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Russian energy policy at a crossroads

Maria Sharmina By Maria Sharmina Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: June 4, 2014

The Ukraine crisis has focused attention on Western Europe’s dependence on Russian oil and gas supplies. But the significance of Russia’s energy policy is much wider than this – and could be central to the global response to climate change, explains Dr Maria Sharmina. Russia has a pivotal role in shaping the future direction of […]

Tagged With: carbon emissions, climate change, energy policy, fossil fuels, greenhouse gasses, permafrost, population movement, russia

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Drive for openness in donor conception – what impact on family relationships?

Petra Nordqvist By Petra Nordqvist Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: May 28, 2014

Dr Petra Nordqvist argues that openness about donor conception can cut at the heart of family relationships and is a process that needs to be managed sensitively Donor conception is becoming increasingly common. It is estimated that, to date, 35,000 children have been born through donated egg, sperm and embryos in the UK.  Statistics from […]

Tagged With: donor conception, Embryology, ethics, Fertilisation, HFEA

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Give local authorities more freedom to deliver sustainable cities

Sally GeeElvira Uyarra By Sally Gee and Elvira Uyarra Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: May 21, 2014

Public bodies play a unique role in renewing our urban infrastructure to make our cities more sustainable. The transformation of the Greater Manchester waste system illustrates how local government can accomplish this through ambitious procurement projects, argue Dr Sally Gee and Dr Elvira Uyarra. In 1999, local government faced a major problem. European legislation was […]

Tagged With: Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority, landfill, PFI, Private Finance Initiative, procurement, sustainability, waste

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Dinner parties and healthy eating should share blame for food wastage

Daniel WelchDavid Evans By Daniel Welch and David Evans Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: May 14, 2014

Eating ‘properly’ and special occasions are more to blame for household food waste than lazy consumers and supermarket BOGOFs, according to Dr David Evans and Dr Daniel Welch. We waste 15 million tonnes of food in the UK every year, according to a recent report from the House of Commons EU Committee. This has serious […]

Tagged With: BOGOFs, consumers, food, Food waste, sustainability

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Evidence ignored amid Lords committee’s bullishness on fracking

John Broderick By John Broderick Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: May 12, 2014

Last week a Lords Select Committee report backed “all out” development of a UK shale gas industry, pointing to compatibility with UK climate change commitments. But this conclusion flies in the face of a wealth of evidence to the contrary, writes Dr John Broderick. The message from last week’s House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee […]

Tagged With: 2°C, carbon, carbon budgets, climate change, fracking, IPCC, shale gas

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Policy, partnerships, collaborations; laying the foundations for graphene city

James Baker By James Baker Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: May 7, 2014

As the government announces further support for the UK’s emerging graphene industry, James Baker from the National Graphene Institute says the emerging concept of a ‘graphene city’ can be a UK model for commercialising new scientific discoveries. Announcing new investments into graphene commercialisation in March’s Budget, Chancellor George Osborne described the material as a “great British discovery […]

Tagged With: Andre Geim, commercialisation, graphene, industrial policy, NGI, patents

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Green policymakers should take a cue from Quorn’s success

Claire Hoolohan By Claire Hoolohan Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: April 30, 2014

Last week Quorn announced it will invest £30m in its County Durham factory following significant sales growth in recent years. Claire Hoolohan argues that Quorn’s success is a signal to governments, policy makers, academics, and others that the time has arrived to move forward on the sustainable food agenda. Reducing the amount of meat in […]

Tagged With: climate change, food, food security, greenhouse gases, production, Quorn, supply chain, sustainability

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Towards sustainable consumption: start by reframing the questions

Daniel WelchNicola Spurling By Daniel Welch and Nicola Spurling Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: April 22, 2014

Sustainable consumption is all too often framed in terms of individuals’ choices. The social practice perspective offers an alternative model, argue Dr Daniel Welch and Dr Nicola Spurling. “Do you find it easy to follow a sustainable lifestyle? Do you switch off every light? Plan each meal to avoid food waste? Why is behaviour change […]

Tagged With: climate change, consumer behaviour, ecology, International Panel on Climate Change, sustainability, Sustainable Practices Working Group, waste

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Back to the future; the recurring patterns of flooding in the UK

Anna Carlsson-Hyslop By Anna Carlsson-Hyslop Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: April 16, 2014

Flooding is not new in Britain, with major floods recorded throughout history. But with predictions of climate change suggesting such deluge conditions may become more common, Dr Anna Carlsson-Hyslop argues that policymakers must heed some important lessons from the history of flooding. History tells us that central government involvement in flood defence has swung first […]

Tagged With: drainage, dredging, EA, environment agency, flooding, flooding policy, floods, winter floods

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Does the UK have a future in manufacturing?

Kieron Flanagan By Kieron Flanagan Filed Under: Featured, Science and Technology Posted: April 9, 2014

Thanks to its world­-class science base the UK is very good at developing ideas. But we still don’t invest enough public money into developing early stage technologies, says Dr Kieron Flanagan. Does the UK have a future in manufacturing? Does the North West or the Greater Manchester city region have a future in manufacturing for that matter? These were the questions debated at a panel discussion I took part […]

Tagged With: manufacturing, Peter Marsh, technology

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