Environment
Why we need business to boom after COP21
Professor Simon Pollard2015-12-10T16:54:53+00:0010/12/2015|Tags: business and the environment, clean technologies, climate change, Conference of the Parties, cop21, global agreement, green economy, greenhouse gas emissions, low carbon, UN climate conference|
Business has long been considered to have a problematic relationship with the environment. Since the industrial revolution, the side effect of growing business has been a growing impact on the environment around us. As the ...
How can we reduce flooding in places like Carlisle?
Dr Timothy Farewell2015-12-09T17:12:51+00:0009/12/2015|Tags: agrifood, carlisle, catchment management, cranfield university, cumbria, farming, flood plains, flooding, soil, soilscapes, timothy farewell|
In the past week, rainfall in Cumbria has caused flooding of homes, wreaked havoc on the transport network, and resulted in one death. It certainly seems that these ‘unprecedented’ weather events are becoming more common, ...
