No 'silver bullet' for UK reaching net zero carbon emissions for electricity
CO2 emissions from electricity in the UK fell by two thirds in the last decade due to several factors working together, rather than a single panacea.
CO2 emissions from electricity in the UK fell by two thirds in the last decade due to several factors working together, rather than a single panacea.
Environment
Oct 20, 2021
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A new review from Imperial has found that the use of natural gas will reduce by 35% by 2050 in order to meet climate targets.
Environment
Oct 13, 2021
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New research estimates the chances that the USS university pension scheme has enough assets to pay pensions that have been promised.
Economics & Business
Oct 12, 2021
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Energy from the solar wind interacting with the magnetospheric 'bubble' around Earth creates waves of energy that appear to stand still.
Planetary Sciences
Oct 6, 2021
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Changing people's behaviors is key to improving urban air quality, but it should be done in a way that involves the community, say researchers.
Environment
Oct 4, 2021
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Researchers have tracked flies' ability to interpret information while asleep, showing which parts of the brain remain 'awake'.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 29, 2021
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New air quality guidelines released by the WHO show there are harms to human health even at the lowest observable levels of exposure.
Environment
Sep 22, 2021
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The Paris Agreement, adopted by 196 countries in 2015, has the goal of limiting average global temperature increase to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels, while pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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Women are 2.5% more likely to report feeling unsafe on public transport since #MeToo highlighted women's experiences of harassment.
Social Sciences
Sep 15, 2021
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A study into the energy-making process in plants could help engineer crops more resistant to stress or bacteria that produce pharmaceuticals.
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 10, 2021
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