Grantham PhD student Oliver Schmidt visited Africa to see two start-ups from Imperial College London that are trying to make the case for low-carbon ‘cleantech’ business in Africa, and compared them to a third operating across the continent.
Category: Impacts & adaptation
Who runs the world? Women, if we want prosperity, sustainability and life
On International Women’s Day, MSc Climate Change, Management and Finance student Cecilia L’Ecluse considers why it is that the changes…
En route to Marrakech: From the Atlas mountains to the Atlantic Ocean
Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet DTP student Oliver Schmidt is attending the UN Climate Change conference (COP22) this…
Wavering water: why round-the-clock urban water supply matters
Grantham PhD student Simon De Stercke looks at how Mumbai residents cope with just a few hours of running water…
How eating less meat could help prevent extinction, climate change, cancer and the next pandemic
Grantham Lecturer in Global Change Ecology, Dr Kris Murray, explains why, from farm to fork, less is more when…
What is China doing to protect and improve the environment?
Grantham Institute Head of Policy and Translation, Alyssa Gilbert, joined a group of Imperial College London students and staff on…
Seven ways maths can save the world
Can numbers, algebra and trigonometry save the planet? This was the question put to experts during a panel discussion…
Before the flood: protecting London’s future
Grantham Affiliate Dr Ana Mijic examines London’s vulnerability to flooding, and the infrastructure projects safeguarding the city’s future. This month…
Picking up the pieces: studying forest fragmentation in Borneo
SSCP-DTP student Phil Chapman writes about why fragmentation is threatening tropical forests, how researchers are learning more about the problem…
Losing a bet but winning the war: fighting the deadly chytrid fungi
On World Wildlife Day, Grantham Lecturer Dr Kris Murray explains why a US ban on salamander imports is critical to…