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Energy - Achieving NetZero

India can become a world leader in green hydrogen – if it connects industry to the grid

21st Sep 2023

Grid-connected green hydrogen and ammonia can help India meet its growing energy demand and clean energy targets, according to new analysis.

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University News

We Are the Possible: ground-breaking UK-UAE initiative to catalyse climate action and solutions for COP28

18th Sep 2023

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Electric vehicles to pass two thirds of global car sales by 2030

14th Sep 2023

Global electric vehicle (EV) sales are on track to meet or outpace even the most ambitious net-zero timelines and could account for more than two...

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Climate change undermines nearly all Sustainable Development Goals

14th Sep 2023

At the half-time point of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the science is clear – the planet is far off track from meeting...

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Exeter centre enabling switch from diesel engines

8th Sep 2023

University of Exeter engineers are working to replace diesel engines with zero-carbon alternatives on roads, rails and at sea.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

USS and University of Exeter develop new climate scenarios to help tackle climate change

7th Sep 2023

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) and the University of Exeter have released a new report calling for a radical and urgent shift in the climate scenarios...

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University News

Extreme El Niño weather saw South America’s forest carbon sink switch off

5th Sep 2023

Tropical forests in South America lose their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere when conditions become exceptionally hot and dry, according to new research.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Rising seas will devastate coastal habitats

30th Aug 2023

Research published today in Nature warns that rising seas will devastate coastal habitats.

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Energy - Achieving NetZero

Pioneering new designs for net-zero fishing vessels

23rd Aug 2023

A new report from Fisheries Innovation & Sustainability (FIS) marks a significant step towards understanding the requirements for a net-zero fishing industry.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Call to protect whales and dolphins at Indian Ocean hotspot

22nd Aug 2023

A remote part of the Indian Ocean is a hotspot for whales and dolphins, prompting researchers to call for a new protected area.

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New Narratives for a Healthy Planet: University-led arts project addressing climate change featured in The Lancet Planetary Health

9th Aug 2023

New comment piece featured in The Lancet Planetary Health

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University News

Pension funds need net-zero ‘paradigm shift’

9th Aug 2023

Pension fund net-zero transition plans are dramatically underestimating the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, experts say.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

New Antarctic extremes ‘virtually certain’ as world warms

8th Aug 2023

Extreme events in Antarctica such as ocean heatwaves and ice loss will almost certainly become more common and more severe, researchers say.

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University News

Environmental Social Science Awards announced as part of ACCESS Flex Fund

26th Jul 2023

The winners of the first round of the Advancing Capacity for Climate Environment Social Science (ACCESS) Flex Fund competition have been announced.

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

New digital tools for more sustainable shrimp production

21st Jul 2023

Researchers at the University of Exeter are helping the Bangladesh shrimp industry become more sustainable through a new set of digital training tools.

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University News

Singing science at Glastonbury

20th Jul 2023

The University of Exeter helped to organise Science Futures at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. Co-ordinated by Lancaster University’s Professor Emma Sayer, Science Futures gives visitors...

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Biodiversity - Becoming Nature Positive

Bats struggle during organic farming transition

20th Jul 2023

Bat activity falls as farms make the transition to organic agriculture, new research shows.

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University News

Exeter work informed major UK climate adaptation report

18th Jul 2023

Analysis led by the University of Exeter informed a major new UK government report on climate adaptation.

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University News

Huge investment in Penryn Campus to bolster University of Exeter’s reputation as a global leader in sustainability

18th Jul 2023

Building on the success of the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus in Cornwall, the institution is proposing to...

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Marine - Protecting our Environments

Green turtles fed at same seagrass meadows 3,000 years ago

17th Jul 2023

Green turtles today feed at the same seagrass meadows as their ancestors did about 3,000 years ago, new research shows.

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