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Rising temperatures, changes in weather and subsequent drying of the soil and vegetation have changed fires in Yellowstone, now they burn hotter and return in less than 30 years.

At COP26 in Glasgow, we’ll see action from governments, business and industry to secure global net zero by 2050 – and it’s universities which bring the solutions.

Working directly on problems to do with sustainable urban infrastructure and renewable energy for development, there are concerns that, in the stampede toward net zero carbon, we don’t leave people behind.

Part of our series Securing Global Net Zero, featuring innovation, research and technology from the University sector which could help reach targets for net zero carbon by 2050.

Dr Alex Rap from the University of Leeds has been assessing the climate effects of emissions from current and proposed aircraft fuels. At present he’s working on the FlyZero project of the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute, a joint Government and industry body.

NEWPORT, Ore – Oregon’s forward-thinking, internationally known early actions to adapt to and mitigate for a changing ocean are highlighted in a special issue of Coastal Management Journal and featuring author John A. Barth from Oregon State University. The special issue was recently published online by the International Alliance to Combat Ocean Acidification of which Oregon is a founding member.Monday, September 20, 2021.

The 50 Percent (formally ‘Global Youth Engagement Program’) is an international collection of young people who, in partnership with Penn State University Sustainability Institute and the Club of Rome believe that every young person – regardless of their economic, social, or cultural situation, should contribute to the policies that impact their future.

UNSW Sydney plays a key role in developing a new accounting framework for recognising the ocean’s benefits beyond economic growth and employment.

HKU Ecologists study the buffering effects of forests on climate change impacts on insect communities