ECO DU x Josephine Butler: Rewilding Durham
Rewilding is having its heyday. The process of restoring biodiversity by encouraging wildlife to return and reconnecting damaged eco systems has been harnessed by initiatives across the UK. From large…
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Press Release: Melting ice sheets caused sea levels to rise up to 18 metres
New research carried out by a team of scientists headed by Durham University researchers has discovered that ice-loss events which have occurred in the past could have caused sea levels…
‘The long farewell’: navigating a future without fossil fuels
Lucy Lloyd discusses the implications of decarbonisation for employees within the fossil fuel industry
Silver Linings: the youth climate activists fighting for a greener future
With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to dominate international headlines at the start of this year, 2021 began with a continuation of the same uncertainty and anxiety which epitomised 2020, generating…
Rewilding – stepping back in time for nature might be the way forward for the planet
It is no secret that the natural world now is one which would be virtually unrecognisable to our ancestors. Not all that long ago, it would have been unsurprising to…
Biden’s rejoining of the Paris Agreement – a win for the climate?
When Joe Biden rejoined America to the Paris Agreement just hours after becoming President on 20th January, environmentalists around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief. After four years…
Net Zero by 2050: can the world pull together in response to the United Nations’ plea?
‘The state of our planet is broken’. These are the words with which Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General, began his ‘State of the Planet’ address to Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum…
Durham Energy Institute responds to Government announcement of 10 point plan for Green Industrial Revolution
On 18th November, Boris Johnson unveiled the UK’s ten-point plan for a green industrial revolution. With the COP26 climate summit set to take place in Glasgow next year, the UK…
Part II Flight Free Travel: an interview with Rosie Watson
On 17th August 2019, Rosie Watson set off on a journey from the Lake District to Mongolia. Instead of taking the nine-hour flight, she decided – inspired by a lifelong…
Part I Flight Free Travel: an interview with Rosie Watson
On 17th August 2019, Rosie Watson set off on a journey from the Lake District to Mongolia. Instead of taking the nine-hour flight, she decided – inspired by a lifelong…