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On Monday, February 9, 2026, the Sabin Center submitted an amicus curiae brief to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (African Court) in the matter of the Request for an Advisory Opinion on the Obligations of States with Respect to the Climate Change Crisis. The brief explains how climate science can help inform […]
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Group launches carbon footprint reports to help the lighting industry manage CO2 emissions
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Sustainable lighting expert Recolight has announced new CO2 emission reports to help lighting producers, and their customers to monitor and reduce the carbon footprint associated with their waste lamp and luminaire collections. This initiative provides detailed assessments of the carbon emissions associated with every lighting waste collection managed by the group. To deliver these reports, […]
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One third of all new cars registered in January were electric or hybrid
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Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) accounted for nearly one-third of all new car registrations in January 2026, an independent transport research organisation has reported, marking what seems a significant milestone in consumer acceptance. According to data published by New AutoMotive, an independent transport research organisation focused on accelerating the shift […]
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3 Questions: Using AI to help Olympic skaters land a quint
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Olympic figure skating looks effortless. Athletes sail across the ice, then soar into the air, spinning like a top, before landing on a single blade just 4-5 millimeters wide. To help figure skaters land quadruple axels, Salchows, Lutzes, and maybe even the elusive quintuple without looking the least bit stressed, Jerry Lu MFin ’24 developed […]
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G7 ‘falling behind’ China as world’s wind and solar plans reach new high in 2025
The G7 major economies “f[e]ll notably behind China and the rest of the world” in 2025 as the amount of wind and solar power being developed reached a new high, according to Global Energy Monitor (GEM). A new report from the analysts says that the amount of wind and large-scale solar capacity being built or […]
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Congressional ‘Grid Reliability’ Bill Is Like Duct Tape On A Cracked Dam
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The post Congressional ‘Grid Reliability’ Bill Is Like Duct Tape On A Cracked Dam appeared first on Energy Innovation.
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IPBES: Four key takeaways on how nature loss threatens the global economy
The “undervaluing” of nature by businesses is fuelling its decline and putting the global economy at risk, according to a major new report. An assessment from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) outlines more than 100 actions for measuring and reducing impacts on nature across business, government, financial institutions and civil […]
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Anti-nature rhetoric damaging voter confidence in Labour, says poll
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Image credit: FotoField / Shutterstock.com A new poll published on 4 February appears to reveal that Labour’s rhetoric on nature is damaging the confidence of voters across both the right and left. (Words: The Wildlife Trusts) According to the poll, carried out by Savanta,1 nearly a third of Reform voters (28%) and Green voters (28%) […]
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A hidden tax on green packaging? UK companies face £1.2bn recycling bill as compliance costs soar
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Environmental policy specialists at compliance expert Ecoveritas have warned the UK manufacturing sector is facing increasing uncertainty around recycling, as new analysis shows the cost of complying with government-backed regulations is soaring by millions of pounds every year. Ecoveritas, which has advised major British manufacturers on environmental regulations since 2003, has warned that current regulations […]
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Study: Platforms that rank the latest LLMs can be unreliable
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A firm that wants to use a large language model (LLM) to summarize sales reports or triage customer inquiries can choose between hundreds of unique LLMs with dozens of model variations, each with slightly different performance. To narrow down the choice, companies often rely on LLM ranking platforms, which gather user feedback on model interactions […]
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Call for Presentations: Second Conference on Attribution Science and Climate Law
The Sabin Center for Climate Change Law and the Columbia Climate School are pleased to invite submissions for the Second Conference on Attribution Science and Climate Law, to be held at Columbia University in New York City on June 10–11, 2026. This interdisciplinary conference will bring together researchers, scholars, and practitioners to examine the evolving […]
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“This is science!” – MIT president talks about the importance of America’s research enterprise on GBH’s Boston Public Radio
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In a wide-ranging live conversation, MIT President Sally Kornbluth joined Jim Braude and Margery Eagan live in studio for GBH’s Boston Public Radio on Thursday, February 5. They talked about MIT, the pressures facing America’s research enterprise, the importance of science, that Congressional hearing on antisemitism in 2023, and more – including Sally’s experience as a […]
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Sabin Center and Local Government Partners File Comment Letter in Light-Duty CAFE Standards Rulemaking
Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash On December 5, 2025, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) published a proposed rule to weaken its Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards for Model Years 2022 to 2031 Passenger Cars and Light Trucks, referred to as the Safer Affordable Fuel-Efficient Vehicles Rule III or SAFE Rule III. […]
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DeBriefed 6 February 2026: US secret climate panel ‘unlawful’ | China’s clean energy boon | Can humans reverse nature loss?
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Secrets and layoffs UNLAWFUL PANEL: A federal judge ruled that the US energy department “violated the law when secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who rejected the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on […]
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UK PFAS Plan leaves critics cold
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A policy paper published on 3 February sets out how the government plans to minimise the risks presented by PFAS in the environment – the UK’s first cross-government strategy. Some experts welcomed its potential to act as a platform for stronger regulation, although critics noted the absence of clear timelines and enforceable limits, with appraisals […]
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Humidity-resistant hydrogen sensor could ease safety aspects of implementation
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Image credit: Chalmers University of Technology. Hydrogen is currently expected to play an important role in society’s energy transition. For the technology to be used on a broad scale, effective hydrogen sensors are required to enable the prevention of flammable oxyhydrogen gas being formed when hydrogen is mixed with air. Researchers at Chalmers University of […]
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Innovative uses for historic landfill sites
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Approximately 0.41% of England and Wales’ land area consists of historic landfill sites, which are often challenging and potentially risky to redevelop due to contamination, ground instability, and gas emissions.1 However, new opportunities are arising for what was once deemed unusable land. Here, general waste experts at BusinessWaste.co.uk share solutions on how to turn these […]
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Helping AI agents search to get the best results out of large language models
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Whether you’re a scientist brainstorming research ideas or a CEO hoping to automate a task in human resources or finance, you’ll find that artificial intelligence tools are becoming the assistants you didn’t know you needed. In particular, many professionals are tapping into the talents of semi-autonomous software systems called AI agents, which can call on AI […]
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