MSc Sustainability

We had a wonderful graduation ceremony in Cambridge last month, was great to see those who could make it in person, super proud of all of our students! We also just received this wonderful card with messages from the fabulous alumni - thank you all so much - please do keep in touch!

Panel Discussion: 'The great carbon market debate: is it over for offsetting?'
Tuesday 27 February, 5.15pm – 6.30pm GMT

Critics and proponents of offsetting agree: achieving global net zero emissions is essential. But how we get there is up for debate. Once hailed as a key solution to help individuals, organisations and governments achieve net zero emissions, offsetting approaches, and the carbon market underpinning them, have been plagued by bad actors, bad credits, and bad press.

But is the era of carbon offsetting over? Or could it still be reformed – not only offering a critical path to net zero, but also providing a necessary and efficient way to drive investment in mitigation projects, nature and sustainable livelihoods? Finally, does the carbon market need offsetting, or could it still grow without selling "offsets"?

Join an expert panel of academics and practitioners as they discuss the future of net zero aligned carbon offsetting.

Panel:

• Professor Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, School of Geography and the Environment
• Kaya Axelsson, Head of Policy and Partnerships, Oxford Net Zero, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
• Sabine Frank, Executive Director, Carbon Market Watc
• Lydia Sheldrake, Director of Policy and Partnerships, Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI)
• Professor Mette Morsing (Chair), Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment

This is a joint event with The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment.

• To attend in-person in Oxford register here: https://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/events/carbon-offsetting/
• To register to attend live online on crowdcast: https://www.crowdcast.io/c/carbon-offsetting
• To watch later: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_H6egAAobA

Also coming soon
• 'The inequality of wealth' with Rt Hon Liam Byrne, Prof Barbara Petrongolo & Prof Brian Nolan – 19 February
• 'Why governments need scientists' with Sir Patrick Vallance – 21 February
• Book talk: 'Not the end of the world: how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet' with Hannah Ritchie & Charles Godfray – 26 February
• 'The UK’s development strategy and the new economic and geopolitical challenges' with Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Minister for Development and Africa – 6 March
• 'Navigating world orders over five millennia: does the past offer clues to the future?' with Prof Amitav Acharya – 7 March

Panel Discussion: 'The great carbon market debate: is it over for offsetting?' Critics and proponents of offsetting agree: achieving global net zero emissions is essential. But how we get there is up for debate.Once hailed as a key solu...

🌿 Exciting News! 🌿

We are thrilled to announce that one of our Sustainability MSc students has recently completed a transformative placement as a Climate Emergency Communication Assistant at Suffolk County Council! 🌍🏛️

Throughout the placement, she took on diverse responsibilities, and as a result of this experience, she has developed essential skills in networking, communication, organisation, and sustainability professionalism, setting the stage for a promising future in the field 💼🌱

Ginny has really enjoyed her MSc Sustainability work placement with The Dockyard Collective, helping to create safe, accessible community spaces in sustainable and empowering ways. The Dockyard team have been incredibly supportive and encouraging, helping her to develop her skills as a changemaker and become a valued part of the team.

Great to see applications coming through for the MSc Sustainability starting September 2023
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We can't wait to bring the next cohort along on this learning journey! With 5x intense residential teaching weeks alongside online learning, choose from full or part time, and from distance (remote) or blended (with in person residentals) study
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Contact the course team to find out more!

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We are thrilled to announce that Eden Project Morecambe has been awarded a £50m investment in the second round of the UK Government’s Levelling Up Fund.

This new Eden Project seeks to reimagine the British seaside resort for the 21st century, drawing on Eden’s focus on education, ecology and community.

Thank you to the community and our partners for their unwavering support and contribution to the development of the project: Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council, Lancashire Enterprise Partnership and Lancaster University. Thanks to David Morris MP for his tireless work advocating for the project. And thanks to the Government for showing faith in our vision.

For more information visit https://www.edenproject.com/media-relations

First new coal mine in decades… Discuss

First UK coal mine in decades approved Climate experts and Tory MPs argued the Cumbria mine would scupper UK efforts to lower emissions.

We were delighted to welcome Chris Packham this week to celebrate the work of amazing individuals tackling climate change, with National Lottery Good Causes funding. In Chris’ words: we have to protect nature, and remember that we are part of nature too 🌿

Virtual Tour Experience a taste of the Eden Project from wherever you are in the world. Enjoy unseen perspectives from live 360° camera streams in the Rainforest and Mediterranean Biomes and explore aerial views and 360° photos around our global gardens.

Great event for knowledge and networking for any Cornish students

Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Ecological Emergency Summit (COP 1) Join us for the first ever Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Ecological Emergency Summit