A sustainable future requires change, in the behaviour of individuals and communities, in the operations of business and industry, and in the policies of governments and institutions.  Such changes have to be based on evidence, more often than not evidence […]

Despite being told there was no point in ‘talking to the enemy’, Grantham Scholar Theresa Nelson got time with a Republican Congressman from the other side of the political spectrum to discuss renewable energy – and left with renewed faith […]

Congratulations to Grantham Scholar Eunice Pokuaa Oppon who has had a paper accepted by Ecological Economies. Modelling Multi-regional Ecological Exchanges: The Case of UK and Africa. Ecological Economics, 147, 422-435; 3* ABS Listed; Available at: httpshttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.01.030 Eunice explains what the paper covers: Ever wondered about […]

Jonathan Sykes, whose research focuses on the impact of climate change on built environments, discusses the many different types of Conservative environmental policy. In the piece I wrote back in November, the Tories were just launching their green initiative, supported by […]

Grantham Supervisor Christian Reynolds writes about the environmental impact of a beef burger for the Conversation. In the lead up to barbecue season, I have become obsessed with making the most sustainable burger possible. This started when I decided to […]

Eco’ri features a piece about Jeremy Grantham this week, including his controversial opinions about climate change scientists and population control. Billionaire Capitalist Speaks the Truth About Climate Change WESTPORT, Mass. — The talk was titled “Race of Our Lives: Trying […]

Grantham Scholar Emma K. Smith has been part of a project that collects pot noodles for homeless people in Sheffield. This last week the Grantham centre staff and scholars have collected donations of pot noodles for the Cathedral Archer Project […]

The continual ploughing of fields, combined with heavy use of fertilisers, has degraded soils across the world, research from the University of Sheffield’s Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures in the UK found, with erosion occurring at a pace of up to 100 […]

Grantham supervisor Prof Lenny Koh and others have written a paper examining the environmental burden of goods and services and how it relates to both economic and production systems Here’s an extract of the abstract: ‘As environmental impacts continue to rise, the […]

Scientists from the University of Sheffield are helping children from a Nepalese orphanage grow their own vegetables with a pioneering, sustainable technique which will provide a vital food supply all year round. The team of researchers from the University’s Plant […]