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Interview with Steve Sorrell, 23 January 2013
SLRG Research Fellow Steve Sorrell in interview with The Breakthrough Institute. He talks about energy efficiency rebounds - the challenges of and the complexity behind measuring and mapping these effects. The full interview can be found here.
Tim Jackson speaks at London panel debate, 19 December 2012
‘EUROPE BEYOND GROWTH?’ From material excess to human flourishing
UK-based think-tank Green House in collaboration with the Green European Journal hosted a discussion on the role of 'growth' in developing a sustainable, equitable economy. ...Read more
Tim Jackson at the PIK climate lecture in Berlin, 03 December 2012
„Where is the Green Economy?"
The lecture explores prosperity, sustainability and work ‚after the crisis‘. Tim Jackson in debate with Ottmar Edenhofer (TU Berlin). ...Read more
Symposium, 26 November 2012
SLRG researchers Dr Rebecca White and Rachael Durrant at SPRU (Sussex) hosted a one-day symposium under the title ‘Food and the Public Good’. The impetus for the symposium at the University of Sussex came from their experiences in building a food research network, aka the Brighton-Sussex Food Research Network (BSFRN), which they embarked on in January 2012....Read more
New Paper by SLRG Associate Dr Angela Druckman et al.
Time, gender and carbon: A study of the carbon implications of British adults' use of time
Co-Authors are Ian Buck, Bronwyn Hayward and Tim Jackson
As communities struggle to reduce carbon emissions, a study published by researchers from the University of Surrey explores whether changing the way people use their time can make a difference. The study estimated the carbon emissions per hour of different types of activities outside paid and voluntary work-time....Read more
SLRG Director Tim Jackson has been awarded a prestigious ESRC professorial Fellowship
This Fellowship explores the relationship between sustainability and prosperity in the context of the 'green economy'. It aims to support Prof. Jackson in two main tasks. One of these is to synthesise the research findings from almost a decade of work exploring the concept of sustainable lifestyles. ...Read more
Seminar, 17 July 2012
Dr Mona Chitnis, Dr Angela Druckman, and Dr Steve Sorrell
Improved energy efficiency and behavioural change are expected to play a key role in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. However, the energy and GHG savings from such measures may be less than simple calculations suggest, owing to a variety of mechanisms that go under the heading of rebound effects. ...Read more
Glancing Back & Looking Forward, 26 June 2012
The evening’s events started with Keynote talks by Sara Parkin and Tim Jackson. A lively and interesting question and answer panel discussion followed, within the overall theme: “How a research and training organisation can help to shape responses to the major sustainability challenges that lie ahead”. The panel was chaired by Surrey’s Professor Jim Al-Khalili, with panel members drawn from the University, public and private sectors, research organisations and NGOs.
New Book by SLRG Researcher Dr. Bronwyn Hayward
Children, Citizenship and Environment: Nurturing a democratic imagination in a changing world
This book sets out a new agenda for citizenship and environmental education which reflects the responsibility and opportunities facing educators, researchers, parents and community groups to support young citizens as they learn to 'make a difference' on the issues that concern them. ...Read more
GloboNews interview with the director of SLRG
In the run up to Rio+20 Tim Jackson was interviewed for Brazilian Television GloboNews, the interview was broadcast nationwide in Brazil on 7th June 2012. To watch Tim’s interview please click here. (Tim’s interview begins at approximately 16 minutes and 20 seconds in).
In the run up to Rio+20 Tim Jackson was interviewed for Brazilian Television GloboNews, the interview was broadcast nationwide in Brazil on 7th June 2012. To watch Tim’s interview please click here. (Tim’s interview begins at approximately 16 minutes and 20 seconds in).
Seminar, 29 March 2012
Dr Justin Spinney
Seminar on "Making mobile mothers: using a social practice approach to studying the changing travel choices of first time parents in two London boroughs"....Read more
