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Green Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Green Brexit?

...sustainable farming, flood prevention and the whole rewilding agenda (as championed by George Monbiot). What I mean by sustainable farming is a reduction in the use of pesticides and herbicides, along with measures that benefit smaller scale holdings, wildlife and organic farming. This has to go hand-in-glove with a move by the supermarkets and government to shift public...
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Article 10 mins
Astrobiology from the ground up
Science, Maths & Technology

Astrobiology from the ground up

...sustainability. In AstrobiologyOU, he is a member of the International Development workstream, which considers issues around the use of space technologies to support development, inclusion, innovation, partnerships and ethics. Your work sits in an interesting space between natural sciences and social sciences. Why is that intersection important to you? I have always...
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Article 10 mins
Working with our environment: an introduction
Nature & Environment

Working with our environment: an introduction

...sustainability' are discussed in the text, keep a record of where this happens and make your own notes on how each term is described or defined.) As you read through the text you will come across different technical ideas and terms. While you may well be familiar with some of the areas, it is likely that others will be new to you. In this case, taking the time to do a bit...
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Level 1: Introductory 11 hrs
Surface water
Nature & Environment

Surface water

...sustainable source of water for the future. In the UK there are areas where water supplies are limited, as shown by recent droughts. Globally, there are many areas that do not have enough water to support the current population adequately. Decisions will have to be made on the best way to use water in a world that's experiencing climate change. This free course, Surface...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Organisations, environmental management and innovation
Nature & Environment

Organisations, environmental management and innovation

...sustainability policies should focus on the development of technologies that reduce the content of hazardous and rare metals in lighting products without compromising their performance and useful lifespan. (Lim et al., 2013, p. 1040) This work suggests that CFL and LED bulbs exceed the USA regulatory limits for various metals by some considerable margin. This does not...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...sustaining that high increase in soil carbon content, but they agree that soils can retain much more carbon than at present, especially in the developing world. Increasing soil’s organic carbon also greatly fosters soil fertility and soil health and would lead to many benefits for farmers throughout the world. With these local and global considerations, soil experts are...
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Article 20 mins
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...sustainable models. For example, safety standards today are driven by electronic systems such as collision-avoidance and pedestrian-detection systems. These could be upgraded during service life more easily than physical features. Based on my own (as yet unpublished) research, I believe that if these systems prove to be highly reliable, there will be no need for low-speed...
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Article 10 mins
RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes
Education & Development

RIP, LEA: The local education authority vanishes

...sustained improvement in itself. Local authorities have provided a platform for a range of collaborations between heads, teachers, various schools and local and national services. Admittedly, some authorities are better at this than others, but the setting up of a free market competitive model for school governance where academy trusts actively compete rather than...
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Article 5 mins