Climate crisis

Plan AI, because there is no planet B

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Plan AI, because there is no planet B

To mark Earth Day on Wednesday 22 April, our colleague Emily Shuckburgh will give the first virtual Turing Lecture on sustainability and the climate crisis. Emily is Reader in Environmental Data Science here and Director of Cambridge Zero at the University of Cambridge. She is a mathematician and climate scientist and a Fellow of Darwin…

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The climate crisis: towards zero carbon

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The climate crisis: towards zero carbon

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Profile: Oxford Climate Justice Campaign and Cambridge Zero Carbon

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Profile: Oxford Climate Justice Campaign and Cambridge Zero Carbon

As the push for divestment continues, how have the campaigns sought change at their respective universities, and how can they work together to tackle the climate crisis?

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Prince Charles visits University of Cambridge’s world-class Whittle Laboratory

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Prince Charles visits University of Cambridge’s world-class Whittle Laboratory

The Prince called for a “military campaign” to address the climate crisis.

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Banking sector ‘active mindset’ key to accelerating response to climate crisis

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30 January 2020 – A new report from the Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) highlights the need for the banking sector to develop an ‘active mindset’ in order to accelerate the transition to a net zero carbon economy. Pioneering banks have started to adopt this mindset, approaching the decarbonisation of the economy as a strategic opportunity.

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‘We need more trees’ – urgent call for more trees to be planted to tackle climate crisis

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An environmental action group is calling for double the amount of trees to be planted to tackle climate change.

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Extinction Rebellion Cambridge to hold Boxing Day ‘die-in’ at Grand Arcade

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Event will highlight how climate crisis is costing lives.

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Can climate crisis help farmers win the argument over gene-edited crops?

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Mounting concerns over the climate and biodiversity crises can be used to amplify the farming industry’s pleas to be liberated from “overly cautious” regulation, Norfolk farmers were told.

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Extinction Rebellion Ely holding ‘12 days of climate crisis’ in run up to Christmas

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Forget the 12 days of Christmas, Ely Extinction Rebellion are set to stage the ‘12 days of climate crisis’ this December.

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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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