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University of Surrey Professor investigates environmental impacts of modern lifestyles
Professor Tim Jackson of the University of Surrey has been appointed to a new government body to investigate how today's lifestyles impact on the environment. Funded by DEFRA and the DTI, the roundtable will investigate how changing our patterns of consumption can help protect the environment both now and in the future. But it's not all about... view more... (2004-07-29)
Sussex joins debate on sustainable development at Earth Summit
Environmental experts from the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) at the University of Sussex are contributing to the debate raised by the World Summit on Sustainable Development. The World Summit on Sustainable Development is being held in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September and will bring together tens of thousands of participants,... view more... (2002-08-28)
Shell endows £0.5m chair in sustainable development in energy at Imperial College London
Shell International Exploration and Production B.V. today announced a £500,000 endowment to fund the establishment of a Shell Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy at Imperial College London. The establishment of the Shell Chair in Sustainable Development in Energy is part of a broader partnership between Shell and Imperial College... view more... (2003-05-06)
Is the environment a polluter of democracy?
Sverker C. Jagers' dissertation Justice, Liberty and Bread-For All?, is based on a unique interdisciplinary collaborative effort between political science and physical resource theory. It applies new theoretical and methodological approaches to analyze whether sustainable development is possible within the framework of liberal democracy. The... view more... (2003-01-20)
Earth Summit must address the "double bottom line": tackling poverty without costing the earth.
Governments meeting at the Earth Summit this month should agree to a global action plan to get clean energy to the third of humanity who currently lack access to modern energy, according to a paper released by ITDG today. Over two billion people in the developing world lack any access to electricity and up to three billion depend on traditional... view more... (2002-08-16)
Academic Forum
The creation, at the last Johannesburg summit, of the Regional Government Network for Sustainable Development, was a response to two key ideas at the top of the agenda in many countries at present, particularly in those with a federal political structure. On the one hand, the old International Order in which the only political and economic movers... view more... (2003-04-08)
Europeans join forces for Catalysis and Sustainable Chemistry
The European Commission has granted the ACENET ERA-NET network 2.7 million euros to allow nine European countries to join forces for scientific research in the field of applied catalysis and sustainable chemistry. view more (2004-11-17)
The industrial space age
The Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik I fifty years ago on October 4th, marking the beginning of our use of space for political, military, technological, and scientific ends. view more (2007-10-05)
Media invitation: Can we deliver Sustainability?
The role of chemical engineers within the sustainability debate is the subject of an evening discussion organised by the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) on Thursday 29th January 2004 commencing at 4.30pm. Held at IChemE's London office, 1 Portland Place, speakers will include Chair of the Sustainable Development Commission and well... view more... (2004-01-20)
Green and Sustainable Chemistry
The first international conference on Green and Sustainable Chemistry was held in Tokyo in March. The Tokyo Statement (Paul Anastas, Shun-Ichi Murahashi) and papers from a variety of renowned international experts - from academia and industry - are now available in print and on-line in the new Special Issue of Green Chemistry (Volume 5, Issue 5)... view more... (2003-11-21)
Sustainable management slowly adapted in the Dutch social housing sector
Sustainable management has not occupied a major place in the social housing sector in The Netherlands. Cost is the primary reason for the slow implementation of sustainable building in daily practice. Large housing associations are more active than their smaller counterparts in sustainable management. The real threat to sustainable building,... view more... (2002-08-01)
Dutch government could do more to promote sustainable energy
Dutch researcher Simona Negro discovered that seven key factors exert a major influence on the success or failure of sustainable energy in the Netherlands. view more (2007-02-16)
School children could lead the way on sustainability
Many children are not only passionate about environmental issues, but more than capable of driving forward sustainability initiatives, argues new research into the role of schools in developing more sustainable communities. view more (2009-10-21)
Finding energy solutions for this generation without compromising the future
As the World's oil, coal and gas reserves run low and countries work to reduce their greenhouse gases, we are looking for new ways to keep power flowing to our homes and industries. So, where should our money be spent when it comes to looking at alternative ways of providing energy? On Friday June 29th leading academics and industrialists are... view more... (2001-06-25)
MEDIA BRIEFING: Sustainable Production: Nanotechnologies Lead the Way
MONDAY 7 OCTOBER 2002, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen Building on the highly successful briefing held in at the MINATEC Centre in Grenoble in June, the European Commission will organise a follow-up, targeted briefing which will focus on the key role of micro and nanotechnologies in sustainable production. Organised at one of... view more... (2002-09-11)
Investing in poor people in less-favoured areas
Joint policy seminar of Wageningen University & IFPRI: In preparation of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) , Wageningen University and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI, Washington D.C.) celebrate a joint seminar to analyze the policy options for `investing in poor people in less-favoured areas`. In the... view more... (2002-07-10)
EUROPEAN RESEARCH AND THE JOHANNESBURG SUMMIT: BEYOND WORDS, SCIENCE PROVIDES THE BASIS FOR ACTION
As a contribution to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (Johannesburg, 26 August – 4 September 2002), the European Commission will sponsor and co-chair together with South African authorities a conference on Science and Technology. The event is planned to demonstrate that research is a powerful instrument for fostering capacity... view more... (2002-08-30)
Young Manchester Artists Wins National Chemical Industry Award
Mike Ferguson from Manchester Metropolitan University has been chosen as the national winner in the Chemical Industries Association's innovative 'Holding up the mirror' arts competition, the CIA announced today. Students from around the UK were invited to create a work of art which explored the chemical industry's contribution to sustainable... view more... (2005-03-09)
Nature Points the way to a sustainable hydrogen economy
"This is an exciting early step in developing a sustainable system for producing electricity from hydrogen" said Professor Chris Pickett (Associate Head of the Biological Chemistry Department at JIC). "In Nature iron-sulphur enzymes catalyse a range of important chemical reactions that industry can only do by using precious metal... view more... (2005-02-10)
Karlstad University and Ericsson in new global collaboration
At the same time as the Third World is expected to be the next huge market for western IT giants, it is also becoming more and more evident that information technology can help ameliorate the situation for the poorest of the poor. If it is adapted to their needs. Efficient communication has long been seen as a fundamental source of change and... view more... (2003-02-28)
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