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Magical thinking; the way towards a more sustainable future?
The third of our 2016 series of climate seminars included talks from Dr Richard Fraser and Professor Paul Linden. Recordings of the first two seminars in the series may be found here (4 Feb) and here (11 Feb).
29 February 2016
Harnessing the potential of social movements, and generating impact at scale
A Policy Workshop held in collaboratioin with Friends of the Earth, the Nesta Health Lab and the Cambridge Institute of Public Health, brought together a wide range of Policy Fellows from the health and environment sectors to discuss the role of social movements, innovation, and impact at scale.
11 February 2016
How can buildings be made more efficient in combatting carbon emissions?
In the second of the 2016 seminar series, Simon Sharpe (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) and Professor Ian Leslie (Cambridge Computer Laboratory) discussed how the risks of climate change are communicated, and how buildings could be made to be more efficient in combatting carbon emissions.
4 February 2016
How has Paris 2015 changed the landscape and rhetoric surrounding climate change?
In the first seminar of this series, CSaP Visiting Research Fellow, Professor Charles Kennel introduced two speakers who shared their thoughts on how Paris 2015 had changed the landscape and rhetoric surrounding climate change.
12 January 2016
The Policy Year in Review
CSaP Policy Fellows met at the Institute for Contemporary Arts to reflect on the important policy issues of 2015 and those emerging for 2016.
10 December 2015
Linking transport, health and wellbeing
A Professional Development Policy Workshop looking at the role of evidence and expertise in making transport policy, with a particular focus on how it can influence health and wellbeing.
4 November 2015
Is climate change about to claim its first cities?
Extreme heatwaves could create conditions in several Middle Eastern cities that would exceed the threshold of what human beings can endure.
8 September 2015
Visions of Cambridge in 2065: report launch on 8 September 2015
What is your vision of Cambridge in 2065? This is the question being asked by 'Visions of Cambridge in 2065', one of 6 city case studies supported by the Foresight Future of Cities project.
13 July 2015
Climate change risk assessment released today
Should the risks of climate change be assessed in the same way as risks to national security or public health? Download our new report here
18 June 2015
CSaP welcomes Visiting Research Fellow working on sustainable energy
The Centre for Science and Policy is delighted to welcome Professor Jatin Nathwani as a Visiting Research Fellow in July 2015.