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Read more at: A day in the life of a Master's in Sustainability Leadership student
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A day in the life of a Master's in Sustainability Leadership student

15 November 2024 – Kristin Edie, Vice President, Enterprise Sustainability at Hallmark and student on the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership, shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.


Read more at: A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student
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A day in the life of a Master’s in Sustainability Leadership student

11 November 2024 - Barbora Kotoun, Global Leader for Circularity at IKEA and student on the Master’s in Sustainability Leadership. Barbora shares her experience of studying the programme and details what a day looks like during one of her residential workshops in Cambridge, UK.


Read more at: A radical transformation of our economies is the only way to save nature, and ourselves
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A radical transformation of our economies is the only way to save nature, and ourselves

4 November 2024 - After two weeks of negotiations last week in Cali, Colombia, the meeting was suspended with no overall agreement on a path forward on “resource mobilisation." CISL's Chief Innovation Officer, James Cole, looks back at happened at COP16, and asks what comes next.


Read more at: Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now
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Why we need new laws to end coal, oil and gas – now

22 October 2024 - Katherine Quinn writes in Climate Home News: Introducing strong policies to accelerate the rollout of renewables, coupled with a rapid, legally implemented phase-out of fossil fuels, may be our best hope for curbing global warming.


Read more at: Protecting nature requires more than 'feel-good' projects from businesses
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Protecting nature requires more than 'feel-good' projects from businesses

15 October 2024 - Are businesses merely paying lip service while nature collapses around us? CISL’s interim CEO Lindsay Hooper weighs in and provides her learnings on developing strong biodiversity strategies for systemic change. First published in edie.


Read more at: 30 years of sustainability leadership for the built environment - so, what's next?
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30 years of sustainability leadership for the built environment - so, what's next?

10 October 2024 - The significance of our built environment in both its contribution to, and its response to, global challenges cannot be understated. Dr Kayla Friedman, Director for the Master’s and Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainability Leadership for the Built Environment, shares the evolution of our sustainable built environment postgraduate programmes as we celebrate 30 years of delivery with a new name for a well-established programme; and look towards the role educators still have to play in resolving these challenges.


Read more at: Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal – South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen
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Gas isn’t a good alternative to coal – South Africa should focus on solar, wind and green hydrogen

7 Oct 2024 - First published in The Conversation, Professor Richard Calland, the Director of CISL's Africa Programme, explores how South Africa can avoid being left behind by the change to renewable energy.


Read more at: Current markets don’t fully value sustainability—but sustainability entrepreneurs can’t wait for this to change
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Current markets don’t fully value sustainability—but sustainability entrepreneurs can’t wait for this to change

25 September 2024 - James Cole, Chief Innovation Officer at CISL reflects on the importance of innovators in helping to build the markets we need for a more sustainable and equitable future.


Read more at: What is the energy transition?
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What is the energy transition?

25 September 2024—In this blog, CISL International Policy lead Katherine Quinn and Policy Analyst Anum Sheikh discuss the energy transition, why moving away from fossil fuels is important, and outline possible steps for a fair and resilient transition to renewable energy.


Read more at: A view from the Canopy: Why Clear Planning and Collaboration can Accelerate Our Energy Transition
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A view from the Canopy: Why Clear Planning and Collaboration can Accelerate Our Energy Transition

25 September 2024 - In this blog, Claire Hannon, from Advanced Infrastructure , discusses why she thinks collaboration is the key to unlocking the energy transition and discusses how her organisation is working on a new Local Area Energy Planning (LAEP) Tool and the impact this could have on energy planning and consumption locally.


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