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Facts vs Truth: Brexit and Sustainability in Turbulent Times

Nathan Oxley, Communications and Impact Manager for the ESRC STEPS Centre based at the University of Sussex, has published a blog post inspired by the triggering of Article 50 and discussions at the recent Sustainability in Turbulent Times conference: Today the UK’s Article 50 letter will be delivered, formally marking the UK’s intention to leave the […]

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Political Populism and Sustainability

Mike Hulme, Professor of Climate and Culture at King’s College London, contributor to our recent conference on Sustainability in Turbulent Times, reflects on the implication of recent world events for those of us working in the fields of environment, social justice and sustainability. “The first response of a scientist or scholar to surprising physical or […]

5 years ago #SITT2017, events, people More
 

Nexus POSTnote now available

The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology has released a Nexus POSTnote for parliamentarians. The POSTnote summarises understandings of the interactions between water, energy and food production and examines how nexus approaches can be used to inform policy decisions. Key points include A nexus assessment seeks to describe the interactions of water, food, energy, environmental […]

5 years ago energy, environment, food, water More
 

Sustainability in Turbulent Times event, Thursday 16 March 2017, London

Save the date: ‘Sustainability in turbulent times: How can research, policy and business meet global challenges? Conference, Thursday 16 March 2017, London. These are turbulent times in which to advance sustainable development. Join 350 professionals from academia, policy, business and civil society to explore how research, policy and business can meet these global challenges. Over […]

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Uncertainties of future UK water, energy & food consumption – workshop 8 Dec 2015

Workshop on Uncertainties of future UK water, energy & food consumption, Tuesday 8 December 2015, University of Cambridge. Background There is high uncertainty on drivers affecting future UK consumption of water, food and energy, and the inter-dependencies between both drivers and dimensions of the “Nexus”. We aim to better clarify and map these issues and […]

6 years ago about, energy, environment, events, food More
 

Why engage with policymakers?

In our latest guest blog, Dr Anna Krzywoszynska from Durham University reflects on the workshop session she ran on ‘Policy engagement and the nexus’ in the afternoon of the Nexus Network Annual Conference on 19 November 2015. Why engage with policymakers (at all)? As academics, we are encouraged by our universities and the funding bodies […]

6 years ago energy, sustainability More
 

Competing demands for land

How can the multiple and sometimes competing demands we make from our land, such as expansion of housing or increased production of low-carbon bioenergy, be managed both now and into the future, as population grows and climate variability increases? These questions are addressed in the Nexus Network thinkpiece on ‘The nexus in a changing climate: […]

6 years ago energy, environment, food, water More

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