cambridge “Foodless Feast” as part of global hunger strike

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Extinction Rebellion holds Cambridge “Foodless Feast” as part of global hunger strike

Cambridge students were among those fasting for seven days to draw attention to the impact of the climate crisis on food supply

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NHS, Brexit and climate change dominate South Cambridgeshire election hustings

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NHS, Brexit and climate change dominate South Cambridgeshire election hustings

The Labour, Liberal Democrat and Conservative candidates to replace Heidi Allen as MP met on Thursday at Homerton as December’s election approaches

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Greenhouse gas emissions from freshwater lakes could double due to climate change, say University of Cambridge researchers

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The Department for Plant Sciences has been exploring the diversity of organic molecules in lakes.

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Cambridge research group has ties to arms industry

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Cambridge research group has ties to arms industry

The group is also working with Cambridge Zero, the University’s climate change initiative

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