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Zero-carbon UK? Let’s make zero mean something

By Joe Blakey and Marc Hudson Filed Under: Science and Engineering Posted: April 26, 2018

The UK’s minister for energy and clean growth wants to set the UK on a path to a ‘zero-carbon economy’. Marc Hudson and Joe Blakey from The University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute ask whether ‘zero-carbon’ will give zero-thought to the emissions from the international supply chains that underpin our economy. What does a ‘zero-carbon […]

Tagged With: aviation, Business Energy & Industry, carbon emissions, carbon reduction, CCS, climate change, consumption, environment, innovation, International Panel on Climate Change, net zero, shipping, sustainability

What can we expect from Andy Burnham’s Green Summit?

By Julia Kasmire Filed Under: All posts, Devo, Energy and Environment Posted: March 20, 2018

Ahead of Andy Burnham’s Green Summit this week, Julia Kasmire of the University of Manchester’s Sustainable Consumption Institute investigates whether the Greater Manchester Combined Authority will take the necessary steps to take responsibility for achieving carbon neutrality. Andy Burnham has called for a Green Summit which is expected to establish a ‘green charter’ to lay […]

Tagged With: Andy Burnham, Carbon Neutrality, carbon reduction, consumption, environment, GMCA, Green Summit, local government, net zero, sustainability

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