Latest News Publications Research SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Applying circular economic principles to reduce embodied carbon in construction Grantham Centre supervisor Dr Danielle Densley-Tingley, Lecturer in Architectural Engineering, publishes chapter on sustainability in construction. This chapter focuses on methods to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that result from the materials we use in construction. Sustainability in construction Four strategies to extend the life of construction materials, and thus reduce […] Read More
Comment Latest News SDG 13 Climate Action Peru’s El Niño flooding by Sally Faulkner Grantham Scholar Sally Faulkner‘s research took her to Peru, just as the country suffered the worst floods in recent memory. […] Read More
Comment Latest News Publications Research We’ve calculated the environmental cost of a loaf of bread – and what to do about it by Peter Horton Peter Horton has calculated the environmental cost of bread in a paper for Nature Plants and has found that fertiliser […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Hope for the climate change movement after Trump’s election? Rob Hardie With a month to go until Donald Trump becomes the President of the United States, Grantham Scholar Robert Hardie takes […] Read More
Latest News Policy SDG 13 Climate Action Sheffield delegation return from COP22 in Marrakech The Sheffield delegation at COP22 included Grantham Scholars and academics from across the University of Sheffield (TUoS). They hosted and […] Read More
Latest News Research SDG 13 Climate Action Space mission BIOMASS to ‘weigh’ Earth’s forests moves closer to launch BIOMASS, a pioneering mission to measure the Earth’s forests from space led by Grantham supervisor Shaun Quegan, moves closer to […] Read More
Comment Latest News SDG 13 Climate Action Training Calculating individual contributions to climate change by Anton Eriksson While there is consensus about the causes of climate change, it’s difficult to work out what individuals can do to […] Read More
Comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation Hydraulic lift and water scarcity by Tinashe Mawodza Many ways of improving crop yields can be discovered when scientists understand underlying processes in plants. Grantham Scholar Tinashe Mawodza […] Read More
Latest News Research SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Film encourages people to love the clothes they have Grantham Supervisor Dr Chris Jones challenges fast fashion with a film that encourages people to love the clothes they have. […] Read More
Latest News Policy SDG 2 Zero Hunger How can we adapt our food system in response to climate change? By Peter Horton For COP21, we and the Worldwide Universities Network hosted a discussion about food systems and climate change. Here, Professor Peter […] Read More