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Should the UK pull plug on Hinkley Point nuclear power station?
As concerned British MPs get to quiz EDF executives in London today, ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR Director Prof Paul Ekins OBE calls for a serious rethink of the world’s biggest nuclear power project.…
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Resources:Framed Photography Competition 2016 Results
To coincide with the 2016 UN-Water theme and World Water Day on March 22, this year’s Resources:Framed photo competition was themed ‘Water for People, Water by People’.…
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Fully funded PhD Studentship on global food production available
Fully funded PhD Studentship on global food production available. 21 March 2016. PhD Studentship on the impacts of climate change and land degradation on global food production. Overview. • Title: PhD Studentship on the impacts of climate change…
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Role of gas as 'bridge' to a low carbon future in the UK is limited, new research finds
Role of gas as 'bridge' to a low carbon future in the UK is limited, new research finds. 23 February 2016. Research highlights ‘lack of a clear vision of the future role for gas’ in the UK’s energy system, and cautions that, without CCS, a…
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Can Our Economies Grow Forever? - Paul Ekins Tedx¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Talk
Can Our Economies Grow Forever? - Paul Ekins Tedx¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Talk. 2 February 2016. As human economies grow, they use more and more natural resources and increase their impacts of the environment. The question arises as to whether continuing economic growth…
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¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR Director joins colleagues in warning over EU exit
¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR Director joins colleagues in warning over EU exit. 28 January 2016. Prof Paul Ekins OBE, Professor of Resource and Environmental Economics and Director of the ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Institute for Sustainable Resources, has joined colleagues from a range of…
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Scenarios for deployment of hydrogen in contributing to meeting carbon budgets and the 2050 target
Scenarios for deployment of hydrogen in contributing to meeting carbon budgets and the 2050 target. 1 December 2015. Scenarios for deployment of hydrogen in contributing to meeting carbon budgets and the 2050 target. London, UK. Hart, D., Howes, J.,…
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New report by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR 'UK Energy Policy: Politicisation or Rationalisation?'
New report by ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR 'UK Energy Policy: Politicisation or Rationalisation?'. 26 November 2015. ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR launches a new report on the UK Energy Policy to coincide with the release of the UK Committee on Climate Change 5th Carbon Budget today. The…
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Prof Paul Ekins responds to plan to close UK coal-fired power stations
Prof Paul Ekins responds to plan to close UK coal-fired power stations. 18 November 2015. ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº ISR Director Prof Paul Ekins OBE, responds to the government’s announcement to close the remaining UK Coal fired power station by 2025. Prof Paul Ekins…
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Food versus fuel? Going beyond biofuels
Food versus fuel? Going beyond biofuels. 15 November 2015. Food versus fuel? Going beyond biofuels. Land Use Policy. Tomei, J., Helliwell, R. (2015). The full text of this article is not available through ¹û¶³Ó°Ôº Discovery.…
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