Numbers of ticks in urban greenspaces influenced by surrounding rural woodland
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A tick found on a deer in the UK (image credit: Shutterstock). Cities and towns surrounded by large areas of woodland are more likely to have ticks in their urban greenspaces, according to a new study. The research, which was led by the University of Glasgow and is published in Nature Cities, found that while […]
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Real-time river monitoring project launches in Devon
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Amy Thompson (second from right) Innovation & Product Manager with Teledyne Valeport, with members of the project team. South Hams District Council is launching a new real-time water quality monitoring initiative across rivers and estuaries in Devon, using sensors designed by local manufacturer Teledyne Valeport. The scheme, due to go live in late 2025, will […]
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Shared blame, shared bill? Joint and several State liability as a proposed legal framework for climate reparations
As climate litigation continues to rise, a pivotal and unresolved legal question emerges in the law of State responsibility: how to allocate responsibility for injuries that result from the cumulative conduct of multiple actors. Climate-related injury derives from the aggregate and diffuse effect of anthropogenic activities, as well as natural events, in which the actions […]
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Sustainability award for spent-carbons recycling enabler
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This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Puragen. Puragen (formerly CPL Activated Carbons) has been awarded a Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice, recognizing the company’s novel process for handling high-sulphur spent carbons from the biogas and biomethane sector, allowing them to be fully recycled, avoiding disposal via landfilling or incineration. […]
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Hybrid biocarbon solution picks up green award
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This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with Invica Industries. A hybrid biocarbon solution that acts as a drop-in replacement for traditional fossil fuels in industries including metals has picked up the Green Transformation Award at the Green Awards UK 2025, which recognizes sustainability and innovation. Developed by Invica Industries, the ecoke project […]
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Guest post: Fungal infections are adapting to climate change – and threatening public health
Fungi are learning to adapt to climate change, posing a major threat to human health. Fungal infections range from minor conditions, such as athlete’s foot, to life-threatening respiratory diseases and bloodstream infections. Fungi are known for their ability to adjust to – and thrive in – new and changing environments. Now, they are learning to […]
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Announcing the Relaunch of the Midwest Climate Collaborative’s Educator Community of Practice
We know people are doing amazing work to bring climate change education to their communities, and we want to create a space to co-learn, build skills, and deepen practices that increase climate action. Climate Generation, along with the Midwest Climate Collaborative at Washington University in St. Louis and the Science Education Resources Centre at Carleton […]
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MIT affiliates win AI for Math grants to accelerate mathematical discovery
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MIT Department of Mathematics researchers David Roe ’06 and Andrew Sutherland ’90, PhD ’07 are among the inaugural recipients of the Renaissance Philanthropy and XTX Markets’ AI for Math grants. Four additional MIT alumni — Anshula Gandhi ’19, Viktor Kunčak SM ’01, PhD ’07; Gireeja Ranade ’07; and Damiano Testa PhD ’05 — were also […]
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Insects in Britain not in freefall, but facing local upheavals, study finds
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A brimstone moth (Opisthograptis luteolata). Fears of population collapse may be overstated, by many communities are being reshaped (words: Rothamsted Research) Fears of a nationwide collapse in Britain’s insect populations may be overstated, according to a major new study recently published in the journal Nature Communications. Instead, researchers have found a more complex picture: while […]
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The Carbon Brief Interview: ClientEarth CEO Laura Clarke
Laura Clarke has been the CEO of environmental non-profit organisation ClientEarth since September 2022. ClientEarth works in more than 60 countries, using the law to “bring about systemic change that protects the Earth”. It has recently been involved in high-profile climate litigation cases, such as against Brazil’s Devastation Bill, against Shell’s board of directors for […]
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Toward Structural Climate Reparations? A Legal Agenda to Address the Financial Subordination of the Global South
Legal scholarship on climate reparations has so far focused almost exclusively on financial compensation whereby wealthier nations provide funding to cover the costs of climate-induced disasters in developing countries. This body of work has examined the scale of financial needs, liability under international law, and potential institutional arrangements. Yet, cash transfers alone are insufficient to […]
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New tool makes generative AI models more likely to create breakthrough materials
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The artificial intelligence models that turn text into images are also useful for generating new materials. Over the last few years, generative materials models from companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta have drawn on their training data to help researchers design tens of millions of new materials. But when it comes to designing materials with […]
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How are MIT entrepreneurs using AI?
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The Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship strives to teach students the craft of entrepreneurship. Over the last few years, no technology has changed that craft more than artificial intelligence. While many are predicting a rapid and complete transformation in how startups are built, the Trust Center’s leaders have a more nuanced view. “The fundamentals […]
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Climate Tech Atlas Could Unlock Net Zero Breakthroughs
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DeBriefed 19 September 2025: EU ducks UN climate target; Australia delivers; Tracing beef’s impact on the Amazon
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. DeBriefed is edited by Daisy Dunne. Please send any tips or feedback to debriefed@carbonbrief.org. This is an online version of Carbon Brief’s weekly DeBriefed email newsletter. Subscribe for free here. This week EU delay NO NDC: The EU has “failed […]
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Growing trees for shade has ‘enormous’ potential for cutting cocoa emissions
Growing tall trees to provide shade for cocoa plantations in west Africa could sequester millions of tonnes of carbon, according to a new study. The research, published in Nature Sustainability, finds that the additional carbon stored in shade trees, such as banana and palm trees, could entirely “offset” cocoa-related emissions in Ghana and Ivory Coast, […]
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Law-making initiatives of Small Island Developing States on Loss and Damage
While the impacts of climate change become increasingly challenging, states’ climate action is lagging behind. Activities and movements aiming to prompt more progressive climate actions are increasingly emerging outside of, and bypassing, climate negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Paris Agreement. They include social movements, the rapid increase […]
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What does the future hold for generative AI?
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When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT to the world in 2022, it brought generative artificial intelligence into the mainstream and started a snowball effect that led to its rapid integration into industry, scientific research, health care, and the everyday lives of people who use the technology. What comes next for this powerful but imperfect tool? With that […]