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...carbon targets but engage more comprehensively with the need for deep adaptation as highlighted by Jem Bendell and his work in this area. With other issues such as Brexit and re-election garnering all the attention in parliament, it is likely that there will be continued delays in addressing climate change. Over the next 12 years these delays will become more and more...

...carbon emissions (let alone other potential environmental impacts). A complex question! Some of the earliest research was pioneered by The Open University with the first major quantitative study, the ‘Factor 10 Visions’ study ‘Towards Sustainable HE’ (Roy et al. 2005; Roy et al. 2008) followed by the Jisc-funded SusTEACH research and development project –...

...carbon-based molecules called quinines for the negative electrolyte component of the battery. They had started their experiments with bromine-based electrolyte for the positive ions, but bromine is toxic and volatile. So they replaced it with a non-toxic, non-corrosive ion called ferrocyanide. “It sounds bad because it has the word cyanide in it,” Dr Marshak says....

...footprinting, globalisation, recycling, food production, fishing, waste heat, nature and culture. This course will appeal to anyone interested in learning more about a sustainable future, as well as those who are interested in contemporary Scottish society. Understanding what is meant by the terms 'sustainability' and 'sustainable development' can be the first hurdle....

...carbon. But glaciers are a proxy for carbon, because they’re tangible.” He believes that too much of the environmental movement spends its time talking to the converted. “People are too busy for statistics and hockey stick curves, andpolar change is hard to represent,” he says. “You can’t see or smell or taste carbon. But glaciers are a proxy for carbon,...