Overshoot: What does it mean to exceed and return to global warming of 1.5°C?
Many national and corporate climate targets seek to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Yet, global warming continues to increase. This...
Geography
Researcher to tour England by bike to interview women in farming
A University of Exeter researcher will cycle hundreds of miles across England to interview women in farming about their visions...
Science ‘storytelling’ urgently needed amid climate and biodiversity crisis
Scientists should experiment with creative ways of communicating their work to inspire action to protect the natural world, researchers say....
Exeter researcher elected Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences
Professor Patrick Devine-Wright, Director of the ESRC-funded ACCESS project (Advancing Capacity in Climate and Environment Social Science) and Professor in...
Signs of ‘tipping point’ to electric vehicles in UK used car market
Second-hand electric cars may be close to a “tipping point” where they become more popular than equivalent petrol and diesel...
Tropical forests in the Americas are struggling to keep pace with climate change
Tropical forests across the Americas are not adapting quickly enough to keep pace with climate change, raising concerns about their...
Climate change made severe UK fires in 2022 six times more likely
New research shows that the damaging fires during the UK’s record-breaking 2022 heatwave were made at least six times more...
University of Exeter spin-out sets new standard to help investors navigate the climate transition
A new company will guide investment professionals through the risks and opportunities of the shift to a lower-carbon economy and...
Climate change: AMOC likely to withstand future warming
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) – a major transporter of heat to the north Atlantic and northwestern Europe –...