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Switching to ‘green’ inhalers could reduce carbon emissions and cut costs, study suggests

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Metered-dose inhalers contain liquefied, compressed gases that act as a propellant to atomise the drug being delivered and to pump it out to the user. Originally chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), were used as the propellant but these potent greenhouse gases and ozone-depleting substances are now banned. Instead they have been replaced by hydrofluoroalkane (HFA) propellants. While HFAs…

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‘Bloody’ Extinction Rebellion protests set to shut down Cambridge this weekend

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It’s likely to cause some serious disruption over the weekend

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Cambridge Zero Carbon Society blockade BP Institute

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Cambridge Zero Carbon Society blockade BP Institute

Activists demand “Cambridge Come Clean” in latest protest against the links between Cambridge University and the fossil fuel industry

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Research at Cambridge sped up oil extraction and facilitated deep-sea drilling, new report finds

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Research at Cambridge sped up oil extraction and facilitated deep-sea drilling, new report finds

Studies done at the BP Institute and Bullard Laboratories are highlighted in report by Zero Carbon examining links between the University and the fossil fuel industry

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Evening Lecture: ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference’ with Professor Daniel Bodanski, Arizona State University

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Professor Daniel Bodanski will speak about ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference.’ Followed by a Q&A. Is implementation of the Paris Agreement on track? What are the Agreement’s prospects for success? The talk will review developments in the international climate change regime, including the recently concluded…

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Evening Lecture: ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference’ – Daniel Bodanski

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Professor Daniel Bodanski will speak about ‘Law and Politics in the UN Climate Regime: A Preview of the Santiago Climate Conference.’ Followed by a Q&A. Is implementation of the Paris Agreement on track? What are the Agreement’s prospects for success? The talk will review developments in the international climate change regime, including the recently concluded…

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Student climate strikers present open letter to the county at Guildhall following protest

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Student climate strikers present open letter to the county at Guildhall following protest

Part of the YouthStrike4Climate, Cllrs praised the “energy” of those students striking, the youngest just four years old

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Investments into tackling climate change

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November 2019: Quantifying risks to critical systems finds that investing into climate change mitigation shows positive returns when compared to the projected costs of climate change impacts; hence reinforces the benefits of avoiding them.

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IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere

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November 2019: special report on oceans and the cryosphere emphasises calls to accelerate a transition to a zero carbon economy and place at least 30% of the world’s oceans under protection. Rising temperatures, acidification, and lower oxygen levels in the oceans are severely impacting human and marine life.

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Tech recycling enterprise is given a Reboot

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A social enterprise threatened with closure has been saved thanks to Emmaus Cambridge.

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