Siobhán Stack-Maddox considers what legal action involving states means in the context of net zero carbon pledges and commitments to reduce emissions.
Tag: environment
Rewilding: What ‘wild’ are we talking about?
Henrike Schulte to Bühne discusses why a shared rewilding definition remains elusive, and how a consensus may be reached.
The peaks and valleys of biodiversity conservation
Dr Rikki Gumbs, who completed his PhD at Imperial in 2020 and now works with the Zoological Society of London…
Celebrating London’s cleantech women innovators
Grantham Institute is celebrating International Women’s Day 2021 and Women at Imperial Week by showcasing successful innovators and their work as part of London’s cleantech community….
Research in the Atlantic Ocean: Six weeks onboard the Discovery
Ophelie Meuriot, a Research Postgraduate on the Science and Solutions for a Changing Planet Doctoral Training Partnership studying physical oceanography…
Women@Imperial 2020: Celebrating women at the Grantham Institute
To mark International Women’s Day and Women@Imperial week, we’re celebrating the brilliant women working in climate change and the environment…
Antarctica at 200: why the ‘climate decade’ must secure the future for Antarctica
Following an Imperial Lates event focused on what the future may hold for Antarctica, Richard Knight, former student on Imperial’s MSc Environmental Technology course, blogs on how vulnerable the continent…
Spreading like wildfire; the double-threat of changing landscapes and climate
Wildfire is the single greatest terrestrial disturbance agent on Earth. Satellite data suggest that in an average year, wildfires burn a total area of around 3.5 million km2, an area around 15 times larger than the UK. While some of these fires are purposefully controlled or are manageable, and can have benefits for ecosystems and livelihoods, other fires burn uncontrollably, with sometimes devastating consequences for safety, livelihoods, wildlife and climate.
Pragmatic optimism, rather than complacency or despondency, is the best way to tackle the climate emergency
Dr Ajay Gambhir, Advanced Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute, considers the best mindset with which to approach the climate…
Feeling anxious about climate change? You’re not the only one
As global temperatures rise, so do the mental health implications. Dr Emma Lawrance, Mental Health Innovations Fellow at Imperial’s Institute of…