ADBA Conference speakers: Biomethane key to Northern Ireland’s net zero future
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Andrew Muir of MLA (second from right) takes questions from Chris Huhne (on the right). Industry leaders, policymakers, and investors gathered at the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) Northern Ireland Conference at the ICC Belfast last month to explore how to unlock Northern Ireland’s vast biomethane potential and cement its role in delivering the […]
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Revolutionizing MLOps: Enhanced BigQuery ML UI for Seamless Model Creation and Management
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Exciting news for BigQuery ML (BQML) users.
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Remote cameras enhance visibility of Swiss flood risk
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A small network of five remote cameras has been installed to enhance the monitoring of key flood infrastructure at Schaffhausen, a municipality in the north of Switzerland. Located in the foothills of the Jura mountains, the area is exposed to flood risk so it is important that flood defence staff are provided with fast, accurate […]
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CCC calls on government to urgently raise ambition levels in UK climate adaptation
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Flooding in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, in January 2016. The Climate Change Committee has called on the Government to deliver a new generation of climate adaptation objectives that are clearer, measurable, and more ambitious. In a 15 October letter, Baroness Brown, Chair of the CCC’s Adaptation Committee, stated that the UK is “not yet adapted for the […]
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Nature coalition calls on government to restore river corridors
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MPs and leading conservation groups have called on the Prime Minister to back the Making Space for Water campaign, urging the creation of connected river corridors and support for farmers to restore wetlands, plant trees, and protect the nation’s rivers. On 22 October, the Riverscapes Partnership, comprising of The Rivers Trust, National Trust, the Woodland […]
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New software designs eco-friendly clothing that can reassemble into new items
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It’s hard to keep up with the ever-changing trends of the fashion world. What’s “in” one minute is often out of style the next season, potentially causing you to re-evaluate your wardrobe. Staying current with the latest fashion styles can be wasteful and expensive, though. Roughly 92 million tons of textile waste are produced annually, including […]
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DeBriefed: Earth’s first ‘tipping point’; Climate adviser interview; How warming affects children’s health
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s DeBriefed. An essential guide to the week’s key developments relating to climate change. This week Earth’s first climate ‘tipping point’ reached CORAL IN CRISIS: A new report warned that the world has reached its first climate “tipping point” as global warming pushes warm-water coral reefs towards an irreversible decline, the Press Association […]
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Governmental Climate Duties in Comparative Perspective: Civil, Common, and European Legal Traditions
Climate change presents one of the most disruptive challenges for contemporary legal systems. One aspect of climate change as a legal problem that is especially disruptive concerns the determination and extent of the duties of governments to address its causes and consequences. In this post, I analyze landmark climate litigation cases through a comparative lens, […]
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7 Feature Engineering Tricks for Text Data
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An increasing number of AI and machine learning-based systems feed on text data — language models are a notable example today.
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3 Ways to Speed Up Model Training Without More GPUs
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In this article, you will learn three proven ways to speed up model training by optimizing precision, memory, and data flow — without adding any…
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China Briefing 16 October 2025: New export controls; IEA China projections; Provincial ‘Doc 136’ progress
Welcome to Carbon Brief’s China Briefing. China Briefing handpicks and explains the most important climate and energy stories from China over the past fortnight. Subscribe for free here. Key developments New export controls ‘SWEEPING’ CURBS: The Chinese government issued “sweeping export controls on rare earths and related technologies”, the Financial Times reported, with the set of […]
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The Carbon Brief Interview: UK Climate Change Committee’s Emma Pinchbeck
Emma Pinchbeck has been the chief executive of the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) since November 2024. The committee is a statutory body created under the Climate Change Act 2008 and is the official adviser to the UK government on climate change mitigation and adaptation. In this role, the CCC delivers regular progress reports to […]
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The Role of International Human Rights Law in Climate Reparations
As the climate crisis accelerates, it has become increasingly clear that its consequences are not distributed equally. Marginalized and vulnerable communities, particularly Indigenous peoples, low-income nations, and small island states are disproportionately affected despite contributing the least to climate degradation. This disparity has spurred calls for climate reparations: a framework for redress and compensation for […]
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Biodegradeable PCBs demonstrate operation at GHz frequencies
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Disinfection system installed at a facility owned by South East Water A collaboration between the University of Glasgow and Jiva Materials has demonstrated biodegradable “Soluboards” capable of operating at GHz frequencies. The advance holds forth the promise that eco-friendly materials could replace conventional, non-recyclable PCBs in wireless devices. PCBs account for up to 40% of […]
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Method teaches generative AI models to locate personalized objects
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Say a person takes their French Bulldog, Bowser, to the dog park. Identifying Bowser as he plays among the other canines is easy for the dog-owner to do while onsite. But if someone wants to use a generative AI model like GPT-5 to monitor their pet while they are at work, the model could fail […]
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Global wildfires burned an area of land larger than India in 2024
“Extreme” wildfires emitted more than 8bn tonnes of carbon dioxide during the 2024-25 “global fire season”, according to a new report. The annual “state of wildfires” report from an international team of scientists finds that fires burned at least 3.7m square kilometres of land – an area larger than India – between March 2024 and […]
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Blending neuroscience, AI, and music to create mental health innovations
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Computational neuroscientist and singer/songwriter Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam, who also plays electric bass and guitar, says music has been a core part of her life for as long as she can remember. She grew up in a musical family and played in bands all through high school. “For most of my life, writing and playing music […]
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Remembering Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, a pioneer in music education
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MIT Music and Theater Arts fondly remembers the legacy of Professor Emerita Jeanne Shapiro Bamberger, who passed away peacefully at home in Berkeley, California, of natural causes on Dec. 12, 2024 at the age of 100. For three decades at the Institute, Bamberger found ways to use computers to engage students and help them learn music. […]