University of Exeter aims to be net zero by 2030 The University of Exeter has announced they have moved their target to be carbon net zero from 2050 to 2030. In May 2019, alongside a number of other UK universities, local councils, and the UK Parliament, the University of Exeter declared an environment and climate […]
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Exeter cleanest city in England says new report
Exeter cleanest city in England says new report Exeter has been ranked as England’s cleanest city in a new analysis by the ENDS Report, reveals Exeter City Council. The finding comes after the ENDS Report conducted an in-depth analysis of enviromental data which studied 55 primary urban areas across the country and ranked them on […]
Can satire save us? Don’t Look Up and the climate crisis
Livia Cockerell discusses Netflix’s satirical film Don’t Look Up in relation to the ongoing climate crisis, asking if satire has historically made a difference and if it can now.
Climate Change: Can the Big Screen really help?
Climate Change: Can the Big Screen really help? Considering Netflix’s recent satire, Don’t Look Up, Floris De Bruin interrogates the role of satire and entertainment in the fight for climate justice. “Maybe it’s supposed to be terrifying when we’re all 100 per cent for sure going to fucking die!” In the latest Netflix blockbuster film, […]
Black gold: finance and the fossil fuel industry
Despite innumerable green pledges, the finance industry is still deeply in bed with fossil fuels and worsening climate change. Isaac Bettridge investigates the state of fossil financing and what is being done about it.
From the foundations up: how green architecture is tackling climate change
Following the COP26 summit, Siobhan Bahl investigates the link between architecture and climate change and assesses the dangers of greenwashing.
COP26: What difference will it make?
Catherine Stone discusses COP26 and the Glasgow Climate Pact, and what effects it may have on climate change.
The COP26 Summit – A cop out?
Stanley Murphy-Jones discusses the recent Cop26 climate summit and what we can expect the nations of the world to do in the coming years.
COP Out?
Ahead of COP26, Amy Colwell examines the myriad issues of financing, international politics, energy usage and more that will determine its success or failure.
Exeter University researchers developing AI that can reveal climate change tipping points
Exeter University researches developing AI that can reveal climate change tipping points A new AI program being developed by researchers at the University of Exeter is working on predicting the points at which irreversible climate changes could occur, giving us a chance to prevent them. This new system, which has been constructed through a hybrid […]