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Energy - Achieving NetZero

‘If we wait, it will be too late’: Hundreds of scientists sign urgent climate declaration

1st Dec 2025

In the wake of the COP30 climate change conference, more than 500 scientists have signed an urgent declaration, stating: “The planet’s future hangs in the...

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University News

COP30: Where will the negotiations end up?

21st Nov 2025

As we enter the final stretch of COP30, Stuart Brocklehurst, Exeter’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Business Engagement and Innovation) reflects on the challenges of reaching an agreement...

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Environmental Intelligence - Building Resilience, University News

COP30 blog: How towers in the Amazon will improve climate change predictions

20th Nov 2025

Stuart Brocklehurst, at COP30 in Belém, talks to Professor Richard Betts from the University of Exeter and Met Office about the AmazonFACE project, for which...

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University News

Why ‘COP of Truth’ claims are a two-sided coin

18th Nov 2025

While significant steps have been taken to protect the integrity of climate information, negotiators in Belém also need hold the mirror of truth to themselves,...

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Scientists map the genetic distribution of maerl-forming algae across South West

17th Nov 2025

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University News

New global guide provides lawmakers with the latest climate science – and solutions

17th Nov 2025

Exeter’s Stuart Brocklehurst, Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Business Engagement and Innovation), celebrates the launch of a new publication for policymakers on climate change and the solutions that...

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University News

Will there be progress at COP30, and on what exactly?

17th Nov 2025

Reporting from Belém, Exeter’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Business and Engagement) Stuart Brocklehurst writes that the goals and priorities of COP30 are still unclear at the halfway...

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University News

UK prawn farms could spark sustainable seafood revolution

14th Nov 2025

Farming king prawns indoors in tanks on UK farmland could create a thriving, sustainable seafood industry, researchers say.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit record high in 2025

13th Nov 2025

Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the...

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University News

Why COP30 is like a game of Risk

12th Nov 2025

For many countries at COP30, geopolitics is the name of the game. From Belém, Stuart Brocklehurst, Exeter’s Deputy-Vice Chancellor (Business Engagement and Innovation) assesses their...

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Tipping points experts set three challenges for COP30

12th Nov 2025

Experts in “tipping points” have set three challenges for world leaders meeting at the COP30 climate summit.

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Support Green Futures, University News

UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme

10th Nov 2025

Schools Across the Ocean to be showcased at COP30 alongside Nature Poetry and Climate Cards

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Land carbon sinks cannot keep up, while rising temperatures spread disease and threaten incomes – report warns

30th Oct 2025

The planet’s natural carbon sinks are reaching critical limits, absorbing fewer emissions than expected as decades of climate change has weakened their capacity, a new...

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change

28th Oct 2025

The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned.

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University News

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point

13th Oct 2025

The world faces a “new reality” as we have reached the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity...

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Lessons from Ascension’s shark troubles could help boost conservation

10th Oct 2025

Understanding people’s attitudes to interactions with sharks could help halt the global decline of shark numbers, according to new research carried out on Ascension Island.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

2023 ocean heatwave ‘unprecedented but not unexpected’

7th Oct 2025

The June 2023 heatwave in northern European seas was “unprecedented but not unexpected”, new research shows.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Clam shells sound warning of Atlantic ‘tipping point’

6th Oct 2025

A study of clam shells suggests Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching a “tipping point”.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Oil rig study reveals vital role of tiny hoverflies

18th Sep 2025

A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Coral reefs set to stop growing as climate warms

17th Sep 2025

Most coral reefs will soon stop growing and may begin to erode – and almost all will do so if global warming hits 2°C, according...

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