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.
Achieving 2050 zero targets requires transformation of the world industrial system, with proactive climate policies translated to focus on Resource Efficiency. UK could lead a new Industrial Renaissance and be a winner in this transformation, but only if it continues to produce.
In June, we became one of the first major economies to legislate for #NetZero 👏
But what does this mean? 🤔
Reaching net zero means taking as much carbon out of the atmosphere as we are putting into it ✅
Find out how we're doing this: gov.uk/government/news/uk-to…
The ERP met yesterday for its fourth quarter, Net Zero plenary meeting.
Presentations were given by David Joffe Committee on Climate Change, Tim Lord, Director Clean Growth BEIS, Dr Rob Gross UKERC. Dr David Cole Director Atkins. Details erpuk.org/
Greenhouses twice the size of Wembley Stadium 🏟
Will grow 1 in 10 of the UK’s tomatoes 🍅🇬🇧
Creating 360 new jobs 👩🏾🌾
We’re leading the world in #CleanGrowth with the world’s first #lowcarbon greenhouses, boosting UK agriculture! #NetZerosocsi.in/8a2JC
The ULG was at the #RECOUPConference where plastics stakeholders recognise the need to understand how much & what types of plastics we are using. working on creating a map of UK plastics flows providing evidence to support decision-making to reduce plastics environmental impacts.
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Global warming 101: The past, present and future of climate change economist.com/briefing/2019/…?
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."
"I know you are trying, but just not hard enough. Sorry"
Greta Thunberg tells US politicians they're not doing enough to combat climate change
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