Professor Lena Dominelli, Professor of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling Long-standing COP attendee Lena Dominelli reflects on her time at COP26 so far and the twists and turns, promises and anticipation of what the conference will – or will not – deliver. What a hectic week it has been at COP26,
Dr Craig Anderson, Lecturer in Strategic Sustainable Business, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling One thing becoming clear during the debate over how to respond to climate change is that prioritising profit at the expense of the environment, or disregarding the social consequences, is not just morally unacceptable, it is increasingly difficult. Big corporations are
Professor Lena Dominelli, Professor of Social Work, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling Lena Dominelli is a COP veteran, having attended UN Climate Change Conferences for more than a decade. As negotiations get underway in Glasgow, Lena provides an honest account of what it’s like to play a part in a global environmental conference,
Dr David Comerford, Senior Lecturer of Economics and Behavioural Science, Stirling Management School Energy prices across the world have soared in recent weeks, hitting households and businesses hard. Combined with the costs of dealing with the pandemic, this may make political leaders think twice about making the case for expensive environmental policies that could further raise
Dr Annalisa Savaresi, Senior Lecturer in Law, Faculty of Arts and Humanities On Friday 8 October, the UN Human Rights Council adopted Resolution 48/13, recognising for first time that having a clean, healthy and sustainable environment is a human right and calling on UN Member States to cooperate to implement this right. On the same day,
Dr Simon McCabe, Lecturer, Management, Work and Organisation, Stirling Management School Leading up to COP26, the Behavioural Science Centre (based within Stirling Management School) hosted a one-day workshop featuring four experts delivering talks on their recent research pertinent to environmental behaviour change. Here, Dr Simon McCabe reflects on the contribution of panellists to this timely
Professor Iain Docherty, Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies and Professor of Public Policy and Governance, the University of Stirling Professor Greg Marsden, Professor of Transport Governance, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds In this piece Iain Docherty and Greg Marsden focus on the impact that COVID 19 has had on transport in
Professor Leigh Sparks, Professor of Retail Studies, Institute of Retail Studies, University of Stirling For politicians and pundits, the death of the British high street has long been a refrain. The pandemic has accelerated the existing trend towards online shopping. In its recently published “levelling-up” plan for post-pandemic recovery, the UK government sets the context for its new high-street strategy for England. The big question is: will
Professor Iain Docherty, Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Stirling Professor Greg Marsden, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds As road traffic levels creep back towards their pre-pandemic levels and public transport lags behind, it is tempting to come to the conclusion that, as we emerge from social distancing restrictions, transport is in a
Professor Samantha Punch, Professor of Sociology, Social Policy & Criminology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling Christina Ballinger, Mindsport Officer, BAMSA Tim Rees, BAMSA steering group When Covid-19 started causing major disruption to people’s lives in 2020, concerns about mental health, social isolation, loneliness and wellbeing have become more prevalent. Since then, government policy
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