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A small metal cooking pot on a gas ring on a cooker. Steam is condensing on the glass lid of the pot

Fusion has power to solve energy trilemma

Climate crisis, Commentary, COP26, Economy, Energy, Poverty, Professor Anton Muscatelli, UK, UkraineBy Social Sciences CommunicationsSeptember 2, 2022

As politicians wrestle with the cost of living, energy security and the climate crisis, bold leadership is needed to grasp new opportunities to solve this trilemma.

Brown soil that has cracked for lack of water and small withered plants that are suffering from drought

[X]ceptional: The COP26 Challenge: Global climate change, the anthropogenic greenhouse effect, and its colonial roots in society

Climate crisis, COP26, NatureBy Social Sciences CommunicationsApril 6, 2022

Hannah Midghall’s successful entry in [X]ceptional, an article arguing that it is important for environmentalists to understand the history of their field to tackle problems such as soil degradation.

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 Social Sciences CommunicationsApril 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 Social Sciences CommunicationsApril 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.

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

Adaptation and resilience, Articles, Climate crisis, COP26, Economy, food, Gender, Nature, SustainabilityBy Social Sciences CommunicationsApril 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 Social Sciences CommunicationsApril 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 Social Sciences CommunicationsApril 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.

A cyclist on a quiet road in Edinburgh on a sunny day with some old monuments on the hill behind him

How climate change impacts Scottish cities

Cities, Climate crisis, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Professor James CurranBy Social Sciences CommunicationsDecember 13, 2021

Podcast on the impact of climate change on Scottish cities, and the policy and lifestyle changes needed in order to make cities more environmentally friendly

Block of flats built into the spaces under a motorway bridge in Chongqing, China

Building resilience with equity – Perspectives from cities and neighbourhoods in the Global South

Adaptation and resilience, Cities, Cities, regions and built environment, Climate crisisBy Social Sciences CommunicationsOctober 28, 2021

Cities are complex systems encompassing infrastructure, health, and social and economic factors so resilience strategies must incorporate the reduction of poverty and inequality.

A 10-year plan to save the world’s soil

Adam Smith Business School, Climate crisis, COP26, Professor John Crawford, SustainabilityBy Social Sciences CommunicationsOctober 11, 2021

Recent science may take us a long way to an anser on how best to achieve global progress on improving soil.

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