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Well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas will not help and could harm, warn experts

9th Sep 2025

Five well-publicised polar geoengineering ideas are highly unlikely to help the polar regions and could harm ecosystems, communities, international relations, and our chances of reaching...

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University News

Three Exeter experts appointed for new IPCC report

8th Sep 2025

Three University of Exeter scientists have been appointed as authors for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Seventh Assessment Report.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Study tracks UK’s journey from seafood self-sufficiency to dependence on imports

29th Aug 2025

More than a century of data reveals how the UK has gone from supplying domestic seafood needs from productive home waters to importing seafood from...

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University News

Climate guide for lawmakers launched at pre-COP forum in Brazil

28th Aug 2025

A new Portuguese translation of a key guide to climate change for policymakers has been launched at the Pre-COP30 Parliamentary Forum in Brazil.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Chagos study highlights value of vast Marine Protected Areas

7th Aug 2025

Large ocean animals can be protected throughout much of their lifecycle by huge Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), new research shows.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Global hunt for ‘positive tipping points’

7th Aug 2025

Experts are calling for a global effort to identify “positive tipping points” to accelerate the green transition – and have devised a method to find...

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

New project crowdfunding to support tuna recovery in UK waters

24th Jul 2025

A new project aims to research the diet of bluefin tuna, using the data to support the comeback of this iconic animal in UK waters.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

New research finds pangolins in Africa hunted for food rather than illicit scales trade

14th Jul 2025

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Environmental Intelligence - Building Resilience, Support Green Futures, University News

Researcher set to complete epic cycle odyssey across England’s farming heartlands

11th Jul 2025

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive, Environmental Intelligence - Building Resilience, Support Green Futures, University News

Pioneering facility allows researchers to replicate wind and rain to study climate impact on plants

11th Jul 2025

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders

3rd Jul 2025

World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

New Exeter unit will help policymakers navigate green transition

3rd Jul 2025

Top scientists and economists will offer advice to policymakers on navigating the low-carbon transition, through a new initiative called Exeter Climate Policy (ECP).

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Green transition will boost UK productivity

3rd Jul 2025

The green transition will boost productivity across the UK economy, new research suggests.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Consortium aims to kickstart large-scale carbon removal

27th Jun 2025

Experts will gather in Exeter next week to help kickstart a “new carbon economy”.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Major UK firms on course for ‘disorderly’ green transition

26th Jun 2025

Major UK companies are making progress on cutting greenhouse gas emissions – but a steep change is needed to meet international climate goals, according to...

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Deep-sea mining could harm remote ocean ecosystems

24th Jun 2025

Deep-sea mining in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean could harm ocean life including whales and dolphins, new research shows.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Green hydrogen transition ‘tough but necessary’

24th Jun 2025

A new report highlights the difficulty of kickstarting “green hydrogen” production – an essential step to decarbonising some parts of the global economy.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Killer whales make seaweed ‘tools’ to scratch each other’s backs

23rd Jun 2025

Killer whales have been seen detaching lengths of seaweed and using them to massage each other – the first evidence of tool-making by marine mammals.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Arctic peatlands expanding as climate warms

19th Jun 2025

Peatlands across the Arctic are expanding as the climate warms, new research shows.

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive, Support Green Futures, University News

New film series showcases nature rich landscapes of the South West and the conservation efforts that sustain them

11th Jun 2025

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