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Launch of the new Cambridge Zero websiteThe University of Cambridge is building on its existing research and launching an ambitious new climate change initiative.Cambridge Zero will harness the full breadth of the University’s research capabilities – from the sciences, engineering, humanities and social sciences – and policy expertise, to respond t…

What is the anthropocene? How is our climate currently changing?From Network Coordinator Michelle Cain:Thanks to all who attended the last CCfCS symposium of the academic year, on the topic of the anthropocene. We had four excellent speakers, and have had overwhelmingly positive feedback about the talks they gave.For those of you who couldn't make…

Everything you wanted to know about climate science (but were too afraid to ask)Our event at the Cambridge Science Festival featured three short climate talks and a question-and-answer session with our seven-person panel of early-career climate scientists. It was an opportunity for members of the public to interact directly with climate scientists …

Scientific and political context for the upcoming climate summitThe 21st Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21/CMP11) will be held from November 30th to December 11th in Paris. COP21 will be a crucial conference, as it needs to achieve a new international agreement on the climat…

Key processes and changesWhenNov 03, 2015 from 02:00 PM to 06:00 PMWherePfizer Lecture Theatre, Department of ChemistryContact NameDan JonesContact Phone01223 221505Add event to calendarvCaliCalThe water cycle is a critical component of Earth's climate system, as it stores and redistributes heat and freshwater via a set of dynamic processes. As a p…

Climate change communication experts share their experience: an afternoon of panel sessions aimed at PhD students and early-career scientistsJoin CCfCS for this unique series of roundtable/panel discussions on climate change communication with scientists, communications experts, and members of the business community. In each of the three sessions, …

Tuesday, 13 October, 15:00-18:00 at Scott Polar Research Institute. Wine reception to follow.The Cambridge Centre for Climate Science (CCfCS) is an interdisciplinary organisation that promotes collaboration on climate-relevant projects between departments and institutes in Cambridge.Please join us for a Michaelmas Welcome Event, where we will hear…

Ozone hole event On 16 September, BAS, SPRI, and CCfCS jointly hosted an evening with Jon Shanklin (one of the ozone hole discoverers) and John Pyle (ozone depletion scientist). If you missed this event (or if you would like to see it again), a recording is now available for streaming:https://cam.adobeconnect.com/p35ha1mxvrr/Contact Dan Jones (dann…

This week British Antarctic Survey (BAS) commemorates the 30th anniversary of the ozone hole.In May 1985 reporting in Nature, Joe Farman, Brian Gardiner and Jonathan Shanklin described their observations of large losses of ozone over Antarctica.  The discovery of the ozone hole alerted the world to the dramatic and major environmental threat. The a…

This meeting was supported by MethaneNet, and this report originally appeared on MethaneNet.org. The topic of the latest Cambridge Centre for Climate Science (CCfCS) symposium was “Methane in the Earth System”, held on 5 June 2014, and supported by MethaneNet. The aim of the symposium was to bring a diverse range of speakers together to generate di…

Welcome to Cambridge Centre for Climate Science (CCfCS) Event Thursday 23 October, 2pm BMS Lecture Theatre, Department of Chemistry Open to all.Location map:https://map.cam.ac.uk/Bristol-Myers+Squibb+Lecture+Theatre#52.198199,0.125947,18Please join us for an event to welcome all newcomers to CCfCS, and to welcome back existing members. The event is…

This week the Cambridge Centre for Climate Science (CCfCS) and the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leadership (CISL) hosted an afternoon of presentations and discussions about the 5th Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report (AR5).  The meeting coincided with the release of the ‘Synthesis’ report, which was the final document to …

NERC's inaugural Impact Awards recognised and rewarded the contribution of NERC science to the UK's economy, society, wellbeing and international reputation.The response to the awards was outstanding, with 82 applications of an exceptional standard submitted across four categories of impact: economic, social, early-career and international.A shortl…