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LCIL Friday Lecture: ‘Phasing Out Fossil Fuels under International Law: Why and How?’ – Prof Harro van Asselt, University of Cambridge

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This lecture is a hybrid event. There is a sandwich lunch at 12.30 pm in the Old Library at the Centre. All lecture attendees welcome. Register online Lecture summary: Lecture summary: At the most recent UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai, the fight over a fossil fuel phase-out took centre stage, resulting in a decision…

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CISL’s COP28 Week Two

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CISL’s COP28 Week Two

Shorthand Story:  nwhs6Aen84 Shorthand Story Head:  CISL’s COP28 Week Two Shorthand Story Body:  Update GST Agreement Adaptation Food and Agriculture Day Other Notable Moments CISL at COP28 CISL’s COP28 Week Two: A coalition of the hopeful The Global Stocktake (GST) outcome dominated this year’s COP28. Its crucial aim to get the world back on track…

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Department entrepreneurs garner recognition

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Department entrepreneurs garner recognition

Finalists in the competition, Mark Carrington (left) and Dr Kamil Sokowlowski (right) at the awards ceremony, courtesy Cambridge Enterprise Monday, December 11, 2023 Two members of our department made it to the finals of the Chris Abell Postdoc Business Plan competition in November. Mark Carrington, a final year PhD student who is jointly supervised by…

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CISL’s COP28 Week One

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CISL’s COP28 Week One

Shorthand Story:  DeAcqZL33l Shorthand Story Head:  CISL’s COP28 Week One Shorthand Story Body:  Context Loss and Damage Fund operationalised Global Stocktake and Fossil Fuels Global Decarbonisation Accelerator Tripling Renewables Methane also targeted Multilateral climate funds Agriculture COP’s first ever Health Day More announcements Notable reports CISL at COP28 CISL’s COP28 Week One: An unmissable opportunity…

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Student climate protester released on bail

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The Just Stop Oil activist who sprayed King’s College has been released from prison

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Questions still surround baby found at Cambs recycling centre one year on

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Police investigations aimed to locate the mother of the child to ensure her safety and identify the child

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CEENRG Thursday seminars: ‘Global Food System, Climate Change and Law’

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Speaker: Prof. Cristiane Derani (Professor in International Economic and Environmental Law, Federal University of Santa Catarina | CEENRG Fellow, University of Cambridge) The Cambridge Centre for Environment, Energy, and Natural Resource Governance (C-EENRG) is hosting a seminar series throughout the 2023- 24 academic year…

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Climate protesters stage ABBA flashmob

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Student climate activists serenaded a Cambridge shopping centre with a parody of ABBA’s ‘Money, Money, Money’

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Custom-built molecules may lead to metal-free, air tolerant batteries

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Custom-built molecules may lead to metal-free, air tolerant batteries

Professor Dame Clare Grey and Professor Oren Scherman, courtesy Chemistry Photography Monday, December 4, 2023 In research published in Nature, scientists from the Scherman and Grey research groups demonstrate a path to batteries that do not contain rare metals and are stable in the air.  The researchers show how a ‘custom-built’ class of metal-free pyridinium…

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Change to access at Royston and Thriplow recycling centres

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Cambridgeshire residents will now need to apply for a digital permit to use Royston Household Recycling Centre.

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