Cambridge University has recently released a groundbreaking report outlining a five-year roadmap to help the aviation sector achieve net-zero climate impact by 2050. Despite ambitious pledges from governments and industry, the aviation sector remains significantly off course in its efforts to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The report, titled “Five Years to Chart a New Future for Aviation,” outlines four 2030 Sustainable Aviation Goals—specific, actionable steps that must be initiated immediately and completed within five years if the aviation sector is to be on track to achieve net-zero by 2050.…
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Winners announced in British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge net zero hackathon to decarbonise UK Antarctic Research Station
A hackathon involving some highly innovative minds from across business and academia has resulted in the announcement of three winning entries to help decarbonise research stations for the British Antarctic Survey. The University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL) in collaboration with the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) set technical challenges to a global community of innovators to find innovative and resilient solutions to address three challenge categories: energy reduction and generation, backup systems and energy storage. Nine teams of innovators participated in the hackathon to rapidly develop solutions to…
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