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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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Recycling charity gets John Lewis support

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The John Lewis Foundation made a grant of £4,500 to a charity in Witchford last week.

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XR graduate’s climate activism at Cambridge presentation is a first

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Sustainability student Sarah Clark attended ceremony with Extinction Rebellion in mind

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