From targets to thermostats: Professor Benjamin Cashore on the future of climate governance
Professor Benjamin Cashore’s Global Chair Public Lecture outlines “climate policy thermostats” as a bold approach to fixing failing climate governance.
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Professor Yixian Sun appointed to UN advisory council shaping global sustainability standards
The United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS) welcomes new members, including University of Bath academic Professor Yixian Sun.
Breakthrough shows how electricity could replace heat to turn CO₂ into useful chemicals
New study shows electricity can replace heat to convert CO₂ into methanol, lowering energy use and revealing reactions in real time for cleaner fuels.
Breakthrough offers endless recycling for acrylic plastics without the environmental cost
A new method for chemically recycling acrylic uses less energy and non-toxic solvents without reducing quality, so plastics can be recycled again and again.
Chemically ‘stapled’ peptides used to target difficult-to-treat cancers
New drug discovery technology harnesses bacteria to do the hard work of medicinal chemistry by creating drug candidates and testing them inside living cells.
Hairdressers could be a secret weapon in tackling climate change, new research finds
Salons can be influential in prompting climate conversations - research.
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