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Mitigating damage

Carbon neutral and net zero targets play a key role in limiting the effects of climate change. The research gathered below explores how we achieve those goals and other things we need to understand and do to prevent further damage.  

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Professor Aoife Nolan explains why social sciences research, law, and her work on international law in particular, are essential to create a sustainable future.  

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  1. SHORT ARTICLE: Health and wellbeing in Nottingham during the 2022 heatwave
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    In this article Dr Charles Ogunbode, Assistant Professor in the School of Psychology at University of Nottingham, explains the impacts of the 2022 heatwave on Nottingham communities and recommends effective coping strategies for similar future scenarios.
  2. BLOG: How we can make a difference in the climate crisis
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    The climate crisis is deepening but here's how we can still make a real difference. As a university, we're committed to reducing our carbon emissions and showing leadership, writes Andy Nolan.
  3. SHORT ARTICLE: Climate change and modern slavery
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    Climate change induced migration has been linked to the risk of human-trafficking and modern slavery, a new study from the Rights Lab at the University of Nottingham has found.
  4. BLOG: The elephant's journey
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    China is facing huge challenges to balance economic growth and biodiversity protection. This is particularly true in its remote and mountainous margins and poverty-stricken rural areas, mainly located in western China. In this article, our researchers examine a recent incident that provides some hope for improvement.
  5. Video: Up in smoke
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    Dr James Heydon explains why we need to urgently rethink our use of wood burning stoves in the UK, for both the environment and our own health.
  6. BLOG: Sediments reveal climate clues
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    Freshwater ecosystems support a vast proportion of the world's population – but they are under threat from human exploitation, environmental degradation and climate change. By studying lake sediments, we can build a picture of environmental change over time to allow a precise measurement of human impact.
  7. PODCAST: Sustainability in Business
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    Ben is joined by super-special-guest-host Gabrielle Bunn to talk sustainability, bringing the social sciences into big projects for everyone's benefit and more with Judy Muthuri and Hannah Noke from the University of Nottingham and Daniela Salite from Aston University.
  8. PODCAST: Sustainability in Business
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    Ben is joined by guest host Gabrielle Bunn to talk sustainability, bringing the social sciences into big projects for everyone's benefit and more with Judy Muthuri and Hannah Noke from the University of Nottingham and Daniela Salite from Aston University.
  9. VIDEO: Blue-Green cities
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    Dr Emily O'Donnell explains why blue-green infrastructure is vital not just for the environment and to combat climate change, but also to create pleasant spaces and benefit the health and well-being of our communities.
  10. Video: Children, future generations and climate change law
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    Professor Aoife Nolan explains why the rights of children are essential to developing effective laws, policies, and programmes to counteract climate change.
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