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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.

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.

Young adult protesters with medical masks for COVID holding placrads with message such as 'Save the planet, 'Evidence not ignorance' and ' There is no Planet B'.

UBDC and COP26 – using our data and expertise to tackle the climate crisis

Centre for Sustainable Solutions, Cities, regions and built environment, COP26, News & Blog, SustainabilityBy David CanningOctober 28, 2021

How the Urban Big Data Centre is working to discover climate action solutions and helping others to access the data and skills they need to do the same.

Soil in a field with a tractor tread stretching to a line of bare trees on the horizon

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

Adam Smith Business School, Climate crisis, COP26, Professor John Crawford, SustainabilityBy adminOctober 11, 2021

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

Little bits of plastic, as well as toys, a plastic bottle, and a crate lying on the sand at a beach with the ocean in the background

All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics publishes first report

Dr Natalie Welden, Research project - outputs, School of Interdisciplinary Studies, SustainabilityBy adminSeptember 22, 2021

About Glasgow University research input to first report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics, focused on the control of microplastic fibres.

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Business of Sustainability webinar series – BT’s climate action journey

Adam Smith Business School, Business of Sustainability webinars, COP26, Finance, Science and innovation, SustainabilityBy adminSeptember 20, 2021

An overview of BT’s climate action journey, net zero target and implementation plans, and approach to green tech innovation.

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The Business of Sustainability Webinar Series – Scotch Whisky Association

Adam Smith Business School, Business of Sustainability webinars, COP26, News, News & Blog, Public lecture, Science and innovation, SustainabilityBy adminAugust 20, 2021

Recording of an event at which Morag Garden, Head of Sustainability at the Scotch Whisky Association, outlined the key sustainability challenges and opportunities facing this important Scottish industry.

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The Business of Sustainability webinar series – BASF

Adam Smith Business School, Business of Sustainability webinars, COP26, News, Science and innovation, SustainabilityBy adminAugust 20, 2021

Recording of a talk by Geoff Mackey, BASF Corporate Affairs & Sustainability Director, in the first of a series of events focused on how businesses will respond to the climate change crisis.

View from a beach looking towards the buildings of the Scottish town of Oban including shops and cafes, cars in the streets and boats in the harbour. There is a hill beyond the town with a phone mast.

Report: A Scotland of Better Places

Community Resilience and Addressing Disadvantage, Coronavirus / COVID-19, David Hume Institute, Economy, Governance, Place-based, Professor Duncan Maclennan, Research report, Sustainability, Tax, Think pieceBy adminJune 2, 2021

How Scotland’s places can play a central role in Scotland’s just and sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the actions needed for places to ‘build forward better’.

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