International
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Bristol experts make tracks to Bonn to help advance climate adaptation and justice 16 June 2025 Climate change experts from the University of Bristol鈥檚 Cabot Institute for the Environment are set to champion inclusivity and a fair shift to a net zero economy at an important international summit this week.
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Research shows rivers release ancient carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, uncovering a greater role for plants and soil in the carbon cycle 4 June 2025 A new study has revealed for the first time that ancient carbon, stored in landscapes for thousands of years or more, can find its way back to the atmosphere as CO鈧� released from the surfaces of rivers.
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1.5掳C Paris Climate Agreement target too high for polar ice sheets and sea level rise 20 May 2025 Efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5掳C under the Paris Climate Agreement may not go far enough to save the world鈥檚 ice sheets, according to a new study.
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Glaciers will take centuries to recover even if global warming is reversed, scientists warn 19 May 2025 New research reveals mountain glaciers across the globe will not recover for centuries 鈥� even if human intervention cools the planet back to the 1.5掳C limit, having exceeded it.
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Pioneering research reveals tree-mendous potential of inexpensive drones to help community forests flourish and unlock restoration funding 7 May 2025 Restoring forests at a community level can contribute significantly to helping reach global net zero and biodiversity goals.
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Research reveals even cool, wet Northern Ireland is feeling strain of climate change 2 April 2025 Northern Ireland is known for its cool, wet weather 鈥� but a new study has shown warmer temperatures and erratic rainfall due to climate change are taking a toll on the nation鈥檚 health and farming industry.
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Pioneering research ranks world鈥檚 most populated cities for flood and drought risk 12 March 2025 A new report has revealed how the 100 most populated cities globally are becoming increasingly exposed to flooding and drought.
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Pioneering research exposes huge loss of glaciers in one of the fastest-warming places on Earth 16 January 2025 A new study has revealed the alarming extent glaciers have shrunk over the past 40 years in a global warming hotspot for the first time 鈥� and the biggest retreat has occurred in recent years.
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Redefining net zero will not stop global warming 鈥� scientists say 18 November 2024 In a new study, led by the University of Oxford (co-authored by a University of Bristol scientist) and published today [18 November] in Nature, an international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on 鈥榥atural carbon sinks鈥� like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel use will not actually stop global warming.
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Pioneering research reveals some of the world鈥檚 least polluting populations are at much greater risk of flooding fuelled by climate change 8 November 2024 A new study has exposed for the first time how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the burden is likely to worsen.
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