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April 5, 2022

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Three Masai children in Kenya, wearing red clothes and running away in a landscape of dry soil, bush plants and brown dry trees with blue sky with scattered cloud in the background

[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Exploring the Link Between Climate Change and Terrorist Recruitment

Climate crisis, COP26, warfare, Youth and public empowermentBy adminApril 5, 2022

Camilla Carlesi reflects on the process and value of entering [X]ceptional, and how her entry on the climate crisis and security is informing her ongoing areas of research.

Roofs, chimneys and top stories of a row of nineteenth century red sandstone tenements in Glasgow seen through the branches of trees with green leaves

[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Delivering more sustainable places through the planning system

Articles, Cities, regions and built environment, Climate crisis, COP26, Place-based, Sustainability, Urban developmentBy adminApril 5, 2022

PhD candidate Robert Richardson reflects on the process and value of entering [X]ceptional, an opportunity for him to extend his communication capacities and skills.

A black and white cow standing in a cow in a green grass field looking at the camera

[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Men and meat: is sustainability not masculine?

Adaptation and resilience, Articles, Climate crisis, COP26, Economy, food, Gender, Nature, SustainabilityBy adminApril 5, 2022

César De la Fuente was empowered to enter the [X]ceptional Challenge with a video presentation examining the role of gender in issues of sustainability.

Aerial view of blocks of flats and streets in Giza, Cairo, with the pyramids in the background

[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Climate Change and Inequality in the Developing Countries

Adaptation and resilience, Articles, Climate crisis, COP26, Economy, FinanceBy adminApril 5, 2022

Maryam ElAzzawy’s successful entry in [X]ceptional was inspired and informed by her personal experience of living and working in a developing country.

Golden solar panels in space with the Earth in the background and lit by the glare of the sun on the right-hand side

[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: The economics of space based solar power

Articles, Climate crisis, COP26, Energy, SustainabilityBy adminApril 5, 2022

Entering the [X]ceptional Challenge enabled Narthana Arumugam to deepen his understanding of how space based solar power can help in the transition to renewable energy.

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