25th Apr 2024
The collapse of key ecosystems would severely harm the global economy, researchers have warned.
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A switch to “dynamic” economic thinking could drive a more cost-effective transition to a low-carbon economy, and help tackle the climate emergency, according to a...
Read More16th Apr 2024
High levels of plastic pollution can kill the embryos of a wide range of ocean animals, new research shows.
Read More11th Apr 2024
Cloud “engineering” could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought – because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research shows.
Read More8th Apr 2024
Some deeper areas of the Great Barrier Reef are insulated from harmful heatwaves – but that protection will be lost if global warming continues, according...
Read More1st Apr 2024
New analysis based on simple equations has reduced uncertainty about how clouds will affect future climate change.
Read More25th Mar 2024
Some plant species will “win” and others will “lose” as global warming forces them to move uphill, new research shows.
Read More19th Mar 2024
The “burden” of plastic within animal species recovered from the seafloor has given scientists a new insight into the environmental risk associated with plastic.
Read More15th Mar 2024
The consequences of climate change on how and where people live is at the centre of new partnerships and research funded by £3.5 million from...
Read More14th Mar 2024
Actuaries are calling for more realistic climate risk assessments. This includes the “risk of ruin”: the point past which global society can no longer adapt...
Read More12th Mar 2024
Rainforest seedlings are more likely to survive in natural forests than in places where logging has happened – even if tree restoration projects have taken...
Read More11th Mar 2024
A Halloween toy was among hundreds of plastic items found in the guts of dead sea turtles in the Mediterranean, a new study reveals.
Read More8th Mar 2024
Planting new coral in degraded reefs can lead to rapid recovery – with restored reefs growing as fast as healthy reefs after just four years,...
Read More8th Mar 2024
A team of scientists from the University of Exeter, Met Office and Imperial College have found a new way to calculate the total carbon emissions...
Read More4th Mar 2024
Lights on fishing nets could help save the Mediterranean’s threatened sea turtles, new research shows.
Read More18th Jan 2024
Female Meadow Brown butterflies have fewer spots if they develop in warmer weather – so climate change could make them less spotty, new research shows.
Read More10th Jan 2024
Research from the University of Exeter features in Carbon Brief’s list of climate papers “most featured in the media” in 2023.
Read More8th Jan 2024
Well-managed migration can enable migrants to boost sustainable development, research shows.
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