-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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 ...
-
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...
-
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...
-
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...
-
The Cultural Adaptations conference will take place online from 2-5 March 2021. Over four afternoons, this inspiring event will feature participatory works, explore wider knowledge and international experiences of how creativity can help us adapt, and share learnings from our project activities in f...
-
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...
-
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...
-
Local communities have an important role to play in the net zero transition, developing new models of collective living to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Cities in particular represent 70% of the worlds emissions and are expected to grow to 68% of the global population by 2050. This ...
-
The UCL Institute for Sustainability Resources (ISR) is launching a series of short courses, based on its world-leading research and policy advice on pathways to sustainability, to act as a compass for the future.
The courses bring together the world-class academic expertise of London’s Gl...
-
The climate emergency has inspired youth-led activism across the world and young people have been at the forefront of campaigns and political protest on climate justice.
In April 2019, Extinction Rebellion began to galvanise support in the UK, before turning into a global movement, denouncing ina...
-
10 March 2021, 14:00 GMT+1 (3pm GMT)
Reflects on the trends in consumption and production observed during the pandemic, such as re-defining of our daily necessity and the return of single-use plastic, and highlights ways ESD can accelerate transformation towards a more sustainable economy.
For...
-
This event will be hosted by local Climate Leaders, from The Climate Reality Project, a network of over 31,000 Climate Reality Leader activists mobilizing communities in 170 countries. The Earth is facing a climate crisis, driven by fossil fuels. At Climate Reality, we’re here to make urgent a...
-
Although its broad geographical range and charismatic appeal make the leopard one of the most potent mammalian ambassador species, it is experiencing a greater range loss than most other large terrestrial carnivores. In Asia, leopard subspecies currently occur in only 16% of their historical range, ...
-
Sustainable Innovation 2021
Accelerating Sustainability in Fashion, Clothing, Sportswear & Accessories
Organised by: The Centre for Sustainable Design ® at UCA, UK
CONCEPT
Whilst sustainability is high on the global agenda for policy makers, business and citizens, the speed and scale ...
-
The main way we tend to try and preserve wild species is to designate natural spaces for them, where we hope they will survive and thrive away from human developments. However, species all around the world are changing their distributions in response to climate change. This talk will ask whether the...
-
The event provides the opportunity for colleagues to share and discuss innovations in and research about progressing sustainability in the sector.
Advance HE are inviting colleagues to consider how higher education now needs to move forward with sustainability initiatives and education, in pandem...
-
14 April 2021, 12:30 GMT+1 (1.30pm GMT)
Summarizes the learnings from the series of online workshops and highlights the focus areas of the new framework ESD for 2030, as well as its roadmap on the way forward, from UNESCO World Conference on ESD in Berlin, Germany and beyond.
For full details,...
-
Transform 2021
– 4th May 2021 to 5th May 2021
Transform USA 2021 (May 4-5) will provide the forum for leaders to come together and share how they are delivering the sustainability transition.
Sustainability is no longer at the fringes of business strategy; it is intrinsic to any successful business’ future. We know what we need to do, ...
-
Our planet and its inhabitants are under increasing pressure: Human-induced climate change, limited and recklessly exploited resources, rising temperatures and sea levels, pollution and shrinking biodiversity are just a few of the issues governments and populations face around the world. The current...
-
Climate Exp0
– 17th May 2021 to 21st May 2021
Climate Exp0 will showcase the latest thinking and most relevant international research in the run-up to COP26 around five key themes.
Online, free, and open to all, it’s an opportunity to connect policymakers, academics and students across the world, and harness the power of virtual collab...
-
Recent months have seen the exceptional become the ordinary. From social distancing to widespread travel restrictions, new quarantine rules to lockdowns and remote working, the significant shock of Covid-19 and its implications are becoming clearer for all to see. And yet, as attention switches to r...
-
After the massive success of the 2019 event which attracted over 200 delegates from multi national companies, to micro businesses, NGO’s and voluntary organisations, the organisers intend to give attendees the opportunity to network, share knowledge and exchange experiences in tackling the cli...
Except where otherwise stated, content on this site is
licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
