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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

Reducing Plastic Use in Food Packaging with Innovative New Materials

James Baker By James Baker Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Science and Engineering Posted: March 13, 2018

Finding ways to reduce the amount of plastic used in food packaging, while still ensuring products are protected and kept fresh, is an increasingly important challenge. James Baker, Chief Executive Officer of Graphene@Manchester, explains how the answer could lie in the use of novel 2D materials. Changes in consumer perception and behaviour relating to plastic […]

Tagged With: advanced materials, consumption, environment, innovation, NGI, science & engineering, sustainability

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ECOSTAR: the University-Business Alliance for Natural Capital

Ron Chan By Ron Chan Filed Under: Energy and Environment Posted: May 31, 2017

Doctor Ron Chan is Lecturer in Environmental Economics at The University of Manchester’s School of Social Sciences. Here, he introduces ‘ECOSTAR’ – an innovation and investment project that brings together universities, business, and the public sector to deliver ground-breaking, nature-based business initiatives. ECOSTAR promotes business ventures that can demonstrate a genuinely positive contribution to the […]

Tagged With: eco-business, Greater Manchester, natural capital, sustainability

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Are land-use policies jeopardising the UK’s resilience to climate change and population growth?

Claire HoolohanMaria Sharmina By Claire Hoolohan and Maria Sharmina Filed Under: All posts Posted: April 22, 2016

Land provides a wide range of goods and services to society. But with multiple demands placed on our land, both now and into the future, Claire Hoolohan and Maria Sharmina ask why are land-use policies failing to make the most of UK land? Land is an invaluable resource that sustains much of the UK economy […]

Tagged With: climate change, energy, food, Land, planning, sustainability, water

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Could DevoManc create an economy for the common good?

By Mark Burton Filed Under: Devo, Featured Posted: July 6, 2015

Mark Burton tries to imagine how city-region devolution might help to produce a fairer and more sustainable society. The Greater Manchester devolution deal is firmly rooted in a highly orthodox economic and social model. Other deals, with regions hand-picked by the Treasury, are at various stages of gestation. There is every reason to think they […]

Tagged With: devolution, DevoManc, economy, GDP, globalisation, Greater Manchester, localisation, Manchester, Steady State Manchester, sustainability

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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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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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