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Findhorn Event: Applied Systems Thinking for Community Resilience

Applied whole systems thinking can offer a creative response to the diverse and interconnected challenges posed by the sustainability transition.

Published 02 September 2010 in Sustainable DevelopmentNew Report Highlights Need to Replace Urban Trees

With the number of trees in UK towns and cities in decline, a new report highlights the need to preserve adequate levels of tree coverage in urban areas, as well as providing advice on integrating trees into new building development and planning.

Published 31 August 2010 in Sustainable DevelopmentStudy Suggests Offshore Wind Could Create 28,000 Jobs in Scotland

A new study published on 25 August suggests that Scotland’s offshore wind industry could create 28,000 jobs by 2020. But the report, commissioned by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprise, warns that significant value and employment will only be achieved with strategic investments in grid, port facilities and the necessary skills provision.

Published 31 August 2010 in Climate ChangeReview of IPCC Operations Recommends Changes

On 30 August the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) welcomed the findings of an independent review of its processes and procedures by the InterAcademy Council (IAC), which recommended a fundamental reform of its management structure and a strengthening of its procedures.

Published 31 August 2010 in Climate ChangeDefra Publishes 'Sustainable Development Indicators 2010'

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has recently published 'Measuring progress: Sustainable development indicators 2010', which brings together an extensive range of economic, social and environmental indicators to provide a statistical overview of the UK’s progress on sustainable development.

Published 31 August 2010 in Sustainable DevelopmentSCCIP: Fife Council and Falkirk Council Publish LCLIPs

The Scottish Climate Change Impacts Partnership (SCCIP) announced that Fife Council and Falkirk Council have recently published Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCLIP) project reports.

Published 30 August 2010 in Climate ChangeNewcastle City Council: Flats Connected to Biomass District Heating System

On 16 August the UK Government's Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) reported that a groundbreaking biomass district heating system is now operational in high-rise flats in Newcastle.

Published 30 August 2010 in Local Government