A near global lock-down has meant we are all spending much more time at home and much less time outdoors. Travel restrictions have reduced our capacity to explore, limiting us to what’s on our doorstep, or the places we can feasible reach on our daily walks. Time spent outside feels even more precious and has […]
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23/10/2020 08:21:00 NHS Reset is an NHS Confederation campaign to help shape what the health and care system should look like in the aftermath of the pandemic. In this blog, Catherine Hope-MacLellan, lead executive for sustainability at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and Yulia Omer, sustainability researcher, discuss the importance of climate action before, during and […]
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Hi Deidre, Thanks for starting this great initiative! I recently posted on my LinkedIn page a series of videos that clearly highlight one of the environmental impacts of the non-pharmaceutical intervention (namely, the lockdown of countries). Using data from the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, the videos show the nitrogen dioxide emissions using a 10-day moving average. […]
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CES-Wide blog, 29 March 2020 The Coronavirus / Covid-19 disaster has gripped the world and has led to unprecedented, far-reaching and decisive decisions. The implications for the world, for countries, regions, sectors, groups and each of us that are unknown as yet, but likely to be impactful, permanent and momentous. We speak of the ‘new […]
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by Dr James Suckling As statements go it can’t get much plainer than this: “Public transport and active travel will be the natural first choice for our daily activities.” The opening bullet point of the ministerial foreword from Secretary of State for Transport, Grant Shapps in the new Department for Transport Decarbonising Transport plan. In […]
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What is sustainability? It’s not always an easy question to answer. We might talk about looking after the environment and improve the lives of people. But what does sustainability mean for companies? Does it even have a place in the world of work? Geotechnical companies can feel the weight of these questions more than most. […]
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