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By Rebecca Nesbit Happy New Year! Last year I blogged about the challenges and promises of second-generation biofuels (those made from agricultural by-products such as straw or from woody plants such as poplar). If these crops are going to be a relatively cheap and sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, we will have [...] by Rebecca Nesbit Each year, 7.2 million tonnes of fisheries catch gets thrown away as bycatch, including fish, turtles and birds. Modifying fishing gear is a popular way of reducing this, and to a large extent it can often be effective. However, suitable modifications aren’t always possible, so preventing fishing in certain [...] by Rebecca Nesbit Inspired by Alom Shaha’s Why is Scince Important? video, the four of us have produced our own take, based on one of our favourite foods – cake. As well as producing his own video, Alom ran an impressive project to collect the thoughts of scientists, public figures, and everyone [...] by Rebecca Nesbit When I was in The Gambia recently my reading material included a review of the world’s fisheries – how are fish going to react to climate change? Which parts of the world will be most affected? How are we going to react to the fishes’ reaction to climate change? So [...] by Rebecca Nesbit In the west there is a growing interest in organic farming, motivated by concerns over health and the environment. But in much of Africa the story is very different – although organic farming is common, this is by necessity because farmers do not have access to chemical fertilisers or [...] by Rebecca Nesbit By 2100, the world’s population is projected to reach 9.5 billion, so we face the huge challenge of supporting this many people in a sustainable way. This week the Institute of Mechanical Engineers produced a report, Population: One Planet, Too Many People?, looking at how engineers can address the issues [...] |
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