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Cambridge City Council welcomes Cambridgeshire Climate Commission report

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Cambridge City Council welcomes Cambridgeshire Climate Commission report

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Accelerated rates of biodiversity loss

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February 2021: Human population growth and overconsumption of resources are accelerating biodiversity decline and climate disruption. These trends can lead to climate induced mass migrations, pandemics, and resource conflicts which are threatening employment, healthcare, economic growth, and political stability. Scientists are calling for systems level changes and accelerated action on biodiversity loss and climate change…

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Financial transparency in extractive industries leads to reduced carbon emissions

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February 2021: The Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative aims to increase publicly available data about environmental payments and to highlight needs for environmental policies that promote better natural resource and environmental management practices. Increased financial transparency in the extractive industries can be linked to significant reductions in carbon emissions.

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Redefining the Haber-Bosch loop

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Redefining the Haber-Bosch loop

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Rock lobsters’ long-distance relationship

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Rock lobsters’ long-distance relationship

Rock lobsters may have lived further north in the past, and may be vulnerable to climate change in the future, according to a new study published this month (March 2021). … The post Rock lobsters’ long-distance relationship appeared first on British Antarctic Survey.

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City council agrees annual budget amid ‘very troubling times’

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The Liberal Democrats questioned the ruling Labour group’s commitment to fighting climate change

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Cambridge City Council approves budget to facilitate green and inclusive recovery measures

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Cambridge City Council approves budget to facilitate green and inclusive recovery measures

The budget focuses on tackling homelessness and poverty, as well as furthering the city’s efforts to tackle climate change

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Climate crisis hits ‘worst-case scenario’ as flooding risk continues in Cambs

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The Environment Agency chief said it was time the government put as much effort into tackling the climate emergency as Covid

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CUILS: ‘The Challenges Facing International Criminal Law’

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Hosted by the Cambridge University International Law Society. Can we use international criminal law to tackle the climate emergency? What changes could be made to the International Criminal Court (ICC) to improve how it functions? Will the new U.S. President Joe Biden change America’s hostile stance to the ICC? These…

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Trinity College to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2031

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Trinity College to fully divest from fossil fuels by 2031

The divestment announcement includes a commitment from the College to net zero carbon emissions before 2050

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