Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate
Current climate policies will leave more than a fifth of humanity exposed to dangerously hot temperatures by 2100, new research...
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“Devastating” fungal infections wiping out crops and threatening global food security, experts warn
Scientists have warned of the “devastating” impact that fungal disease in crops will have on global food supply unless agencies...
Independent test centre for hydrogen marine propulsion systems launched
An independent centre for the testing and demonstration of marine hydrogen propulsion systems in the southwest of the UK launched...
Exeter top university in SOS-UK rankings
Exeter has been ranked first and second among universities in two leader boards produced by Students Organising for Sustainability (SOS-UK)....
Exeter experts comment on UK government’s net zero plan
University of Exeter researchers have given their views of the UK’s government’s new net zero strategy, called Powering up Britain....
Project to improve critical infrastructure resilience to extreme weather events launched
Experts from the University of Exeter will play a pivotal role in a new international consortium, tasked with improving the...
Exeter experts welcome High Seas Treaty
Ocean researchers from the University of Exeter have welcomed the United Nations High Seas Treaty. After negotiations that began more...
Leading TED Talk speaker and environmental activist to visit University of Exeter Cornwall
Kelsey Leonard, a water scientist, legal scholar, policy expert, and citizen of the Native American Shinnecock Nation, will speak at...
Whale warning as clock ticks towards deep-sea mining
Seabed mining could soon begin in the deep ocean – but the potential impact on animals including whales is unknown,...