Sustainability News Latest sustainability news and updates from the University of Sheffield - from research breakthroughs and student projects to campus improvements and practical ways to get involved. Search University of Sheffield pledges carbon neutral campus by 2030 The University of Sheffield has today (Tuesday 10 November) pledged to reach net-zero carbon emissions on campus by 2030 and across all activities by 2038. 10 November 2020 How ‘school streets’ could create safer, healthier cities Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, communities living in cities need cleaner air to breathe and outdoor public space to be social yet physically distanced. 22 October 2020 | Published by The Conversation New biofilms study could lead to a more sustainable water industry Slightly reducing the amount of disinfectant residuals we use to maintain clean drinking water could deliver significant improvements to water quality while making our drinking water systems more sustainable. 21 October 2020 Four reasons why restoring nature is the most important endeavour of our time Ecosystem degradation is a global phenomenon. It is expected that by 2050, 95% of Earth’s land will be degraded. A whopping 24 billion tons of soil have already been eroded by unsustainable agricultural practices. 6 October 2020 | Published by The Conversation Britain needs to grow more trees – are sheep farms the answer? If humans hadn’t chopped down the trees, most of what are now Britain’s sheep farms would still be part of the large forests that once covered the islands. So why can’t some of these areas be turned back into woodland? 16 September 2020 | Published by The Conversation Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Current page 39 Page 40 Next page Next › Last page Last »
