Posts tagged with ‘sustainability’

The ’15 minute city’: connectivity and accountability as drivers of carbon reduction

Disruptive planning; zero-carbon transport networks. Paris: the 15-minute city. Low traffic neighbourhoods and zero-emission zones. Putting communities before cars. Carbon rationing; getting the alternatives in place first. Urban lungs; bringing nature back into cities. The war on waste; lessons in tax and circularity.

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Energy: Back to the future – local democracy, public ownership and social inclusion

This session will focus on the (regulatory) art of consuming less. Smart everything; sharing the lessons of localised, integrated energy systems. Empowering communities instead of corporations. Energy: a service not a market. International examples of decentralised and accountable energy systems.

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Food Security: let them eat what? Transformative approaches to localised supply

War, pandemics and wild weather are tearing today’s globalised food system apart. Spiralling energy costs then turn this into a cost of living crisis affecting producers, providers and the public in equal measure. Beginning with wasting less, what must we do to feed a hungry planet?

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Climate Talks – COP27: Avoiding the Apocalypse

The opening session will look at this existential challenge and the new global institutions (and ground rules) needed to meet it. These are not piecemeal changes. Only the radical is now reasonable.

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Cut the cost of your commute with Liftshare scheme

With fuel and the cost of living at an all-time high, the university is reminding colleagues […]

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Zero Waste Week and sustainability at the university

Zero Waste Week is a national campaign that runs from Monday 5 –  Friday 9 September […]

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UoN shortlisted for three Green Gown Awards

The University of Nottingham has been shortlisted in three categories in the EAUC Green Gown Awards. The Green […]

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Green Flag awards for University of Nottingham

The University of Nottingham is celebrating after receiving two Green Flag Awards for our Jubilee and […]

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Redistribute unwanted office supplies with WARPit

Do you have spare office furniture, or are you in need of some? Online portal WARPit […]

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What is the university doing to reduce carbon emissions?

The university has committed to science-based carbon reduction targets for our UK operations and has released […]

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