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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
@granthamcsf.bsky.social
Sustainability research centre at The University of Sheffield

https://sheffield.ac.uk/grantham-centre
"Belém’s approach to mitigation targets falls short of the clear, uncompromising signal needed to align the world with the 1.5°C goal."

We arranged for Amirmohammad Hajnajafi to attend #COP30 as an official online observer. Here he shares his views on the conference ⬇️

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COP30 in Belém: What the Negotiations Delivered, and What They Did Not
Takeaways from COP30 by Amirmohammad Hajnajafi
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December 18, 2025 at 4:35 PM
From fish tanks to healthy plants 🐟 Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social continued his visit to Jordan with a tour of an aquaponic installation at a special needs school.

The plants grow in sand that hosts a microbial community which converts the waste water from the fish tank into nutrients
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The Desert Gardens project has helped thousands of Syrian refugees grow fresh food in the Jordanian desert.
Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social is back visiting the Zaatari refugee camp to help install new hydroponic systems 🥬

Find out how you can support the project
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December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
COP30 marked 10 years since the Paris Agreement. But how far have we actually come? 🌎

We arranged for Eleni Stathopoulou from @sheffielduni.bsky.social to attend #COP30 as an Official Online Observer. Read her thoughts on the outcomes of the conference here ⬇️
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From Paris to Belém: Assessing a Decade of COP Conferences since the Paris Agreement
Every year the Grantham Centre sends delegates from The University of Sheffield to COP, the biggest climate conference in the world. This year Dr Eleni Stathopoulou attended COP30 as an Official Onlin...
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December 8, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Had a fantastic day at the House of Commons today, launching the white paper for our BB-REG-NET project. Really proud of everything we’ve achieved and honoured to be part of such a brilliant team.

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December 3, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Three decades of conferences have not halted the rise of global emissions. So is COP a failure and should we stop sending delegates? 🌎

Not according to Michael Jacobs who believes its achievements so far are evidence that the world really is acting on #ClimateChange.

Read the full article ⬇️ #COP30
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
All eyes on #Belém 👀 #COP30Brazil starts today!

World leaders, scientists, activists, & policymakers are in Brazil to try and negotiate further efforts to tackle the #ClimateCrisis and we are sending 3 delegates from @sheffielduni.bsky.social to join them!

Find out more ⬇️
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The University of Sheffield delegates heading to COP30 in Brazil
We are very excited to be sending delegates to COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The University of Sheffield is one of only a small number of UK universities invited to send official observers to take part in t...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Street food vendors in #Indonesia risk being left behind as the country moves toward a #GreenTransition.

Grantham Scholar, Eva Andriani, travelled to Indonesia to conduct participatory research with vendors to develop a financial literacy training programme.

Read her story ⬇️
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Empowering street vendors in Indonesia through a sustainability-integrated financial literacy programme
Earlier this year our Grantham Scholar, Eva Andriani, travelled to Indonesia to conduct some participatory research with a community of street vendors. We spoke to Eva to find out about her experience...
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November 6, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Did you know, standing near 67 bananas could give you a very low level waste (VLLW) dose of radiation! ☢️

That was just one of the facts shared at today's ISAC event.
Five Grantham Scholars gave insightful presentations on their research covering everything from radioactive waste to carbon capture.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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🥼📣 If you are a #scientist and want MPs to attend this vital Emergency briefing, please sign our open letter.

Not received this via academic channels? Email scientists@nebriefing.org with subject line "Send letter" for details.
MPs have not been briefed on the interconnected climate & nature crisis, and the threat of food shortages, NHS collapse and civil unrest.

If you think they should be, so Government can protect the public, please ask them to come to the National Emergency Briefing - enter postcode 👇
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
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October 23, 2025 at 8:43 AM
“I took a long hard look at my values and realised I had no good reason to fly”✈️

Our Grantham Scholar, Anne Thompson, chose only to use trains & ferries on her recent conference trip to Finland.

Read her tips on how academics can travel more sustainably
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October 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
📢 Scientists are warning that the climate and nature crisis is proving more severe than first thought - but will your MP listen?

We're supporting the landmark National Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis.

Please urge your MP to signed up.
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National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
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October 16, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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"I've increasingly embraced an identity as both a scientist and an activist"

At the @granthamcsf.bsky.social's Sustainability Summit, scholars and scientists explored what roles art and activism have to play in furthering serious action on climate breakdown 🪧

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"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse?
An afternoon at the University of Sheffield’s Sustainability Symposium saw discussion on the roles of art and activism in furthering serious action on climate breakdown.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Last week we brought together academics, artists and activists for the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 🌎

The day was full of fascinating discussions about interdisciplinarity, communities of practice, and the role of art and storytelling in activism. #SheffSustSymp 1/4
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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At Muses Mind Machine we're investigating how ecomusicking helps shape our environmental values, beliefs and behaviours Yesterday's www.bbc.co.uk/academy/live... and today's @granthamcsf.bsky.social symposium asks how individual and systemic change can shape the environmental choices we make.
Climate Creatives 2025 presented by BBC Academy Live
A conference to spark and inspire compelling climate storytelling which took place on 7 October, live from the Royal Geographical Society.
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October 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Can data alone change human behaviour and what role does art play in combating climate change?

These are just some of the questions discussed at yesterday's @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium.

Read this insightful review of the event from @nowthenmag.bsky.social ⬇️

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October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We're excited to be hosting the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 today!

Through panel discussions featuring academics, practitioners & activists, we will be exploring how systemic change comes through true interdisciplinarity and the creation of community. #SheffSustSymp
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Hot off the press - our new Grantham Centre t-shirts are here! 👕

A huge thank you to the award-winning social enterprise @printedbyus.bsky.social for producing them 🙏

This amazing local organisation teaches homeless and vulnerable people new skills to help them move towards more fulfilling lives
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Eco-Friendly or Eco-Fraud - Just how damaging is #Greenwash?

There is another chance to watch our event from this year's @festofdebate.bsky.social where our panel of experts separate fact from fiction and deliberate the issues around #sustainability rhetoric.

Watch here ⬇️
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Eco-Friendly or Eco-Fraud - Let's Talk About Greenwashing
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September 30, 2025 at 9:26 AM
The Reform UK led #Kent County Council is on the verge of ditching its #climate emergency declaration, despite the motion being at odds with the latest research.

@richsulley.bsky.social from our #GreenWatch team shares his expert views. Read the full story here ⬇️
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Ditching the declaration: the real cost of Reform UK's plans to rescind the climate emergency in Kent
Reform UK look set to rescind the climate emergency declaration in Kent. But does the motion align with the latest research? Our Green Watch team share their views.
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September 17, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Council leaders are expected to vote in favour of investing public money to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, despite warnings about the financial risk and impact on the environment.

Senior Research Fellow @richsulley.bsky.social spoke to @theipaper.com about the decision ⬇️
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Inside Labour's £190m gamble to re-open a Red Wall airport
Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed in 2022 after owners Peel Group said it wasn’t commercially viable – has anything changed?
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September 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Last month our Grantham Scholar Meg Meredith co-hosted a PGR Interdisciplinary Soil Research Workshop. The engaging session explored interdisciplinary working and provided an opportunity for PGRs to start conversations with researchers from other disciplines working on the broad topic of soil. 🌱
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
We welcome the new evidence provided by @granthamicl.bsky.social on the climate & health risks associated with #AirportExpansion.

This year @richsulley.bsky.social wrote an @uk.theconversation.com article on why Heathrow expansion is incompatible with #NetZero.

Read here ⬇️
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August 1, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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As part of @granthamcsf.bsky.social's #Greenwatch project we cast our eye on headlines and claims and see if they stack up. In this article we investigated an idea for decarbonising shipping and using lifecycle analysis and some simple chemistry looked at the numbers.
A new #CarbonCapture technology made headlines recently with the claim it can clean up cargo shipping. The key ingredient: quicklime

It works by reacting it directly with CO2 from the ship's exhaust to make limestone

Can it be that simple? Our #GreenWatch team investigated
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Making Waves: Could emissions capture at sea be the answer to low-carbon shipping?
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July 30, 2025 at 11:50 AM