Stories written by Simon Levey

GREEN SHOOTS

07 August 2020:  COVID-19 recovery choices will shape the future climate as well as economy
While a pollution-free period hasn’t averted climate change, the recovery offers a chance for health and nature, a study reveals

News in brief

07 August 2020:  CERN benefits and academic award: News from the College
Here’s a batch of fresh news and announcements from across Imperial.

Climate fellowships

31 July 2020:  Imperial-led network appoints four research Fellows to inform UN Climate Summit
COP26 President Alok Sharma has welcomed four inspiring projects, whose leaders join a "vital" cross-university climate change network.

Feature

ice capped

17 July 2020:  Record-breaking temperatures in the Arctic, what this means for climate change
Q&A with Prof Martin Siegert on the impacts of a six-month Siberian heatwave, which scientists say would have been impossible without global warming.

Foresters’ question time

10 July 2020:  Q&A: Is planting trees the answer to climate change?
Grantham Institute’s new lecturer Dr Bonnie Waring answers your questions about reforestation.

Cool aid

03 July 2020:  Warmer summers risk chilling energy bill rises at supermarkets
A new report from Imperial and Sainsbury's outlines how well-managed fridges can keep food cooler, be greener and cut costs.

hot off the press

01 June 2020:  Climate change will bring bigger swings in European summer temperatures
Global warming will bring more variable temperatures in summer and less variable in winter, finds new study. 1

build back better

05 May 2020:  Team of experts put forward a sustainable approach to coronavirus recovery
Researchers from the UK’s top universities have found that climate-friendly investment policies are the best medicine for a failing economy.

In memoriam

01 May 2020:  Imperial community pays tribute to Lord Robert May (1936-2020)
Colleagues remember a ‘towering figure in UK science’, with a ‘sharp, penetrating mind’ and a passion for croquet.

cloud computing

14 January 2020:  Thanks to clouds, new climate simulations predict more warming than predecessors
A new study suggests global warming effect is underestimated, but climate scientists say more research is needed. 2