To avoid climate catastrophe, COP27 must move from pledges to action
With the next round of UN climate talks about to begin in Egypt, Paul Allen looks at the urgent need for joined-up solutions.
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Author: Billy Aiken
Store and save? Will battery storage cut costs and carbon emissions?
We will need energy storage and smart controls to reduce the use of gas-fired power stations, by allowing electricity from renewable energy to be stored and fed back to the…
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Short course spotlight: Fixing your damp house
Experienced conservation builder Nathan Goss looks at how to spot and tackle damp problems in old or traditionally built houses, helping create more comfortable, easier to heat, energy-efficient spaces.
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Applications now open for our new MRes Sustainability and Adaptation course
Today we launched our new Masters in Research (MRes) Sustainability and Adaptation course — the first of its kind in Wales.
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Nesting Spots
Once a common sight for garden birdwatchers, the Spotted Flycatcher has suffered serious decline in the UK in recent years. Joe Downie looks at some who made CAT their summer…
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Sustainable architecture: making a difference
Students on CAT’s Masters in Sustainable Architecture course explore how approaches to the built environment can improve the wellbeing of people and the planet. Dr Alison Pooley and Dr Carl…
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Sustainability in all Policies: new CAT Innovation Lab to support creation of guidance for local authorities
CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain team this week launched a new Innovation Lab to support the Local Government Association (LGA) to create guidance documentation to be used by councils across England…
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Get warmed up to install a heat pump
As gas bills soar and the need for climate action becomes more urgent by the day, measures to reduce our heating needs and switch away from fossil fuel heating are…
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Celebrating 2022 CAT Graduation
CAT’s Graduate School of the Environment welcomed our 2022 graduates and guests for our very first hybrid graduation ceremony on Saturday 9 July in-person at CAT and live online.
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New guidance published to help councils take action on the climate emergency
The Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has today published a new set of recommendations to help UK councils tackle the Climate Emergency, based on a series of workshops with 10…
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