Science
Risk
The idea so-called lukewarmism can be used to justify a slowdown in decarbonisation efforts fails to understand basic principles of risk management
27 October 2016
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10 min read
Climate change
Author of influential Stern Review on economics of climate change argues action to tackle climate risks is now better framed as an 'attractive growth story'
27 October 2016
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3 min read
Science
Bright Minds Challenge will ask the public to help search for scientists with the best ideas for scaling renewable energy solutions, with a focus on solar and energy storage
27 October 2016
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1 min read
Investment
Leading medical body urges national branches to divest from fossil fuels and promote renewables instead
26 October 2016
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2 min read
Management
Major new report shows how leading multinationals are looking to seize the opportunities presented by decarbonisation, but a rump of corporate laggards risk missing out on low carbon transition
25 October 2016
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4 min read
R&D
Researchers develop new method to produce electricity from wood pulp fibres using only footsteps
24 October 2016
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2 min read
Climate change
IPCC gets green light to investigate feasibility of halting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees, despite growing concerns that target has already slipped out of reach
21 October 2016
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2 min read
Risk
FM Conway's David Smith asks whether enough is being done to mitigate the effects of extreme weather events on the UK's highways
20 October 2016
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5 min read
Aviation
The government appears willing to approve a new runway without so much as a fig leaf to cover the embarrassing space where a credible green aviation strategy should be
18 October 2016
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7 min read
Climate change
Actor's climate change documentary jumps around in its effort to cover a huge amount of ground, but ultimately hammers home its intended sense of urgency
18 October 2016
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7 min read
