Environmental Science and Sustainability

Developing the Young Workforce contributes environmental tech to the University of Glasgow

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 12:11:00 BST

The University of Glasgow has received a gift from the Developing the Young Workforce team in Dumfries & Galloway (DYW DG) as a legacy to COP26 activity that took place locally.

Peatland Perspectives, Past and Present

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 11:26:00 BST

Dr Michael R. Muir | Reflections on the “Discipline Hopping Peatlands and Wetlands Group” workshops, Scottish National Galleries: 17th May, and Scottish Centre for Ecology and the Natural Environment (SCENE): 15-17th June 2022

The APPG on Microplastics publishes its first report

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:53:00 BST

This week, researchers from the University of Glasgow’s School of Social & Environmental Sustainability joined members of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes, MP’s and others in Westminster to deliver the first report of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Microplastics, which focuses primarily on the control of microplastic fibres.

Can China be carbon neutral before 2060?

Mon, 31 May 2021 07:56:00 BST

By Asit K. Biswas/Cecilia Tortajada | China Daily. To objective China observers, China's pledge that its carbon emissions will peak before 2030 and it will achieve carbon neutrality before 2060 should not come as a surprise. It is a logical extension of its policies of "Made in China 2025", high-quality development model and new infrastructure plan, all of which are focused on achieving development through low-carbon and advanced technologies.

Sustainable Development Goals - will the Western World meet the deadline?

Wed, 19 May 2021 18:53:00 BST

Distinguished Visiting Professor Asit K. Biswas and Professor in Practice Cecilia Tortajada share their view that developed countries will find it difficult to meet their Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

Asia’s failed resilience and grim water future

Tue, 27 Apr 2021 00:00:00 BST

By Cecilia Tortajada | Unravel, India. Governments in Asia need to focus on long-term planning that informs policies, decision-making and allocation of finances to tackle the region’s water crisis. COVID-19 has made billions of people aware of the importance of having access to clean water. Asia, home to over 4.6 billion people, hosts three of the five largest economies of the world: China, Japan and India.

How China eradicated absolute poverty

Mon, 12 Apr 2021 07:56:00 BST

By Asit K. Biswas/Cecilia Tortajada | China Daily. China's economic performance over the past four decades has been the envy of the world. To top it, it eradicated absolute poverty last year. The UN Millennium Development Goals Report of 2015 said the goal to reduce global poverty by half by 2015, compared to the 1990 level, was possible primarily because of China's powerful performance.

Catch the rain: Another feel good plan

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 18:53:00 GMT

By Asit K. Biswas and Cecilia Tortajada, first published in Dainik Jagran, 22nd March 2021. India’s water management has been on an unsustainable path for decades. This has ensured that not enough water of appropriate qualities is available not only for basic human needs like drinking, cooking and proper personal hygiene but also for industrial, commercial, agricultural and environmental purposes.