Net Zero Archives - British Antarctic Survey

A man riding skis down a snow covered mountain

BAS and CPOM Partner for Innovation Zero World 2025

22 April, 2025

British Antarctic Survey’s Net Zero team collaborates with the Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling to highlight polar science at major climate conference. The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) net zero …

Ice covered ground with a cloudy sky above.

Renewables milestone reached in Antarctica

5 March, 2025

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) has installed and activated two solar photovoltaic (PV) and energy storage systems in Antarctica as part of our commitment to reach net zero by 2040. …

Photo of the Discovery Building with the new solar panels

British Antarctic Survey publishes carbon emissions for 2023/2024

13 August, 2024

For the first time, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) are publishing their carbon footprint data on their website to increase transparency and help other organisations reduce their carbon emissions. The …

A photo of Rothera Research Station, showing snow-capped mountains and penguins in the foreground

New carbon literacy milestone achieved on journey to net zero

12 April, 2024

Over 120 scientists and operational professionals working for British Antarctic Survey, based in Antarctica and their headquarters in Cambridge, have received a new qualification to help the polar research institute …

A plane sitting on top of a snow covered mountain

Pilotless plane test crew arrives in Antarctica

3 February, 2024

A team have arrived at Rothera Research Station, ready to start testing the new Windracers ULTRA autonomous drone in Antarctica. If successful, the new drone platform could represent a major …

New science facility to unveil mysteries of animal life in Antarctica

30 January, 2024

The British Antarctic Survey (BAS) will build a new unique science facility at its UK Cambridge headquarters, enabling scientists to understand how organisms that live in cold polar environments evolved …

Life on a subantarctic island: installing a new renewable energy system at Bird Island Research Station

6 July, 2023 Thomas Boagey

British Antarctic Survey aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2040 and decarbonise our polar research stations by 2030. A key part of this project is to end the reliance on conventional …

RRS Sir David Attenborough completes ice trials on its maiden voyage to Antarctica

Trial of lower carbon alternative fuel begins on RRS Sir David Attenborough

3 July, 2023

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is using Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) for the first time on the RRS Sir David Attenborough, as an alternative to conventional diesel fuel, as part of …

Roadmap to net zero

25 January, 2023 David Wilkins

Here at British Antarctic Survey, we recently opened our doors to over 40 companies in science, technology, and green innovation to help us make the next steps in reaching net …

Labs in Antarctica and Cambridge Receive Sustainability Award

19 January, 2022

Scientific labs at British Antarctic Survey (BAS) in their Cambridge headquarters and at Rothera Research Station in Antarctica have achieved a sustainability award from the Laboratory Sustainability Efficiency Assessment (LEAF) …

Winners announced in British Antarctic Survey and University of Cambridge net zero hackathon to decarbonise UK Antarctic Research Stations

15 December, 2021

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 …

British Antarctic Survey Decarbonisation Hackathon

British Antarctic Survey Hackathon – Help solve a ‘last mile’ decarbonisation challenge in the race to net zero. British Antarctic Survey (BAS), Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership and Cambridge Zero, …

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