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Professor Stephen Belcher and Professor Mark Goodwin

Met Office and University of Exeter sign environmental intelligence commitment at COP26

The Met Office and the University of Exeter have signed a landmark collaboration agreement at COP26, formally committing to further grow the work of the Joint Centre for Excellence in Environmental Intelligence .

The agreement sees the continuation of the Joint Centre, created in Exeter in December 2020, which brings together world-leading researchers from the University of Exeter...

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Facebook failing to tackle climate misinformation, report claims

Facebook is sytematically failing to address the rise of climate-related misinformation on its platform, according to a new report published by the campaign group Stop Funding Heat.

The 40-page study , called On the Back Burner: How Facebook’s Inaction on Misinformation Fuels the Global Climate Crisis, claims Facebook has failed to prevent the spread of climate-related misinformation. These...

Met Office climate supercomputer to generate £13bn in economic value

One of the world's most powerful supercomputers is set to bring billions in economic value to the South West.

The Met Office, based in Exeter, announced it is partnering with Microsoft to build a weather forecasting supercomputer that will be among the world's 25 most powerful when it is up and running in the summer of 2022.

The government has said previously it is investing...