Solar subsidy cuts will deny UK industry reduced wholesale electricity prices
In the wake of renewable subsidy cuts, the UK will struggle to match Germany's falling wholesale electricity prices, according to a new analysis.
Extra carbon dioxide good for plants but bad for our water supply
Plants in semi-arid areas receive a boon from rising CO2 levels, but the extra plants use more water, meaning less reaches rivers.
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Grantham Institute discussion explores the options for fossil fuel divestment
An audience gathered at Imperial to discuss whether divesting from fossil fuels and investing in research can go hand-in-hand to avert climate change.
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Study shows that infectious diseases resist globalisation
Human infectious diseases are unlikely to reach the same level of globalisation as the people who transport them, according to new research.
Extreme winters led to long-lasting cold patch in the Atlantic Ocean
New research has shown that severe weather conditions during the extremely cold winter, 2013 to 2014, affected the North Atlantic for at least a year.
Ocean currents may cause 'hiatus' in warming trends, but climate still changing
Average global temperatures have risen steadily since 1890, scientists are investigating why recent annual increases have been less dramatic.
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11 up-and-coming projects in climate change and the environment
As world leaders prepare to debate the planet's future, Imperial researchers are rising to the challenges of global environmental change.
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Health of seabirds threatened as 90 per cent swallow plastic
The majority of seabirds are swallowing pieces of plastic waste, a new study has found; many become unwell and some die as a result.
Road traffic noise linked to deaths and increased strokes
Living in an area with noisy road traffic may reduce life expectancy, according to new research published in the European Heart Journal.
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Will the next World War be over water?
Imperial College lecturer Kaveh Madani's TEDx talk gets international attention
