UCL ISR Term 1 events roundup

UCL ISR Term 1 events roundup. 16 December 2016–20 January 2017, 9:00 am–9:00 am. Event Information. Open to. All. Organiser. UCL. iede-isr-comms@ucl.ac.uk. Location. Gower Street. The 2016-17 academic year events calendar at UCL ISR has got off…

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16th December 2016 to 20th January 2017

Axeing carbon price support would “undermine energy investment” – UCL

Axeing carbon price support would “undermine energy investment” – UCL. 15 November 2016. Abandoning the UK carbon price support – introduced in 2013 as incentive to reduce the burning of fossil fuels and to encourage lower-carbon energy…

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Prof Paul Ekins appointed Co-Chair of UN's Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6)

Prof Paul Ekins appointed Co-Chair of UN's Global Environment Outlook report (GEO-6). 12 October 2016. Prof Paul Ekins OBE, Director of UCL ISR, has today been appointed as Co-Chair of UNEP’s ‘Global Environment Outlook’ report (GEO-6), the…

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European Parliament ratifies global climate deal

European Parliament ratifies global climate deal. 4 October 2016. Commenting on today’s breakthrough news that the European Parliament has voted to approve the ratification of the Paris Agreement, Michael Grubb, Professor of International Energy…

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Hinkley Point to be obsolete within a decade, UCL analysis suggests 

Hinkley Point to be obsolete within a decade, UCL analysis suggests . 16 September 2016. The planned Hinkley Point C nuclear plant will be outpaced by cheaper, lower-carbon energy sources that will render it largely obsolete within a decade of…

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Call for Papers: Water SDGs and future water management

Call for Papers: Water SDGs and future water management. 16 August 2016. On 8 – 9 November 2016 the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (UCL ISR) will be hosting a two-day conference in London. Being the 5th in a series of BHP Billiton…

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New UCL ISR paper published in The Journal of Cleaner Production

New UCL ISR paper published in The Journal of Cleaner Production. 5 July 2016. UCL ISR's Prof Raimund Bleischwitz co-authors a new paper on 'Ossified Materialism' published in The Journal of Cleaner Production as an introduction to the special…

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Tax diesel cars based on air pollution, says ISR report

Tax diesel cars based on air pollution, says ISR report. 30 June 2016. A new report by UCL’s Institute for Sustainable Resources for Green Budget Europe outlines options for fiscal reform to tackle air pollution from diesel cars. The report…

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Brexit and Energy: Cost, Security and Climate Policy Implications

Brexit and Energy: Cost, Security and Climate Policy Implications. 25 May 2016. The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and the UCL European Institute have released a new paper today on Brexit and the impact on UK climate and energy policy. This…

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