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Browse our latest news about how we are meeting the challenges posed by the climate and environment emergency.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Electric trucks overtaking diesel on lifetime cost

20th May 2025

Electric trucks are on course to overtake diesel equivalents on lifetime cost – and smart policies can accelerate this transition, new research shows.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero, University News

UK to host key climate gathering

12th May 2025

The Met Office and the University of Exeter will host scientists, policy makers and business leaders for vital talks assessing growing risks from climate change...

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Scottish shrimp study illuminates new potential for bait-less fishing

8th May 2025

Fishing pots fitted with LED lights catch significantly more shrimp and fish, new research shows.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Coastal mega-cities expose wildlife to ‘relentless’ boat traffic

6th May 2025

Coastal mega-cities expose ocean wildlife and habitats to “relentless” boat traffic, new research shows.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Chip-shop fish among key seabed engineers

29th Apr 2025

Many of the fish we eat play a key role in maintaining the seabed – and therefore our climate, new research shows.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

New pests and diseases will cut UK tree growth

28th Apr 2025

The arrival of new plant pests and diseases is likely to severely damage UK trees and woodlands in the coming decades, new research shows.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

World on course to trigger multiple climate ‘tipping points’ unless action accelerates

23rd Apr 2025

Multiple climate “tipping points” are likely to be triggered if global policies stay on their current course, new research shows.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Climate change and globalisation raise risks from crop pests

8th Apr 2025

Climate change and globalisation are driving a surge in threats to crops from insects and mites, researchers say.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Migrating flies vital for people and nature

2nd Apr 2025

Buzzing insects may be seen as pests – but globally, hundreds of fly species migrate over long distances, with major benefits for people and nature,...

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive, Energy - Achieving NetZero, University News

Science ‘storytelling’ urgently needed amid climate and biodiversity crisis

2nd Apr 2025

Scientists should experiment with creative ways of communicating their work to inspire action to protect the natural world, researchers say.

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University News

‘Unprecedented’ recent floods swamped by previous highs

31st Mar 2025

Recent “unprecedented” floods are not exceptional if we look further into the past, new research shows.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Climate cost of global trawling still uncertain

25th Mar 2025

The amount of carbon released by seabed fishing worldwide is uncertain and must be urgently investigated, researchers say.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Social media can help track species as climate changes

13th Mar 2025

Social media can help scientists track animal species as they relocate in response to climate change, new research shows.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Signs of ‘tipping point’ to electric vehicles in UK used car market

12th Mar 2025

Second-hand electric cars may be close to a “tipping point” where they become more popular than equivalent petrol and diesel cars in the UK, new...

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change

11th Mar 2025

Tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to keep pace with climate change, raising concerns about their long-term resilience, according to new...

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

University of Exeter spin-out sets new standard to help investors navigate the climate transition

6th Mar 2025

A new company will guide investment professionals through the risks and opportunities of the shift to a lower-carbon economy and impacts of extreme weather events

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

1,400 species found in guts of Asian hornets

4th Mar 2025

A study of Asian hornets has found about 1,400 different species in their guts.

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University News

Major new project aims to improve climate models with historical data

3rd Mar 2025

How can climate history help us create a more accurate picture of the future climate?

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University News

Exeter to lead £6.5 million government-funded hub to help NHS slash carbon footprint

3rd Mar 2025

A new UK-wide hub will develop new ways to help the NHS cut its carbon footprint

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University News

Climate change: AMOC likely to withstand future warming

26th Feb 2025

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – a major transporter of heat to the north Atlantic and northwestern Europe – is unlikely to collapse this...

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