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The 'just transition'
The 'just transition'. 17 May 2021. At a glance. Climate change disproportionately affects vulnerable and low income communities – addressing climate change is a matter of justice. But some actions intended to address climate change could cause…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering|UCL Energy Institute
Shaping fossil fuel extraction strategies in developing countries in a decarbonizing world
Shaping fossil fuel extraction strategies in developing countries in a decarbonizing world. Many developing countries see prospects for exploiting domestic fossil fuel resources as an integral part of their development strategy. At the same time, in…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Finance for the climate: charting a complex relationship
Finance for the climate: charting a complex relationship. 11 May 2021. At a glance. The global financial system and the climate crisis are interconnected in complex ways. Redirecting financial flows towards activities that protect and restore the…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Creating green cities through a mission approach
Creating green cities through a mission approach. 28 April 2021. At a glance. Cities have a significant impact on climate change but have struggled to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions because of how they’ve approached solving the problem.…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Biden and Harris’ first 100 days of climate action
Biden and Harris’ first 100 days of climate action. 28 April 2021. At a glance. People all over the world should welcome the renewed engagement of the US administration with climate action. The target to halve emissions by 2030 is bold, but…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources
Sustainable and healthy cities
Sustainable and healthy cities. 26 April 2021. At a glance. Cities are complex systems and climate actions are frequently fragmented, too slow and at too small a scale. Cities are not moving fast enough to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions and…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering
UK decarbonisation pathways
UK decarbonisation pathways. 20 April 2021. At a glance. The UK was the first major economy to legislate a decarbonisation pathway to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Energy system research (especially energy modelling), played a key role…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Energy Institute
Decarbonising energy and the energy transition
Decarbonising energy and the energy transition. 19 April 2021. At a glance. Burning fossil fuels for energy is the major source of carbon dioxide, which is the most important greenhouse gas (GHG) responsible for warming the climate. Decarbonising…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Energy Institute
UK agriculture: Pathways to net zero
A new report by UCL academics and released by HSBC UK today, states that farmers need to be prepared to take action now in order to achieve Net Zero in the agriculture sector by 2050.…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Energy Institute
Explainer: What is COP26?
Explainer: What is COP26? 13 April 2021. At a glance. The Conference of Parties (COP) is the annual meeting of the 196 countries plus the European Union that have joined the UN's Climate Change Convention. The 26th COP (COP26) will take place in…
Faculty of the Built Environment|UCL Inst. for Sustainable Resources|UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering