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02/09/2010 10:17:00
Findhorn Event: Applied Systems Thinking for Community Resilience
Applied whole systems thinking can offer a creative response to the diverse and interconnected challenges posed by the sustainability transition.
31/08/2010 16:20:00
New Report Highlights Need to Replace Urban Trees
With the number of trees in UK towns and cities in decline, a new report highlights the need to preserve adequate levels of tree coverage in urban areas, as well as providing advice on integrating trees into new building development and planning.
31/08/2010 16:00:00
Study Suggests Offshore Wind Could Create 28,000 Jobs in Scotland
A new study published on 25 August suggests that Scotland’s offshore wind industry could create 28,000 jobs by 2020. But the report, commissioned by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise, warns that significant value and employment will only be achieved with strategic investments in grid, port facilities and the necessary skills provision.
31/08/2010 15:35:00
Review of IPCC Operations Recommends Changes
On 30 August the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) welcomed the findings of an independent review of its processes and procedures by the InterAcademy Council (IAC), which recommended a fundamental reform of its management structure and a strengthening of its procedures.
31/08/2010 15:27:00
Defra Publishes 'Sustainable Development Indicators 2010'
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently published 'Measuring progress: Sustainable development indicators 2010', which brings together an extensive range of economic, social and environmental indicators to provide a statistical overview of the UK’s progress on sustainable development.
30/08/2010 16:01:00
SCCIP: Fife Council and Falkirk Council Publish LCLIPs
The Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SCCIP) announced that Fife Council and Falkirk Council have recently published Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP) project reports.
30/08/2010 15:34:00
Newcastle City Council: Flats Connected to Biomass District Heating System
On 16 August the UK Government's Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) reported that a groundbreaking biomass district heating system is now operational in high-rise flats in Newcastle.