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The Climate Question: Can nature help us to store carbon?
BBC World Service interviews Steve Smith, Arnell Associate Professor of Greenhouse Gas Removal, about solutions for carbon dioxide removal including enhanced rock weathering.
One lawsuit just helped melt the fossil fuel industry’s defence against being held accountable for climate change
Ben Franta explains how a new court case has confirmed the principle that private companies can be held liable for climate damage.
Can India be cool?
Radhika Khosla's research features in this Economist story on the future of sustainable cooling in India.
Trump tells Starmer to dump windmills and increase North Sea drilling
Sugandha Srivastav debunks Trump's claims, drawing on research in the economics of climate change and renewable energy to conclude that 'investing in solar, wind and batteries remains the best way to reduce our bills'.
New research highlights scale of potential stranded assets in the food sector
New research highlights scale of potential stranded assets in the food sector. Investments in the food sector face substantial economic and financial risks due to potential asset stranding, according to a Perspective published in Nature Food.
Researchers launch new monitoring tool following rising interest in biodiversity credits
Carbon Pulse reported on new research from the Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, which included a searchable database of metrics for above and below ground biodiversity monitoring. The database is particularly timely given the increased focus on biodiversity credits, said lead author Dr Emily Warner.
Size matters: Why the offshore wind industry is supersizing everything
Oxford Smith School Chief Operating Officer Caroline Lytton comments on the ever increasing size of wind turbines in Fortune. Right now, she explains, there are not enough ships of sufficient size to install turbines as quickly as they’re needed: “The turbines are scaling quicker than shipbuilders can keep up with."
Researchers create “one-stop shop” for effective monitoring of Nature-based Solutions
From the UK’s National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan to the Biodiversity Monitoring Framework agreed at COP16, there is an increasing recognition that nature and biodiversity projects require better monitoring if they are to be successful.
We just found millions in waste in California’s cap-and-trade program. Here’s the fix
Dr Stephen Lezak writes on how the U.S. state of California is wasting millions on carbon credits in an opinion co-authored with Barbara Haya of the University of California.
EU Plan to Water Down ESG Rules Risks Wave of Litigation, Legal Scholars Warn
The EU has announced plans to simplify the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, a move Dr Thom Wetzer described as "really risky" and a "a retrograde step."
The upshot is that “litigation risk on emission reduction is significant in the EU,” added Wetzer. “And that sets the European Union apart from many other parts of the world.”
Legal scholars warn against watering down of corporate climate transition plans
A letter from 31 of Europe's leading legal scholars, including Thom Wetzer and Benjamin Franta from the Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, advises against proposed changes that would significantly weaken Article 22 of the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Artists to create greenhouse gas removal inspired projects
The CO2RE programme has selected 7 works including VR interactive landscapes, biochar sculptures and performance pieces to receive funding to explore greenhouse gas removal and engage the public on its potential.