• Hot stuff: Research and policy principles for heat decarbonisation through smart electrification 

  Lowes, R; Rosenow, J; Qadrdan, M; et al. (Elsevier, 6 August 2020)

  There is a need for major greenhouse gas emission reductions from heating in order to meet global decarbonisation goals. Electricity is expected to meet much of the heat demand currently provided by fossil fuels in the ...

• Potential for large-scale CO2 removal via enhanced rock weathering with croplands 

  Beerling, DJ; Kantzas, EP; Lomas, MR; et al. (Nature Research, 8 July 2020)

  Enhanced silicate rock weathering (ERW), deployable with croplands, has potential use for atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) removal (CDR), which is now necessary to mitigate anthropogenic climate change1. ERW also has ...

• On-farm biosecurity in livestock production: farmer behaviour, cultural identities and practices of care 

  Maye, D; Chan, KWR (Portland Press, 10 September 2020)

  efinitions of biosecurity typically include generalised statements about how biosecurity risks on farms should be managed and contained. However, in reality, on-farm biosecurity practices are uneven and transfer differently ...

• Diverse perspectives of cat owners indicate barriers to and opportunities for managing cat predation of wildlife 

  Crowley, SL; Cecchetti, M; McDonald, RA (Wiley / Ecological Society of America, 3 September 2020)

  Policy proposals to address predation of wildlife by domestic cats (Felis catus) include reducing cat populations, regulating ownership, educating owners, and restricting cats’ outdoor access. Such proposals rarely account ...

• Online misinformation about climate change 

  Treen, KMDI; Williams, HTP; O'Neill, SJ (Wiley / Royal Meteorological Society / Royal Geographical Society, 18 June 2020)

  Policymakers, scholars, and practitioners have all called attention to the issue of misinformation in the climate change debate. But what is climate change misinformation, who is involved, how does it spread, why does it ...

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