Sustainable Materials: With Both Eyes Open is a book exploring options for a sustainable, materially efficient future. Professor Julian Allwood @Cambridge_Uni

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refficiency.org/publications… an important piece of work by our colleagues in the Resource Efficiency Collective. #preventoceanwastepollution #limitgreenhousegasemissions #promotereuseandrecyclingofplastics

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A year ago today, we broke a world record with 88 pianists using 7 metre mechanisms to play one piano. You'll notice that everyone was very close together! If we did it today and maintained social distance between players, our mechanisms would have to be 55 metres long!
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88 children play ONE PIANO, in a record-breaking achievement. Wonderful! ❤️🎶 @88pianists
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If you are interested in doing a PhD at Cambridge, we have two opportunities at the moment: jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/26409/ & jobs.cam.ac.uk/job/26488/

Guess What Uses 50% Of The World’s Energy, Creates 30% Of Emissions via @forbes forbes.com/sites/davidrvette…

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The only way to hit net zero by 2050 is to stop flying Dreaming of electric planes and planting trees will not save our planet ft.com/content/e00819ba-4814… Opinion byCambridge professor Julian Allwood:
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The world can’t wait for breakthrough technologies to deliver #netzero #emissions by 2050 and instead must use existing technologies to drive incremental change. @Cambridge_Uni @UniofOxford @UniofBath @UniofNottingham @imperialcollege energylivenews.com/2020/02/1…

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Coming up later: #HouseofLords debates 2050 net zero emissions target in light of @UKFIRES report ‘Absolute Zero’. ▪️ Find out more ow.ly/elee50yf4o2 ▪️ Read Library briefing ow.ly/QwQE50yf4o3
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BBC News - Petrol and diesel car sales ban brought forward to 2035 bbc.co.uk/news/science-envir… Read our Absolute Zero report for more information.

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Another step in the right direction to tackle climate change: climateassembly.uk Professor Julian Allwood is supporting this important work by joining one of the meetings on the weekend of 28 Feb to 1 March.

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Excellent thread summing up Absolute Zero by @UKFIRES
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Key message in the book of @SMWBEO for #COP25Madrid “If we take responsibility for our (#CO2) #emissions, we must do so regardless of where they occur”. This means #rethinking many #policies
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Today, our Policy Leaders Fellows had lunch at @TrinityHallCamb with Prof Julian Allwood of @Cambridge_Eng & @Use_Less_Group. They discussed #energytransition, #absolutezero, & #emissions and previewed findings from Prof Allwood's new report, due out next Friday!
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Cut the scrap! Making next generation car bodies - PHD studentship opportunity @Cambridge_Eng uselessgroup.org/epsrc-dtp-s…

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We're excited to welcome Prof Julian Allwood from @Cambridge_Eng & @Use_Less_Group to @Ely_Cathedral for our free #ClimateChange forum this Thurs. Julian's book “Sustainable Materials: with both eyes open” is listed by @BillGates as one of his top 6 reads of 2015 #sustainability
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Report published today by the @IPCC_CH . Highlighting the need for action now on emissions reductions. "Education and climate literacy, ..., sharing of data, information and knowledge, ..., addressing social vulnerability and equity, and institutional support are also essential."
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Be sure to follow us on our new group Twitter! @Use_Less_Group #ClimateChange #ResourceEfficiency #moretocome
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Pleased to be presenting our report Steel Arising to the Welsh Cross Party Group in Cardiff today. Find out more about the opportunities for the UK in a transforming global steel industry in our report: uselessgroup.org/outreach/pu… Thanks to @LibertyHouseGrp and GREENSTEEL Council
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Look what we're up to at the moment!
40 days until 10 universities, 2500 school children, 88 musicians and 1 incredible composer attempt to set an unbreakable world record @ICC_Birmingham ! #davinci500 #STEM #art @martrileymusic @RBCEarlyMusic @Cambridge_Uni @LivUni @sheffielduni @TheAMRC @UoNPressOffice @UniofBath