The world is on course to exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming limit within a decade. The increasing likelihood of…
Tag: net zero
Working with the foundations of net zero cement
By refocusing on the underpinning processes of concrete manufacture, Seratech has created a net zero cement without changing its fundamental…
Simple energy savings from smart hot water tanks
By heating water from the top-down, the Mixergy tank allows people to reduce energy use and manage the natural uncertainty…
Turning climate commitments into climate action – are lawsuits the answer?
Siobhán Stack-Maddox considers what legal action involving states means in the context of net zero carbon pledges and commitments to reduce emissions.
Imperial’s Sustainability Strategy: What does it cover and what are the challenges ahead?
Imperial College London has just published its first ever Sustainability Strategy, which includes a target to achieve net zero carbon…
Legacy on climate change – “make a powerful statement of global leadership”
A group of leading climate scientists, coordinated by Professor Joanna Haigh, former Co-Director of the Grantham Institute, have written to…
Let’s embrace this fighting chance to reach net zero
Dr Ajay Gambhir, Senior Research Fellow at the Grantham Institute and contributor to the Committee on Climate Change’s Net Zero…
Aviation, heavy industry and energy: 3 sectors ripe for a tech revolution
The technologies of a zero-carbon future, according to Research Postgraduate Jonathan Bosch, co-author of a report for the Organisation for…
It is time be more ambitious – the UK’s Climate Change Act needs strengthening
Joanna Haigh, co-director of the Grantham Institute — Climate Change and the Environment, and John Krebs, emeritus professor of zoology…