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• Making Decarbonisation Fair – 1st March 2021 to 4th March 2021

  Making Decarbonisation Fair is a free online conference, which will bring together >200 actors and academics from diverse perspectives to explore current barriers and possible solutions, and who needs to do what to ensure the global bid to reach net-zero emissions does not adversely affect vulnerabl...

• Reopen right: eliminate wasted food to protect your profit and our planet – 4th March 2021

  Wasting food feeds climate change and impacts on your bottom line - around £10,000 per outlet. But there are some simple, impactful ways for your organisation to take action and reduce wasted food. It makes sense for profit, people and our planet. From attracting new customers to building a stron...

• Panel: The climate crisis and action in Bournemouth and universities – 3rd March 2021

  2021 has been called the year of climate action, and the scientific evidence that we must act, and act now, is overwhelming. Having been ranked as fourth in the UK for Climate Action, Bournemouth University has recently launched its Climate & Ecological Crisis Action Plan with the goal to be net zer...

• Between a rock and a wet place: putting carbon back into geological storage - University of Oxford – 1st March 2021

  The cycle of carbon between the Earth’s surface and its deep interior is a key component of our goldilocks planet. Without it we would not have life or water on the planet today. Natural carbon burial has provided us with the fossil fuels we have used to develop our technologically advanced so...

• Fairtrade Fortnight: Fairtrade, the climate crisis and engagement – 26th February 2021

  For two weeks each year at the end of February and start of March, thousands of individuals, companies and groups across the UK come together to share the stories of the people who grow our food and drinks. mine our gold and who grow the cotton in our clothes, people who are often exploited and unde...

• National infrastructure for the recovery and the long term - University of Oxford – 25th February 2021

  National infrastructure is central to the UK government’s agenda for Covid-19 recovery, levelling up and achieving net zero carbon emissions. Can investment in energy, transport, water, waste and digital infrastructure actually deliver on these expectations… fast and affordably?  In ...

• Sustainable Transformation Entry Points: COVID-19, Disruptive Changes & Sustainable Futures – 25th February 2021

  RSA City and Regional Sustainability Transitions Webinar Series Policy aimed towards sustainability transitions is beginning to have fundamental effects on how economic activity is organised across cities and regions. Growing calls in the wake of Covid-19 for a ‘green recovery’ height...

• Educating the net zero workforce: Heat Pumps Roundtable – 25th February 2021

  Please join BEIS and the AOC for a roundtable on the role of further education institutions in providing the skills needed to decarbonise heat in buildings as a part of the UK Government’s commitment to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to zero net by 2050. This roundtable is an opportunit...

• Boosting UK Cycling Activity: Securing the Benefits of Safe and Accessible Cycling – 25th February 2021

  With the link between obesity and the severe effects of Covid-19, plus the need to encourage social distancing on mass transit, renewed emphasis has been placed on boosting the levels of cycling activity in the UK, with the Prime minster calling for "a new golden age for cycling". Beyond Covid, comm...

• The stymieing effect of unresolved ethical issues on the conservation of biodiversity – 24th February 2021

  The conservation of biodiversity is usefully understood to be the maintenance of ecosystem health and restoration of endangered species. In this presentation we’ll examine how the two most important phrases in that definition "ecosystem health" and "endangered species" are underdetermined to t...

• London Student Sustainability Conference 2021 – 24th February 2021

  The London Student Sustainability Conference highlights student research and projects which create positive impacts in the world. The conference is entirely student-led; with opportunities for students to exhibit their work through presentations, posters and performances. The conference will take...

• University Action for Climate Change – 22nd February 2021

  In this talk Prof. James Longhurst will discuss action on the climate emergency by universities and by students. University research has been important in identifying the causes and consequences of climate change but it is the graduates of today who will live through a changing climate. Students,...

• Climate justice & achieving Net Zero - University of Oxford – 22nd February 2021

  This discussion in the Oxford Net Zero Series, hosted by the Oxford Martin School, turns the spotlight on the climate justice aspects of the research programme on Net Zero. Join Oxford academics from the Department of Politics and International Relations, School of Anthropology and Museum Ethnogr...

• 2021 Embedding & facilitating sustainability - European Learning & Teaching Forum – 18th February 2021 to 19th February 2021

  The path towards a sustainable future does not only require revolutionary technologies, but also and foremost adequate education. The 2021 European Learning & Teaching Forum will explore how learning and teaching ensures access to the knowledge and skills needed to reach the UN Sustainable Developme...

• Coping with the Climate Crisis – 17th February 2021

  The Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales are pleased to present, psychotherapist and climate author Ro Randall.  Rosemary will explore the psychological effects of the climate crisis, and ways we can support ourselves and others as we work towards a brighter future. You can find more inform...

• Managing Plastic Waste Digital Conference - Broadcast Live – 11th February 2021

  Managing Plastic Waste Digital Conference will equip delegates with the guidance to develop and implement strategies for reducing polluting plastic waste and making the products we use every day more durable, easier to re-use and recycle. Building on commitments made in the Resources and Waste St...

• Debate on Sustainability Leadership in HE – 11th February 2021

  As Green Gown Sustainability Institution of the Year the University of Worcester is hosting an International Panel debate on Sustainability Leadership in Higher Education as one of it’s activities in Go Green Week. Chaired by the Vice Chancellor Professor David Green the panel welcomes the ...

• Changing Curricula to Educate for Sustainable Development – 11th February 2021

  This event will be a sharing of successful precedents, key resources and a facilitated discussion about how to shift curricula to include education for sustainable development.  Participants will predominantly be from higher education but anyone interested in how to change curricula is welcome to pa...

• ESD and Climate Emergency: ‘Bend the curve for climate change’ – 10th February 2021

  10 February 2021, 10:00 GMT+1 (11am GMT) Raises the parallels between the pandemic and climate emergency and discusses how the lessons learned from the public response to the Covid-19 crisis can help ‘flatten the curve of climate change’, in particular through ESD’s contribution...

• Campus Rewilding webinar by SOS-UK – 9th February 2021

  SOS-UK are developing a funding proposal to help fund rewilding projects on green spaces on campuses and are looking for partnerships between students’ unions and institutions. More details are in this concept note and there will be a webinar on Tuesday 9th February 2021 at 2-3pm for any in...