SDG 13 Climate Action

icon for SDG 13 Climate Action In order to live within planetary boundaries we must meet the targets set out by the UN in SDG 13 Climate Action.

The Grantham Centre works towards this Goal through Grantham Scholar projects as well as policy and engagement activities. You can search our pages to see who works on this goal.

Florentine Weber stands in front of a misty treeless but green landscape. She has her arms out, as the picture captures her in the middle of explaining what atmospheric drying is.

Atmospheric drying and why it matters: Florentine Weber interview

Simply put, atmospheric drying means there is less water in the air. And data shows our atmosphere is drying. Grantham Scholar Florentine Weber set out to find why this is happening and what it means for the world. In this interview she tells us what she discovered. What is your […]

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Firth Court, where the Grantham Centre Annual Symposium takes place

Symposium 2022: Towards climate justice

At our yearly Symposium we showcase sustainability research at the University of Sheffield. Grantham Scholars present their research alongside academics […]

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Fulbright and Gilman Scholars visit the Grantham Centre

This summer we were delighted to work with Global Engagement to host 25 Gilman Scholars and 58 Fulbright Scholars for […]

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Blog: Jeremy Grantham, climate change and ‘the race of our lives’ by Jana Green

In April 2022 our funder Jeremy Grantham spoke at a climate change event organised by Oxford University’s Smith School of […]

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Phebe on a bench that shows how high sea-levels are expected to rise due to climate change. Phebe's review of adsorption-based post-combustion CO2 capture shows one way we can reduce CO2 and so reduce climate change.

Adsorption-based post-combustion CO2 capture review by Phebe L. Bonilla Prado

Congratulations to our Phebe Linette Bonilla Prado for publishing a review of adsorption-based post-combustion CO2 capture.

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Rachael Rothman who gave evidence about plastic waste to EFRA

South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre: Interview with Rachael Rothman

Our director Professor Rachael Rothman is the director of the new South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre. We talk to Rachael about […]

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Grantham Centre annual report

Grantham Centre annual reports

Discover the amazing sustainability research of the Grantham Scholars and our team. Learn where our alumni go when they leave […]

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Community-led housing researcher Philippa Hughes at a protest about bad landlords with Acorn

What is community-led housing?

In this interview with Philippa Hughes we talk community-led housing. Philippa explains what community-led housing is and how it exposes […]

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photo of Ella Hubbard by the sea, she writes in this blog about the need to look beyond the conference at COP26

COP26: We must look beyond the conference floor

Grantham Scholar Ella Hubbard explains why we must look beyond the conference floor at COP26 to repoliticise the climate crisis […]

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The Grantham Centre at COP

Every year, we send Grantham Scholars to COP as official observers for the University of Sheffield. Doing so gives our […]

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