Immediate fossil-fuel phase out could help limit global warming to 1.5°C
New research suggests a two-thirds chance of avoiding dangerous global warming above 1.5°C if fossil-fuel infrastructure is immediately phased out.
Art to fight climate change: the six Grantham Art Prize winners
The Grantham Institute are delighted to announce the six winners of the Grantham Art Prize who will be tackling climate change through their work.
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7 ways Imperial made the world a greener place in 2018
Imperial researchers are advancing our vision for a sustainable, resilient, zero-carbon future.
Small steps forward for climate change but more urgency needed after COP24
The agreement struck in Poland shows some hope but highlights a clear need for more urgency on climate change, claim Imperial experts.
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Scientist bringing Brazil’s biodiversity back from the brink up for impact award
Imperial scientist Dr Cristina Banks-Leite has been shortlisted for a NERC Impact Award for her work preserving Brazil’s biodiversity.
“Climate change will affect us all within our lifetime” – new Grantham Lecturer
Imperial College Research Fellow Dr Andreas Kafizas joins the Grantham Institute as proleptic lecturer in Low-cost Solar Fuel Technologies.
Swapping coal for carbon-capture technologies could boost US employment
Deploying technologies that capture and store carbon could create 22,000 new jobs in the US by 2050, according to new research.
Cause of long, potentially damaging channels on Antarctic ice shelves found
Large rock hills deep below glaciers can cause huge channels on the ice surface – even if the hills are buried under two kilometres of ice.
Funds secured for training new environmental science PhDs
Imperial awarded a share of £100 million of government funding to extend its PhD training centre in environmental science for five additional years.
Climate change: "An experiment with the earth, that must be stopped"
Dr Paulo Ceppi, Imperial College Research Fellow, warns that we’re running a dangerous experiment with planet earth.
