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Professor James White and colleagues in the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) have received ESRC funding to investigate how cities can be planned and 'retrofitted' for net-zero living.

Existing fossil fuel projects are sufficient to meet projected energy demands in a global transition to net zero emissions, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). Their policy paper, published in Science , argues that stopping new fossil fuel projects is a crucial step for countries to achieve their climate goals.

The release of captive bred Arabian leopards carefully selected for their genes could make a significant contribution to the successful recovery of the Critically Endangered wild population and avert extinction, according to new research involving UCL. An international team of scientists, from the University of Kent, University of East Anglia, UCL, Nottingham-Trent University and the Diwan of Royal Court in Oman, surveyed the remote Dhofar mountain range of southern Oman to determine how many of Arabia's last big cat survive.

Artificial intelligence is being employed in the hunt for a female partner for a critically endangered male plant species that predates dinosaurs.

Chemical method identified to tackle hard-to-recycle packaging material, cutting landfill waste Engineers have modelled a new way to recycle polystyrene that could become the first viable way of making the material reusable.

UCL researchers are to partner with RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden, to explore how the human brain interacts with built environments, and how understanding this can help design sustainable surroundings that enhance people's health and wellbeing.

Giving up your car for three weeks might feel like a sacrifice, but a group of people who did just that found it improved their health and well-being Participating in a three-week car-free challenge

Professor Mark Maslin (UCL Geography) and Professor Sanjay Sisodiya (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology) argue in The Conversation that the global scale of those with neurological and psychiatric conditions that could be adversely affected by climate change is huge.

Climate change, and its effects on weather patterns and adverse weather events, is likely to negatively affect the health of people with brain conditions, argue a UCL-led team of researchers.

Considerable progress has been made in curbing the trade of big cat-derived products in South Korea, but some illegal trade remains, reports a new study led by a UCL researcher. Published in PLOS ONE , the study by international conservation charity ZSL, UCL and the Tiger and Leopard Conservation Fund in Korea (KTLCF) heralds a major success for conservation action to protect endangered tigers and leopards, while warning of the ongoing risk of small-scale illegal trade within the country.

The University of Manchester's Geography Laboratories have been certified as operating to a Gold standard in the Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework (LEAF).

The University of Southampton is leading the first ever study of the environmental impact of satellites burning up as they re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. Particles and gases - such as aluminium, lithium, chlorine and nitrogen oxide - are released as decommissioned satellites combust when they re-enter the atmosphere.

Cornwall's e-bike surge, a trial by the University of Bath & Cornwall Council, reduces car trips by 28%, promoting health and easing congestion If you commute to work by car, you'll know a common bugbear is getting stuck in traffic and scrambling for a parking space. But this could now be partly alleviated in Cornwall thanks to an increase in residents and council workers using e-bikes.

The world's first transatlantic flight run on 100 per cent sustainable aviation fuel saved 95 tonnes of carbon dioxide, results show. The findings from the Virgin Atlantic -led Flight100 project , which involved a consortium of experts from Imperial College London, University of Sheffield, Boeing, Rolls-Royce, BP, and others, show that Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) is safe to use with existing infrastructure and can deliver significant reductions in CO2 emissions.

National Trust rangers planting Sphagnum moss at Kinder Scout, Derbyshire - credit National Trust Images, Paul Harris The latest restoration project builds on findings gained in a study carried out by

Professor Mark Maslin's (UCL Geography) research reveals that before northern Africa dried out, its climate "flickered" between two stable climatic states. In The Conversation he urges us to look out for signals of future climate tipping points. Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation.

Professor Mark Maslin's (UCL Geography) research reveals that before northern Africa dried out, its climate "flickered" between two stable climatic states. In The Conversation he urges us to look out for signals of future climate tipping points. Around five and half millenia ago, northern Africa went through a dramatic transformation.

A three-year project involving UCL researchers will examine the principles and guidelines for responsible research into solar radiation modification (SRM) - a controversial idea to limit climate change by reducing how much sunlight reaches the Earth's surface.

New research has found that damage to the natural environment is slowing the UK economy, and could lead to an estimated 12% reduction to GDP in the years ahead - larger than the hit to GDP from the global financial crisis or Covid-19.

The island of Majorca in Spain and the Scottish Highlands and Western Isles would not on the face of it seem to have much in common.

Worldwide action to halt the environmental threats posed by single-use electronic devices such as e-cigarettes is urgently needed, according to a group including researchers from UCL.

Companies' emissions reduction targets should not be the sole measure of corporate climate ambition, according to a new perspective paper.