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Back to class with the Manchester-based Carbon Literacy Project

In Economy, Energy and Living on 08.01.2016
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

The Carbon Literacy Project has united a group of 30 organisations in a bid to ensure that "all citizens will be carbon literate” across Greater Manchester and beyond. Here, ICLEI's Michael Woodbridge explores what this really means.

The Manchester (Social) Science Festival

In Living and Society on 10.12.2015
Contributed by Jessica Symons

Jess Symons from the University of Salford makes a case for the inclusion of Social Science at the Manchester Science Festival and took part in this year’s event to champion the cause.

‘On the Home Front’: The challenges of domestic energy use reduction

In Living, Society and Waste on 30.11.2015
Contributed by Daniel Welch

November 5th was about home fires not bonfires this year, as the University of Manchester hosted an event focused on the challenges of reducing household energy use.

#WeAreTheClimateGeneration

In Energy, Health, Living and Nature on 23.11.2015
Contributed by Anonymous (not verified)

With the 21st International UN Climate Conference just weeks away, we explore the significance of #WeAreTheClimateGeneration.

Working On Waste in Greater Manchester

In Food, Living, Society and Waste on 30.10.2015
Contributed by Abigail Kemp

Abigail Kemp hears proposals from key stakeholders on tackling the problem of household waste.

Manchester Cycles in Copenhagen’s Tracks

In Living and Transport on 22.10.2015
Contributed by Rosslyn Colderley

Greater Manchester went a little bit Danish this week...

Community Energy at Risk from FITs Policy Changes

In Energy, Living and Waste on 21.10.2015
Contributed by Gill Fenna

The government’s proposed subsidy cut for small scale renewable energy schemes will threaten around £127 million of investment in current projects.

Collecting accurate data at an urban level

In Living, Society and Waste on 19.10.2015
Contributed by louise Marix Evans

Louise Marix Evans explores what kind of data can provide a meaningful measure of progress towards global urban sustainability?

'What comes next?': Manchester tackles global inequality

In Economy, Education, Energy, Living and Waste on 28.09.2015
Contributed by Deborah Linton

Deborah Linton explores global inequality and considers the influence of the new Global Development Institute.

A self-help group selling Custard Apple seeds cultivated using small-scale irrigation practices in Kibwezi, south-eastern Kenya (October 2012)

Adapting to climate change — a global approach

In Education, Living and Society on 28.08.2015
Contributed by Clare Wiley

The world’s leading agencies are convening in Manchester this month to ask: how do we adapt to climate change?

Urban Futures Salford Manchester. Research in the City