Max Bearak

Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality

Inspiring stories from the Faculty of Science. Pushing boundaries in energy and transport.

Peter Yeung

Cars Are Vanishing from Paris

The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.

Anthony Kimpton, Dorina Pojani, Jonathan Corcoran, Julia Loginova, Richard Bean & Thomas Sigler

E-scooters are becoming wildly popular – but we have to factor in the weather

E-scooters offer commuters and tourists a way to cover shorter distances quickly – and without breaking a sweat. It’s for this reason that Australian cities are trialing these schemes as part of broader interest in micromobility – small, light, and often electric ways of getting around, such as bikes, e-bikes, and e-scooters. But one question previously unanswered is: what about the weather?

Dr Timothy F. Welch

Why lower speed limits aren’t so radical

Timothy Welch explains how those reduced speed limits won't impact your travel as much as you think they will.

Tharanya Arumugam

Calling it what it is: Climate Emergency

NEW YORK: United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres Wednesday painted a fairly grim picture of the future should countries continue to ignore warnings or delay sustainable climate actions, following his recent visit to flood-hit Pakistan.

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Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality

Cars Are Vanishing from Paris

E-scooters are becoming wildly popular – but we have to factor in the weather

Why lower speed limits aren’t so radical

Calling it what it is: Climate Emergency