Climate emergency: the power of words

Posted on by Nicholas Gallie — 4 Comments ↓

The University of Sussex’s recent declaration of a climate emergency will be welcomed by many. But what emergency action is the University taking to back up its declaration?

Climate emergency

First, the term emergency. We all know what it means. The fire alarm goes off. Leave the building immediately by the nearest available exit. Do not stop to pick up your possessions.  The new Oxford Dictionary defines the term emergency as: a serious, unexpected and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.

Read more ›Follow Sussex Energy Group Facebooktwitterlinkedin
Tagged with: , , , , ,
Posted in All Posts, News, Sussex and local

Clean Energy Innovation in the US: insights for the UK (part 1)

Posted on by Nora Blascsok — No Comments ↓

Written by Anna Watson

Innovation Narratives

I have spent the last few days representing UKERC at the ARPA-E Innovation Summit, a gathering of over 2000 people spanning the US energy innovation system.

ARPA-E is the Advanced Research Projects Agency- Energy, a publicly funded innovation organisation that supports risky energy projects, ranging from prototype to full scale deployment and commercialisation.

Read more ›Follow Sussex Energy Group Facebooktwitterlinkedin
Posted in All Posts

Let’s talk about climate emergency

Posted on by Sofia Kesidou — No Comments ↓

Sofia Kesidou shares her thoughts the University of Sussex’s declaration of climate emergency and asks what next

For someone like me, a sustainability advocate, an environmental practitioner and a doctoral researcher at the Sussex Energy Group (SEG), the fact that my University has declared a climate emergency is important and welcome news. In fact, it is such massive news that I have decided to take time out of my data analysis to write about it. 

The declaration is about doing things differently and faster, and in my mind the University of Sussex is progressive and innovative enough to drive change on this front.

Read more ›Follow Sussex Energy Group Facebooktwitterlinkedin
Tagged with: , , ,
Posted in All Posts, News, Sussex and local

To have net zero emissions we must lower our energy needs

Posted on by Timothy Foxon — 2 Comments ↓

Reaching net zero carbon emissions will require a new energy-industrial revolution, but this needs to focus on reducing energy demands alongside a rapid expansion of low-carbon energy supplies.

Following the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change, the United Kingdom’s government has endorsed a legal target of reducing the UK’s carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. This aims to meet the UK’s commitments under the Paris Agreement, with a goal of keeping global temperature rises to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels.

Read more ›Follow Sussex Energy Group Facebooktwitterlinkedin
Posted in All Posts

The role of policy in reducing household carbon emissions

Posted on by Nora Blascsok — No Comments ↓

As we have seen from the recent wave of climate protests, even one individual – a 16-year old Swedish girl called Greta Thunberg – can make a huge difference when it comes to tackling climate change. If every household contributed to emissions reductions by making certain lifestyle changes, we could reach the temperature reduction targets enshrined in the Paris Agreement. So why is behaviour change not receiving more attention from policy makers?

Read more ›Follow Sussex Energy Group Facebooktwitterlinkedin
Tagged with: , , , ,
Posted in All Posts, News, policy

Follow Sussex Energy Group on Twitter

Disclaimer

The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the individual authors and do not represent Sussex Energy Group.

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Join 96 other subscribers.

Archives

Subscribe to Sussex Energy Group's quarterly newsletter