Archive for 'transport'
British Embassy in Denmark cuts carbon emissions »
Katrine Dalsgård explains how the British embassy worked with 10:10 Denmark to cut its CO2 emissions by 27% in one year, making the most significant savings in transport through reduced use of flights, taxis and cars.
A sea-change for shipping »
Rupert Fausset of Forum for the Future explains how the shipping industry is moving from a low profile in sustainability terms to recognise that social and environmental responsibility are crucial to its future success.
Healthy lives, healthy people »
Recent Department of Health strategies on public health and mental health recognise the role of health in sustainable development, delivering long-term environmental and financial benefits to society.
Seminar, lecture, exhibition: social science and climate change »
17 January 2011, London: A seminar, lecture and exhibition mark the launch of the British Sociological Association Climate Change Study Group, promoting sociological lines of enquiry on topics relating to climate change.
Sustainable transport: funding and research »
The Department for Transport has announced funding of £560 million for the Local Sustainable Transport Fund, and published an interim report on research into attitudes to climate change and actual transport behaviours.
Time to start work on the urban mobility systems of 2040 »
Forum for the Future launches Megacities on the move, a toolkit to help governments, businesses and civil society understand the challenges that cities will face in the next decades, and plan for more sustainable mobility solutions.
Transport for a genuinely sustainable society »
Addressing the IBM Summit at Start, Secretary of State for Transport Philip Hammond asserts the Coalition Government’s commitment to “the sustainability agenda in everything it does, including transport”.
Publications round-up: sustainable cities, wellbeing, decoupling growth, slow travel »
The SDRN highlights recent publications: ten principles for urban transport; improving wellbeing with green space; decoupling economic growth from environmental pressures; defining and discussing slow travel.
Sustainability toolkit to make the NHS healthier »
Public and private organisations are grappling with how to deliver more for less, and many are discovering the benefits of taking up a sustainable development approach. The NHS is no exception.
Accelerating low carbon transport »
A new project aims to shape the future of passenger transport, harnessing the automotive innovation, research and technological expertise of the Midlands for a low carbon vehicle revolution.
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