Why anaesthesia needs to cut its carbon footprint
Dr Helgi Johannsson, sustainability lead at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, on reducing emissions in pain relief and surgery.
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Delve into the critical topic of achieving net zero with our collection of pieces, providing insights into climate change, renewable energy and technological advancements driving the transition to a carbon-neutral future.
On the climate crisis, to delay is to deny
Getting to net zero is not an aspiration – it’s a necessity.
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The planet and our economy need strong UK leadership at Cop27
Rishi Sunak is missing an opportunity to show he means business on the climate.
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China’s solar and wind capacity to exceed entire EU power grid by 2025
The superpower’s huge renewable energy programme is surging.
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Meet the farmer who invested in a wind turbine
On his farm in Aberdeenshire, William Wyness is seeing the net zero transition up close.
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Fracking is a distraction that won’t lower gas prices
Scepticism about shale gas extraction is based on true, conservative beliefs.
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Why policy is key to warming up the global heat pump market
Low-carbon heating solutions will need regulatory support.
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Five reasons Jacob Rees-Mogg is unfit to tackle the climate emergency
The new Business Secretary has a history of climate change denial and “delayism”.
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How central is carbon capture to reaching net zero?
While the use of carbon capture, utilisation and storage in tackling emissions has been debated, scientists say the technology will…
How close are we to truly zero carbon renewable energy?
Simply moving to renewables does not guarantee “net zero”.
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Leader: A planet on fire
The national and international political response to the climate crisis is both tragic and farcical.
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Welcome to the inferno
This deadly heat is an inevitable consequence of the right’s slash-and-burn approach to climate change.
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Will the Tory leadership race kill net zero?
Candidates support climate action in theory, but their tax-cutting policies could see it undermined by default.
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Will hydrogen help keep the lights on or is it a costly detour from net zero?
“Green hydrogen” is still not viable at the scale its advocates say is needed.
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The NHS is still a long way from net zero
To truly reduce health inequalities, experts say the national health service must solve its carbon emissions problem.
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“Engineers build the fabric of society. We need them in government”
The leading engineer Jo da Silva says we need leaders to take on greener city planning and inspiring national climate…
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How materials innovation can help achieve net zero and level-up the UK
A symposium of world-leading experts in materials innovation met with regional leaders and parliamentarians to discuss the importance of this…
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Councils can’t get us to net zero without more cash
The UK has ambitious net zero plans, but Westminster must finance local councils to make them reality.
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Won’t somebody please give Nigel Farage some attention
If all he wants is attention, can’t we find a way to give it to him that’s less likely to…
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The young paying for the old’s mistakes speaks volumes about the House of Lords
A new report, written by 12 peers with an average age of 71, suggests that the financial burden of the…
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